Okay. All right, now, let’s see. Where were we? Oh, yes. In the Pit of Despair.” — Okay. All right, now, let’s see. Where were we? Oh, yes. In the Pit of Despair.” — returning to my home desk Monday morning after not thinking about work since Friday evening — iamdevloper It all started with trying to avoid the Pit of Despair. It happens on Mondays, but…

That’s the moment that an artist really decides who he or she is. If they keep on risking failure, they’re still artists. — That’s the moment that an artist really decides who he or she is. If they keep on risking failure, they’re still artists. Dylan and Picasso were always risking failure. This Apple thing is that way for me. I don’t want to fail, of course. But even though I didn’t know…

Writing code is part of the craft of creating software and I have dedicated enough time to it to see it similar to the flow of writing… — Writing code is part of the craft of creating software and I have dedicated enough time to it to see it similar to the flow of writing. There is a structure and rules and sure the compiler won’t be as lenient as some editors might prove to be, but the…

Archeology is the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical… — Archeology is the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. Code archeology it is the practical understanding of code, its context and evolution. “We’re programmers. Programmers are, in their hearts, architects, and the first thing they want…

Building a mental model in your head of the software systems is one of the most important yet hard work to do for the developer of modern… — Building a mental model in your head of the software systems is one of the most important yet hard work to do for the developer of modern applications. There’s no single codebase. Or one single machine system or one single machine. Not even real machines sometimes!

Watch how much you identify with work. Find other things to do that fills you in. — A career in tech is my dream life. You see, it’s not like I was dreaming about it since I was a kid. No, I didn’t grow up with computers, no one around me had one. But I fell in love with the possibilities that computers seemed to be able…

This is a question I got in one of the breakout rooms of the Netflix Women of Color lounge for vGHC last week. Let’s break it down. — This is a question I got in one of the breakout rooms of the Netflix Women of Color lounge for vGHC last week. Let’s break it down. The belief that you can’t possibly imagine someone getting value and joy out of sharing their experience and knowledge with you or anyone…

I joined Netflix at the end of September last year, yes that is the now unforgettable year of our lives, 2020. This year 2021, I turn 10… — I joined Netflix at the end of September last year, yes that is the now unforgettable year of our lives, 2020. This year 2021, I turn 10 years of working as a software engineer and I thought to combine these two relevant events to write about the merits and perils…

Hello there, — Hello there, I was tasked with doing an integration to one of the Google APIs from my Groovy code. The first question that naturally arises is authentication and authorization, how to access the API, mainly because you can not even see anything useful as clients until you authenticate. As I…