Code for a Living Archives

code-for-a-living February 21, 2022

Why Flutter is the most popular cross-platform mobile SDK

Running a development team for each mobile platform sucks up resources from other work. Flutter is the most popular way for one development team to build on all platforms.

Theodoros ‘Theo’ Karasavvas

code-for-a-living February 14, 2022

Work estimates must account for friction

If your project estimates include eight hours of work per employee day, you're gonna have a bad time.

Karl Wiegers

code-for-a-living February 10, 2022

Foster a continuous learning culture with Stack Overflow for Teams

We've talked about psychological safety and continuous learning; Stack Overflow for Teams can help with both.

Lori Colston Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Former

code-for-a-living February 9, 2022

The three top-paying tech roles in 2022 and the skills you need to land them

Looking for the skills that pay the bills? Skillsoft ran a survey to find out the highest-paying roles and the skills they require.

Mike Hendrickson

code-for-a-living February 8, 2022

Attracting developers with a company brand that slays

If you want to get your company brand noticed, why not get a little adventurous?

Katrina Dene

code-for-a-living February 7, 2022

Metadata, not data, is what drags your database down

Databases today are built for Big Data. But what happens when the metadata is bigger?

Adi Gelvan

code-for-a-living February 4, 2022

Moving from CEO back to IC: A chat with Mitchell Hashimoto on his love for code (Ep. 412)

Today's episode is a fascinating discussion with Mitchell Hashimoto, cofounder of HashiCorp, who recently returned to the role of independent contributor after stints as both CEO and CTO. We talk about his journey learning to write software, how he came up with the idea for Terraform, and why he prefers slinging code to executive roles.