I used to hate visual builders! They looked great on the demo page, but as soon as you would like to do something somewhat different and custom, you would end up fighting with all the constraints put in place. Because of this issue, I would almost always design my pages from scratch in HTML code …
I think we can agree that time is a non-renewable resource. You cannot make back lost time. So it would make sense to maximize doing what inspires you and minimize tasks that feel like chores. One way to do that is to delegate, but in today’s world, there is another option: automation and better tools. …
After you work long enough on software projects, it will become self-evident why complexity is your enemy. Pieces of code that are highly dependent on each other will result in a maintenance nightmare. You cannot change or upgrade anything without risking to break the different parts that are tightly connected to it. The solution I …
I am bored, and I want to kill some time! Let’s binge watch Netflix or YouTube! I used to think like that in the past. But in the last few years, I don’t remember a time when I could get bored! There are so many things I would like to do, to explore, to learn, …
I didn’t plan to write about current events, but maybe this will help. I have made the transition to work from home a long time ago. The fact that I decided to do that and was not forced to do it, I am sure helped, but here are some things that I have learned that …
As a young programmer, I was eager to dive in and get my fingers dirty as quickly as possible—no need for a plan or a direction. I knew I could figure it out as I went. Fast forward some years, add higher project complexity over a more extended period, and the lesson became clear: sometimes …
Creating a prototype for your product or service is an excellent idea. It allows you to do some research before you commit to a specific solution. You can test various layouts, various interactions, and you also have something to show to your investors or your target audience to check with them if this is something …
If you spend long enough taking care of websites and making sure they work, you will begin to do the same things over and over again. Is the online store working? Can Google access the website? Do the emails go out as expected? Is the newsletter signup box working? Is my website up or down? …
The Challenge Build a learning community website with the following requirements: subscription-based (behind a paywall) forum for discussion library with classes and materials live calls with the students and the teachers newsletter easy to use for both the young and older audiences accessible The solution – base platform: Joomla!. In my experience, it is more secure …
A hard lesson I have learned recently. I like to be right. I like to be efficient. I like to do things the correct way the first time around. I would like to believe that my experience would allow me to do so. But some projects present an interesting problem. To understand the problem, let’s …
