And answers one should expect — Inexperienced developers don’t get to pick the work. Experienced ones have plenty of offers. And they should be picky about their next job. Experienced developers should be cautious when job hopping. You could end up in the worse company. Or end up in a waterfall company. That’s why they ask…

How job hops benefit you as a developer — Most developers job hop and get better deals. Why is job hopping good for you? When should you switch jobs? What if you are satisfied with your current gig? All these questions bug even experienced developers. Some worry short tenure could be a red flag for future recruiters. Let’s dive…

Here are 5 recruiter’s actions developers dislike — Do you get recruiter’s offers daily? You’re not alone. And there’s nothing wrong there. But there are some things developers hate. And recruiters do them regardless. Here’s what developers hate about recruiters. 1. Spamming with offers We don’t want to reply to unsolicited messages. Also, most of these messages are copy&paste DMs. You’ll probably…

Enums could cause both performance, and code clarity issues — What are the issues with enum values? What’s some enum abuse you can see in the codebase? Could you have any issues with date formatter? All these could bug you down. And you won’t catch these at first, but later in the development. Let’s dive into these Java troublesome snippets. Enum values could cause performance issues …

5. Don’t use byte array for UUID — If you’re working with gRPC and protobuf, you’ll most likely run into the following issues. Sometimes issues are on the protobuf side, or there’s an idiomatic solution. To prevent these issues skim (or read) this list, and avoid future issues. 1. You always get the enum’s default value There’s no such thing as an empty, or null field…

How to achieve easier, more flexible, and safer dependency management with Gradle version catalogs — Most Java developers are happy with Gradle or Maven. But what are other options for dependency management? One is the Gradle version catalog. And most neglect the benefits of this tool. Here are 5 reasons why you should use Gradle version catalogs. You can auto-update dependencies As you see a lot of frontend repositories…

Here are 7 Java gems to help experienced developers deliver great code — Seasoned Java developers should know these 7 Java gems by now. So any experienced developer should try these out. Let’s dive in. 1. Awaitility You can use this library to await for stuff. Duh. So what’s the use case for this? Where would you need to wait for something? One of my…

Will records make getters obsolete? — Getters and setters are evil. Or they’re not. Either way, you use them every day. So will getters and setters in Java go extinct? What will replace them in the future? Do we have an alternative to setters? Lombok already sets out to resolve the getters issue. Lombok generates a…

5 tips Java developers should know for faster code review — Most Java seasoned developers like to see the following on your PR. Java developers would rubber-stamp the PR and move on. Rubber stamping misses the point of code reviews. The point is to get a cohesive codebase. If we have a shared understanding of the code, we’ll change it easier…