Video Type: Software Engineering

Is PHP dying anytime soon? No, with over 80% of market share in the web space, it’s nowhere near dying. “WordPress? No way, I won’t waste my time coding PHP.” I’ve heard that over 💯 times. More importantly… I used to rant against PHP 14 years ago. Yes, I was young and stupid – and…

For dozens of centuries, human evolution has led to jobs replaced due to innovation. Chasseurs, musketeers, blacksmiths, haywards, Papias are not in demand in the 21st century. Job requirements evolve since certain jobs become automated or science introduces the need for new occupations. Will web designers become obsolete? Will web developers become obsolete? Here’s my…

Why does open source software exist and how should I pick between free and premium software? I made a brief overview of how WordPress works and keeps growing with contributors, what motivates people to keep releasing free plugins, the market economics of Open Source software and more. If you ever wonder about the value of…

Having trained thousands of people, I’ve read hundreds of online complaints from remote hobbyists who live far away and “can’t attend”. I’m always baffled by kids who only imagine a training in Google (or another large corp) with a personal mentor on-site, a well-defined training program tailored to their taste, a team of other hobbyists…

You hired a random freelance developer and can’t sleep at night since they can steal your source code. I hear this all the freaking time. Heck, we have 15 devs or so here, some remote, and I’m fairly content with code permissions (aside from our critical hiring process, of course). But here’s the thing. Source…

It’s a slippery slope, especially with small agencies giving away titles due to their smaller scale. Niels Bohr once said that, “An expert is a man who has made all of the possible mistakes that could be made in a very narrow field”. And this sums up seniority in most areas out there. – The…

Beginner software engineers are clueless at work — even with the best mentor on the job. They lack the overview of the bigger picture, corresponding technical layers, operating as a part of a team, utilizing internal tools and a lot more to that. It may get depressing and troubling, especially in more agile teams and…