Have you ever had a Pull Request (PR) that was more than a few weeks old and had thousands of lines of code changes spanning a large number of files? Iโm sure the code review process went like this: Hmmm, looks good to me. Now, this is against the spirit of code reviews and definitely something that I would strongly discourage. Thereโs a better way to do code reviews - small PRs. ...
Recently, I came across a gem that I would like to share. Itโs a book titled โ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒโ by Michael Feathers. If you are a software engineer, you will inevitably deal with legacy code such as ancient codebases, code developed by someone else, or even code written by yourself weeks ago that youโve forgotten about it. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐: โข Practical techniques: Proven methods to effectively understand, test, refactor and make changes to legacy code without introducing bugs. โข Inspirational: You will no longer fear making changes. Work with confidence to improve the maintainability of legacy code. ...
Software engineers constantly face a crucial question: Should I develop my knowledge across many technologies or develop deep expertise in a few areas? ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ต: Adaptability: Able to get up to speed quickly and contribute to projects. Collaboration: Better understanding of various teamsโ concerns. Problem solving: Able to connect disparate problems and find innovative solutions. Career flexibility ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ต: High impact: Able to deliver results in a short time with cutting edge solutions. Expertise and mastery: The defacto subject matter expert. Career advancement: Specialists are often sought after for more senior roles and top positions. Ultimately, it depends on your career aspirations and the needs of your organization. However, there a few considerations: ...
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐? Lombok is a Java library which auto generates boilerplate code through the use of annotations. It can generate code for getters/setters, ๐๐๐๐๐๐(), ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐(), ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐() and even constructors/builders. ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐? It eliminates boilerplate code which leads toโฆ Improve readability since there is less clutter and also makes pull requests easier to review. Increased productivity and frees up your time to focus on core business logic. An example ...
31 March is World Backup Day. Itโs a reminder to backup your data or risk losing them forever. Backup your data. Keep your backups up-to-date. Verify your backups. Encrypt your backups.
SkillsFuture SG is an initiative by the Singapore government to upskill workers. With credits expiring at the end of 2025, this is our last opportunity to use this benefit to develop our skills. Hereโs my opinionated list of the most important certifications for the IT industry. Scrum / Agile ITIL CompTIA Any of Azure/GCP/AWS cloud certifications What are you thoughts?
Iโve created a new personal website: https://hanwg.top My mentor/coach said I should I should have a presence online so here it is. Itโs quite barren at the moment since I only started posting a few days ago but hopefully it will be filled with tech stories after a few years. I didnโt use any of the mainstream platforms such as Medium or WordPress since ads suck and I donโt want to pay for any subscription. Hence, I created my site using the following free tools: ...