People in the world of IT

• Why do Developers Argue so Much? Code Hard, Argue Harder

  Mar 31, 2025• Opinion People

  So, have you also noticed that developers have a certain … fondness for arguing? If...

• What is the most sought-after trait of a developer?

  Feb 9, 2025• Opinion People

  This is so easy to answer! This post doesn’t even need more than just an...

• Opinion: In Defence of Hierarchical Command Structures

  Jan 31, 2025• Opinion People

  Developers. Aren’t we just a most … argumentative bunch of … people? We fight on...

• How to force encourage developers to fix Python warnings for deprecated features

  Dec 23, 2024• Opinion People Code Patterns

  Our code is so interdependent! Adding dependencies to projects is just how code is done....

• The Interview Process isn't broken, it is intolerant by design

  Jun 10, 2021• People Opinion Engineering Research

  At the moment, the IT industry is considered a pretty prestigious profession. It attracts lots...

• How to build a successful team in a culture obsessed with lone heroes?

  Jan 1, 2020• People Engineering Research

  The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong. I knew this before...

• How reading other people's python code shaped my style

  Oct 27, 2019• Code Style Opinion People

  Code readability is a hot topic. We do not agree on what it looks like...

• Why is sooooo.. much documentation a pain to read?

  Aug 24, 2019• People Technical Writing

  Because it is written in a boring, counterproductive style. But why is that? Because it...

• How I use Thesaurus's Synonyms to write better (i.e. advance my articulation)

  Aug 12, 2019• People Technical Writing

  It turns out that a significant part of our work as developers is to write...

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