The End of Year Pay Report 2021 revealed the unbelievable salaries offered to developers — Everyone wants to be a developer now because companies are paying a lot of money. But most people drop when they realize it’s really difficult. As I commented in my previous article, this is mainly because programming education is terrible. What’s happening today is that…

This is what happens after accomplishing what you wanted — June 23, 2023. My flight is canceled and I have to travel to Rome to take another one. I am alone, and this is my first time in Rome. I rush to see the Colosseum, it’s 10 pm. While I’m there, contemplating the glory of the structure, I sit down…

An Alarming Trend in The Software Industry — Interviews for engineering positions are incredibly complicated and stressful, and I must applaud and appreciate all those who dare to be interviewed to fulfill their career dreams. I’ve been interviewing engineers for different companies for the last few years, but lately, I’ve been turning down candidates like never before. I’m…

A journey to a better, crazier, and happier life as a software engineer — So if you want to be a writer, put “writing” on hold for a while… Everything that is good in my writing came from risks I took outside of school, outside of the “craft.” (For me) It was going to therapy. It was getting into pointless arguments. It was having…

How to prepare for the world that we will live in — We have been hearing for months about what is perhaps the most announced economic crisis in history. Experts are warning of a recession that’s just around the corner¹. To prepare professionally for the recession, there is only one solution: to become seniors in the things that will be necessary for…

A History of the Computer Sciences, as Told by the Latest AI — We’re going to use the power of DALL·E AI to imagine a museum of wonders with the most important and strange objects that marked the modern era. During the 19th century, Charles Babbage, the man who designed the first digital programmable computer, hosted unique weekly salons for scientists, writers, explorers…

Industrial Design Engineer, Singer, UI/UX expert, Dancer, Developer, Writer, and more. — Ana: I’m going to Germany for a month. Me: What? Why? Ana: I’m very distracted by my friends. I need to disconnect to be more productive. Me (after thinking for some hours): You’re crazy. Can I interview you? To tell you this story, I would like to first travel a…

A Real Life Story for those who don’t believe in the Power of Video Games — Around 3 pm that day, my sister and I were escaping from tear gas bombs in the middle of a protest. We were running from the police officers that were approaching us when we discover there were more officers coming from the back. …

The definitive guide to creating (or better, avoiding) crypto scams. — Every time I hear of a rug pull or a crypto crash, I remember the same meme: I’m a software engineer myself, and I understand and believe in the advantages of the blockchain. But I don’t like crypto bros. For that reason, I am going to show you exactly how…