Dependency Injection is one of the first techniques that every programmer should learn. Let’s look at how (and maybe why) it works in Swift
One of the programmer newbies that I’ve met said to me once (brooding deeply): I thought that the bigger the class, the better… You know, then it can do more!
Time goes by, newbies become experienced, and big mighty classes lose their attraction. Programmers start realizing that they need to…
Arguably, the most famous and, undoubtedly, a very important principle of software development management explained for programmers.
Often referred as the project management triangle, the model is widely known by both software managers and engineers. Though, through my career, I’ve met a lot of people who either don’t know it, or don’t understand it, or even don’t pay much attention to it.
This blogpost tries to explain…
One Gang of Four’s piece that I still use in every project.
Being a junior-ish developer, have you ever been told by your lead something like: Hey, just hide it behind a façade? I have, and — guess what? — it was one of the most important lessons in my career. …
A few personal tips on how to keep your effectiveness through staying happy.
I’ve heard a couple of times kind words about me, that I’m effective and productive. Maybe I’m too naïve, but I took the words seriously. So, this time I decided to share with you a few things that help me stay effective. The most crucial thing is staying sane, happy…
Yet another list of books about software development. Nine more gems for your read list inside!
This blogpost is the sequel to my Books That Will Boost Your Programming Skills where I share my absolute top list of books that any software developer should read. The list was not exhaustive, none can be. This time I want to share with you my further reading experience.
1. General Computer Literacy — How Networks Work
Introduction to Networking: How the Internet Works by Charles Severance
Let’s…
or Pictorial Overengineering
Let’s start with the classic Hello-world piece of code which is, for instance, provided by Xcode when you create a command line tool:
print("Hello world!")It works, though it’s not good enough for a serious enterprise. Let’s try and focus on maintainability and extendability this time. …
Notes about why new friends can sometimes become better than old ones.
Joshua Bloch’s Effective Java is commonly recognized among the top books about programming in Java. The book itself is a set of advices how to improve Java code’s maintenability, readabiliy, performance and reliability. It was said not once that Kotlin, the main Java’s successor, was developed with the Effective Java…
How to write properly and make your posts look more attractive if you’re much more of programmer than professional blogger.
I’m a programmer and I read a lot. I read a lot of technical blog posts, too. But the truth is that I can’t finish the most of them. …
The most famous of the SOLID principles and how it can change your mind set.
When it comes to discussing the SOLID principles the first one that usually comes to mind is the Single-Responsibility Principle, or just SRP, the first letter of the acronym. It’s become so obvious, that no one really ponder it anymore, its importance is just taken for granted nowadays.
Modern iOS development tools, such as SwiftUI and Swift Package Manager, through the prism of real-life app development.
