Business Advisor And a Technical CEO
Endless opportunities await software developers. Software development is one of the sexiest professions out there. This is driven by a multitude of factors: Tens of thousands of available jobs for developers. Aggressive hiring processes by fast-growing companies. Notably higher salaries than most other jobs out there. Comfortable working environments (neat office jobs compared to selling…
The fact that you can learn programming for free doesn’t mean that people are determined to put the time and effort in order to become good at what they do and end up earning a big salary. As a matter of fact, I’ve been involved with several universities, academies, and schools as a seasoned trainer…
Have you ever wondered what happens if you don’t renew your premium WordPress theme? Different sites treat licensing differently, but the rule of thumb is: You remain in control of your theme after your upgrade license has expired. Yes, you no longer have access to theme updates. If you run a really straightforward, minimalist theme,…
I’m not a CPA and local/federal regulations vary, but there are several common reasons why entrepreneurs take a salary instead of keeping all of the profit. First off, entrepreneurs are people, and people have personal expenses. Keeping a clear track record of regular income allows for covering non-business expenses without receiving embarrassing questions from the…
Those who want to test the waters first and see how blogging works with WordPress can create a WordPress account and take advantage of its repository of free themes and plugins. What usually sets the tone of the direction of a WordPress site is the choice of theme. If you are looking for a basic…
Having access to a database of executives or managers on LinkedIn via LinkedIn ProFinder or any other feature doesn’t automatically unlock opportunities for your freelance services. You may as well buy an email list online and blast everyone with a presentation of yours. There are 3 essential problems you’ll be facing with this approach: Most…
If you’re among PHP developers whose PHP experience is just enough to edit PHP files and briefly recognize what a function is responsible for, you can participate in different manners based on the community standards for the corresponding project, i.e.: Inline comments across the codebase (ultimately important for ongoing maintenance) Additional comment rework for deprecated functions, new…
There are so many misconceptions within the topic of giving developers the WordPress backend login, so let’s list down the main points. Developers survive through development, i.e. running a business is not what they profile in Every legitimate business needs a vast investment in marketing or sales to bootstrap and become profitable (code itself is…
Organizations define “on-call” differently, based on: Their business model The volume and frequency of emergencies The size of their team The importance of reacting quickly I’ve been on call in most companies I’ve worked for, and this is the case in DevriX at the moment. One of them employed shifts. There was some regularity (i.e. one or…
We actually started with Pascal back in the day. Pascal was partially built to demonstrate the best programming techniques and practices which made it a good candidate for training. However, lots of modern languages are C-based. The syntax differences (plus its procedural approach) are not necessarily as applicable for young students trying to learn the…