The software industry, like many other industries, is becoming increasingly diverse. This is a positive development, as diversity in the workplace can bring a range of benefits to both the individual and the organization. One of the main benefits of diversity in the workplace is increased creativity and innovation. When…

In the context of Agile software development, team cohesion refers to the degree to which the members of the development team are united and work together harmoniously. In Agile development, teams are typically small and cross-functional, with each member having a specific role and responsibility. …

Proactiveness is a crucial skill to have in the workplace. It refers to the ability to take initiative and anticipate potential problems or opportunities. By being proactive, you can set yourself up for success and stand out as a valuable employee. …

If you come from Java like myself, using functions as parameters would likely be something new for you. The closest we have in Java to that would be declaring a functional interface as a method parameter. …

Observe a diagram of the architecture of a system or a database can help us very quickly locate where we are within the “big picture”. Recently I started learning big query and the data I was querying was publicly available on the cloud marketplace. …

Having really good developers in a software development team is a nice asset to have, but is not a guarantee of success. Sometimes, companies that aim to hire “only the best”, but disregard other important aspects of team building, fail at their goals and also end up paying premium price…

On one of my first jobs as a Java developer back in 2012, I had the luck to work on a team that was very progressive with coding practices. They introduce me to pair programming and test-driven development among others. …

On my article Avoid Explicit null Checks i talked about alternative ways to handle a null value that don’t involve explicitly doing null checks. After writing that article I still felt I needed to emphasize more in explaining that any of those approaches are unnecessary if we Just Don’t Return…

Java exists for so many years and it has a huge adoption in the industry. Over the years many java libraries were written that today we have libraries for almost everything. …