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October 21, 2019October 14, 2019 Three Ways To Improve

Three Everyday Applications For Developer Productivity

We live and breath technology. Thus, most of us have several everyday applications for developer productivity. While each of us has our way to work and preferred applications, there are three options you should look into. These are personal favorites and great ideas to up your game in a short time. Codacy Static code analysis is one of those areas where developers do not do an excellent job of using the tools available. That can be a significant problem in our goal to become better developers. Therefore, I chose my favorite as our first application. Codacy is more a site than an application in the traditional sense. Nevertheless, this SAAS solution can help you improve your code quality in minutes. ... Read more

October 18, 2019October 8, 2019 Three Ways To Improve

Three Technical Certifications To Advance Your Career

There are many ways to advance your career and earning potential. A degree is one path. However, technical certifications tend to be easier to earn and equally as valuable. The process of going through a certificate track is an excellent way to learn new skills and validate them for others. The challenge with this path is to select the technical certifications that are best for pay and the latest jobs. AWS Solution Architect/Google Cloud Architect Everyone has heard about the Cloud. Unfortunately, that does not equate to a lot of highly-skilled resources being available for the needed work. While there are several Cloud vendors in the industry, the Amazon and Google platforms are the most popular. There is a lot... Read more

October 16, 2019October 7, 2019 Three Ways To Improve

Three Important AWS Services Developers Should Know

We spent an entire season going over Amazon AWS services at a high level. That shows how many options you have available in that world. However, there are some options that are more important AWS services to know. These are the core offerings upon which many other services are built. Thus, it provides a good foundation for growth. Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) The first of our important AWS services is the Elastic Compute Cloud. The short name for this service is EC2. This service provides a virtual machine. While the size, power, and storage can all vary, at its core, EC2 is a virtual machine. There is a free tier option for this service that will allow you to create... Read more

October 14, 2019October 6, 2019 Three Ways To Improve

Three Important Development Languages For Your Career

In this episode of three things for improving your career, we look at important development languages. This is not a look at a primary language. There are a few good options, and the best will depend on your situation as well as where you live. These will provide you more tools for solving problems while enhancing your resume in crucial areas. Javascript Frameworks (React or Angular) Javascript has grown into a language that is used in a lot of development. There are even situations where a javascript framework can create an entire solution. There are several frameworks available. However, the good news is that once you learn one, the others will be comfortable to use as well. The popularity of... Read more

October 11, 2019October 1, 2019 Three Ways To Improve

3 Habits For Every Day and a Happier Life

We take a turn away from technology in this episode to focus on life. It is hard to be a better developer when your daily life is miserable. Therefore, it is vital for us to look at some steps for a happier life. These little habits are easy to start and can be a significant impact in positive ways. Daily Progress Makes for a Happier Life It may be my personality, but I think one of the worst things is being stuck in a rut. There is nothing like a rut to make every day seem like a repeat of the previous one. Thus steady progress is key to a happier life. Note that our progress does not have to... Read more

October 9, 2019October 1, 2019 Three Ways To Improve

Three Suggestions For Better Meetings

There are some activities that are part of any job. While not all of these are also a common concern, it does seem that one often bubbles to the top. That bad boy is the meeting. Whether we are talking about a team, organization, or planning version of these activities, we all have bad experiences with them. Thus, we can all improve our productivity by tackling ways to have better meetings. An Agenda Leads To Better Meetings The old cliche of a map is required to get to our destination holds in the case of an agenda. One of the quickest paths to better meetings is to create (and share) an agenda. This step provides a map for us, and... Read more