Planning Your Project Use Legacy Lines of Code to Estimate Software Rewrites You can use legacy lines of code as a proxy to estimate the complexity and scale of software rewrite projects.
Developer Tools Diversify Dev Tooling to Support Collaboration on Custom Software We diversified our developer tooling to enable direct collaboration with our custom software client. Here's how it worked out.
TypeScript Build a Lightweight Code Generator with TypeScript and JSON Imports On a recent project, my team created a lightweight code generator, with reusable techniques I want to share. Read on for the why and the how.
The Software Life 5 Popular Myths About Software Engineers Debunked There are a ton of myths and misunderstands about software engineers. Here are 5 of those and why they aren't accurate.
Platforms & Languages The Evolution of Go: What’s New in Version 1.21 Go 1.21 has solidified the language's reputation as an adaptable, efficient, and community-focused platform.
Development Practices Improve Your Codebase Incrementally with Team Refactoring Goals Sometimes, the team isn't all on the same page. On a recent project, we implemented a strategy to alleviate this: team refactoring goals.
Developer Tools Step Up Your Code Quality with ESLint I'll share a few techniques I recommend when using ESLint, including one game-changer I only recently discovered.
Rust The Best Development Environment for Rust? 3 Common Options Rust is a popular modern language, but there's no clear standard for best development environment for Rust. Here are 3 popular choices.
Development Practices How to Write Good “Bad” Code Sometimes, writing bad code is actually the right solution. Being a perfectionist can get in the way of progress on your project.
Evolving the Industry GitHub Copilot Should Pay For the Code It Uses Microsoft charges you $10 per month to access its code generation tool. However, none of that money goes to the people who wrote the code.
Extracurricular Activities Treat Your Personal Projects with Respect and See More Progress I started my career in computing with personal projects, and I continue to build and expand my skills with my own projects.
Developer Tools Level Up Your VS Code Game with These Tips Visual Studio Code is a powerful editor with a lot of fantastic features. Learn to take advantage of everything VS Code has to offer!
