What I've Learned About Testing React Apps - Part 1: Unit Tests
There's only one thing you can be absolutely sure when it comes to software development - something will break, eventually. No matter how many years of experience you have under your belt, the framework you're using, your team structure etc. You will encounter bugs on production (provided you're…
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Become a +10% engineer
Okay, I know what you're probably thinking. Wait, I thought we stopped talking about 10x engineers? A bit too late to jump on THAT bandwagon, eh? Well, maybe - that's why I'd like to talk about folks who are much more valuable to their teams citation needed So what's up with 10x engineers? If you…
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Prototype. Ship. Amend. Repeat.
Here's something I've seen time and time again, and I'm absolutely guilty of it myself. A developer is given a piece of a system to implement. Because it's 95% likely that whoever is reading this is probably a web developer, let's say it's a Component . Developers thrive on complexity, but also…
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Passing AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam
Disclaimer: this post is based on my personal experiences, I'm not saying this is the best way possible, but it worked for me and I think it might work for you too. So you want to be a Solutions Architect, huh? A while ago my manager Maciej gave me a goal to pass the AWS Solutions Architect…
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Sleeping better at night with cypress.io
FYI: This post is heavily based on the talk I gave at React India 2019 The scene Imagine. It's Friday, 3pm. Sun is shining, birds are singing and even though you like your job you kinda-sorta want to go home already. Someone stops by your desk and they say: Hey, so I just merged that feature to…
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In defence of meetings
It's highly likely that I don't know you, the reader . But, if I were a betting man (I sometimes am, don't lend me any money) I'd say: You probably don't enjoy meetings . For the rest of this article I'm going to assume that you're involved in creating software and you don't exhibit any inherent…
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7 years as a developer - lessons learned
Time flies, doesn't it? My programming journey began in 2012, with my very first C++ internship. Frankly, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing (this hasn't really changed). Nevertheless, I've picked up some lessons along the way. Disclaimer: There isn't going to be any code whatsoever in this…
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