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…

3 quirks you should know to remove the common generics issues — Do you know about PECS? Do you know about intersection types? Do you know where generic arrays creation is used? Most Java developers use generics without deeper knowledge. And you should know the answer to these questions. If you know these you’ll remove a lot of generics issues. Let’s answer…

Here’s what you should know to create concise and well-written tests — You see bad test practices every day. Developers chase vanity metrics. Code coverage and alike are doing no good to testing. You can read here what’s a better metric to follow in this story. Tests find bugs. Good tests reveal bugs early, while bad ones let them fly around. …

What to do today to help you work with an underperformer — You work with underperformers. All the time. Even though you don’t want to admit that. Here’s one of my stories. Let’s call this bad developer John. John:” Have a nice vacation I’ll fix that 403 error.” …

Java experts use these high-quality code review comments to give valuable feedback — You approve PR even though you see issues with Java. You don’t want to stall the code review process over Optional. You know of better solutions, instead of anonymous classes, but you don’t speak up. Most developers approve code reviews without any objection. Even though they have objections. As they…

Here’s what you need to remove the bad practices in an agile workflow — You’re micromanaged. You don’t do any research. You’re not an agile developer. These are somewhat true for most developers. Even so, they don’t know how to tackle these issues. You work as you’re told, and you don’t change that. In return, you get longer hours, low-quality products, and micromanagement. Here’s…

Focus on these problems to increase the paycheck — Another performance review, and a measly 5% raise. We’ve all been there. Yet, we don’t know what we can do to increase the raise. Advice you’ll hear the most: Switch jobs. But what if you don’t want to switch jobs? …

Here are the bad habits you should avoid in a code review process — You raise the PR. And no one reviews code for days. You constantly check the status, but still no code review comments. As there’s no response you start a new task. You switch context to a new task and neglect the previous task. Of course, you get a comment on…

How to find your flow quickly — You inherit a big and complex project. You’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. Most developers inherit complex projects. And it’s up to you to get a hold of things. So if you know how to get up to speed with complex projects, they won’t be an issue. Here’s…