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Non-coding roles or something you like?

This is an excerpt from by book called The Seniority Trap. I’m sharing some parts from each chapter. Check out the #thesenioritytrap for more parts. — Have you ever heard about the Peter Principl...

C++23: The <expected> header; expect the unexpected

What do you do when you have to return multiple values from a function? Do you return an instance of some data structure? Do you use output variables? Maybe you throw an exception to get rid of the...

Why to use C++ in 2022

C++ is a programming language that is roughly 40 years old and it’s still unavoidable. In this article, we are going to see where and why it’s used and whether it has a future or not. Let’s get in...

3 Things MongoDB Can Help You With

Web and application development has been one of the most sought-after fields over the past decade thanks to technological advancements – but life’s not all fun and games for programmers. Accordin...

The evolution of statements with initializers in C++ - part 2

In these two articles, we see how C++ evolved in terms of writing different statements that include initializers. Simple? Boring? I don’t think so, it just shows how far we got in C++ and in progra...

Template Metaprogramming with C++ by Marius Bancila

Are you familiar with templates? Are you also comfortable with them? Do you know how to use them in an idiomatic way compiling against a modern standard? If you answered no to any of these questio...

The evolution of statements with initializers in C++

In the coming two articles, we’ll see how C++ evolved in terms of writing different statements that include initializers. Simple? Boring? I don’t think so, it just shows how far we got in C++ and i...

I'm leaving Amadeus after 9 years

This is my last week with Amadeus. I leave the company tomorrow, the 20th of October 2022. I’m 37 years old and I spent a bit more than 9 years here. In other words, I spent a quarter of my life a...

Should you use static code analyzers as gatekeepers?

With the Code Insights plugin of Bitbucket, we have the possibility to make static code analyzers (from on SCAs) a gatekeeper for pull requests. Meaning that if a code analyzer reports certain kind...

The Battle Hardened Developer by Fiodar Sazanavets

The Battle Hardened Developer is a very useful book - in my opinion - not only for developers. The author, Fiodar Sazanavets, covers topics that are important for everyone who has an office job (ev...