Here’s what you can do about those pointless code review comments — Do you get pointless code review comments? Do you think they’re time-wasters? Do you think suggestions should be complete? On some occasions, these suggestions don’t add any value. And even if it adds value, the developer’s time is lost on research around the suggestion. Here are 7 tips to address…

2. How to mimic a Java record setter? — Most Java developers expect a lot from records. Even so, there are limits and tradeoffs to records. Common issues with records are: Incorrect record usage No ability to have setters Equality of collection members isn’t what you expect Let’s see how to resolve these Java record issues. 1. When should you use records? “If you want…

5 questions you should ask project managers to reveal good work culture — You don’t want to ask: “Do you have code reviews?” during an interview. You should have open-ended questions about culture. You don’t want to hear lies, but what actually happens at the company. Even so, most developers neglect these questions. Or they don’t know what to ask at an interview…

Here’s how experienced developers negotiate a higher salary — You love a good raise. Or you’d like to leave a toxic workplace. Also, you don’t need a worse experience. You want a better opportunity than the current. Even so, you don’t negotiate. You either lack the skills or don’t want to come off greedy. …

Here’s an in-depth tutorial on time travel in testing using InstantSource — Most Java developers don’t test time. Even though it can remove a lot of bugs. They avoid time tests. Or they hardcode dates. In turn, the time bugs go through. Don’t hardcode dates. Some even resort to hardcoding dates in tests. This may work on some occasions. …

How to answer questions to get through the HR round — How do you handle HR interview questions? Do you think you’re not doing well? Do you wonder what’s the correct answer? We’ve all been there. Trying to craft a good answer. All that, so we don’t lose the job on the HR interview. Here are 5 tips you could use…

Why you shouldn’t trust and use StackOverflow? — We copy code from StackOverflow. Some of us do care what’s the gist. Some of us don’t. Some do read the comments (and find that solution is deprecated). Others don’t. Here are 7 reasons why you shouldn’t trust and use StackOverflow so much. 1. Solutions are not silver bullets You search for a solution and find…

How to know if you’re doing a good job — “You did a great job.” Have you really? We all take this praise for granted. What can we do to measure this praise? What are the metrics to look into how ‘great’ our work really is? This is important to go down the correct road. You may be great doing…

3 common issues you’ll see in complex Java codebase — What’s complex: domain or code? What are the signs of complex code? How to fix the issues? You work with complex domains for a reason. Complexity makes the software needed. That’s all fine unless the software itself is complex. There are reasons why this happens, and we’ll now look into…