Career & Self-Development
Communication, teamwork, leadership, productivity, body language, developer mindset, and professional growth in software engineering.
Why Soft Skills and Body Language Matter for Software Developers
When we think of software developers, we often imagine them focused only on the (messy) code. But in an usual collaborative work environment, technical skills alone are not enough. Body language does significantly influence how you are perceived, how you connect with your team, and how effectively you convey your ideas.We will try here in a few points to summarize why body language is important for developers and what we should pay attention to: →
How To Pay Programmers Less
Before we kick off, just a quick mention that the intention of this post is pure fun, so please don’t take it too seriously! :) …. →
Unreasonable Deadlines
“This is the last time I am doing overtime hours. It won’t happen again for sure.” You are thinking about this and in the meantime your team lead comes into the office and interrupts your thoughts with the similar story: ”Hey guys, only this time we need to do extra effort and after that we will be more concerned about deadlines.” Few months later, a new project and the same story. Sounds familiar? →
Why Do Employers Lie In Interviews?
This is a very common subject that many of us have already experienced. But when you realize that half of what has been said at interviews is actually a lie, you are already at least six months in the company, you have already started some project and it wouldn’t be appropriate to leave the company at that moment. →