Feb 2110 Proven Techniques for More Effective Code ReviewsIntroduction Any engineer will tell you performing code reviews is as normal as breathing air in the tech world. Code reviews are integral to the software development lifecycle by ensuring quality, standards, team collaboration, knowledge sharing and learning. As much as we know that code reviews are mandatory, the jury is…Programming7 min readProgramming7 min read
Feb 134 Tips for Properly Using the Return Statement in Your CodeThe return statement is an often overlooked programming paradigm. It allows you to specify a value to be returned by a function and signals the end of its execution. Using this statement properly can ensure your code runs smoothly and may prevent unexpected bugs. …JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Feb 7Waking Up Early: A Crash Course for Software EngineersIntroduction Let’s rewind the clock to the 27th of March, 2020. A year that changed a lot about life as COVID descended upon each and everyone one of us. That day, a Friday, was the first day of the hard lockdown in South Africa. …Careers5 min readCareers5 min read
Jan 224 Surprising Benefits of Intermittent Fasting for Software EngineersIntroduction I spent the last few months of 2022 integrating intermittent fasting into my daily routine. Fasting has gained popularity over recent years as a way to improve health and well-being. In essence, it’s a behavioural pattern that requires individuals to only eat for specific “windows” during the day. …Health4 min readHealth4 min read
Jan 20How to Motivate and Inspire Individual ContributorsIntroduction Individual Contributors play an essential role within a development team and organisation. Engineering managers are in charge of leading and managing Individual Contributors to successful outcomes while ensuring workplace happiness. …Management4 min readManagement4 min read
Dec 31, 2020Member-only5 Values That Surfing Will Teach You About LifeI’ve always thought surfing is a reflection of who you are ~ Kelly Slater It’s 6AM and I’m sitting on a deck, over looking some of the best waves in Southern Africa. The graceful swell of the oceans pulse looks slow and infinite. …Life5 min readLife5 min read
Published inBetter Marketing·Aug 8, 2019Member-onlyWhat’s It Like to Live With SynesthesiaIt’s a colorful life — I have to admit that this is the first time I’ve ever written about, or publically acknowledged, that I am part of a very select group of humans that would consider themselves [on varying degrees] a synesthete. My very first experience of synesthesia was quite profound. I was lying down…Self5 min readSelf5 min read
May 19, 2019How to own life and business as a SolopreneurChoosing and developing a career path is hard. Everyone, unless you’re one of those lucky humans who happened to be in the right place, at the right time, with the right product, will spend a lot of time developing and nurturing a career path. Thirty years ago, the world was…Freelancing16 min readFreelancing16 min read
Jan 2, 2019Member-onlyLittle Big Changes You Can Make To Your Life In Order to Help AnxietyI think we’ve all established that anxiety has become a rather big problem in our modern day world. As humankind swiftly moves ahead towards cramming more “stuff” into a day people are ever so surely being left in the proverbial dust. The other day, I read a post that implied…Mental Health8 min readMental Health8 min read
Oct 11, 2018Member-onlyAn Introduction to ReactSo, you wanna learn React? Its quite a daunting idea isn't it? No matter what background you come from, React has positioned itself at the forefront of a major paradigm shift within the context of Web 2.0. The days of jQuery are over, the days of brittle frameworks are numbered. …JavaScript8 min readJavaScript8 min read
