ask_experienced_devs

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I’m really enthusiastic about anything involved with Unix/Unix-like operating systems and their ecosystems (Mostly Linux and a bit of BSD variations). I also know a couple of programming languages including C, C++23 and OCaml. But other than doing a couple of tiny projects mainly to practice my programming skills in the...

Referring more to smaller places like my own - few hundred employees with ~20 person IT team (~10 developers)....

I’m thinking of ways to help people move from established software to more open, flexible forms that don’t lock them to another organization.

I am professionally a software developer for 8 years and I simply don’t have ideas for personal projects (Can’t find any problem that I can fix with programming). At times I feel like that’s natural and I shouldn’t worry about it. But on the other hand, I do like to imagine having something personal that I can work on so...

Imagine, your are a Java developer with multiple years of experience in the job. You really like working with the language....

I’ve been doing some interviews lately, and my most recent one seemed to be my most promising one so far, until he started doing what he called “light tech screening” and did some trivia questions to test my knowledge on what goes on under the hood. I do admit, I should have been better prepared on the topics, and didn’t...

My current team runs weekly retrospectives using the Lean Coffee format. More and more, I find that the items people are bringing up aren’t really important or could just be a question in Slack....

Hello! I'm making changes to a web app that involves some aria classes, and I read the docs about how they work, but I'm not real confident in my ability to construct them into something that produces a well-usable experience for someone who's using the app. Is there a good way to get direct feedback from someone who uses a...

Would I have to drive there myself or could I pay an on-site tech to do it for a courtesy fee? Does it depend on the company?

I’ve interviewed for and been interviewed by companies large and small. We all know software engineer job interviews suck. But it’s hard on the other side of the table too....

We have a team AMA coming up with a director. Apart from the typical “what are plans/goals for the team” type questions, what else could be useful or insightful questions?

Was just wondering what’s popular nowadays, maybe I find something new and better - what kind of tools are you using to access and manage databases?...

I’m looking for an external monitor for both programming and gaming. Currently, I’m using a 1080p monitor, but I’m tired of turning my head between the macbook and the monitor when I have to deal with 3+ windows....

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Hi experienced devs , I am a beginner programmer. I mostly use code completion and go-to source , and rename function and objects, code-pretty. Other features not so much. What features do you use often And what features are not that useful in an IDE and can be considered bloat? P.S.- Which is that one feature that you can’t...

I got this article in a reply to a different conversation, and for the most part I agree with it. Gpg is old and we have better ways. I like signing my commits, I like feeling that these commits are actually and provably mine. But I’m not married to GPG like I used to be, I’d like a better way. The problem is that git used...

For a personal project, I’m not exactly sure how to decide between cross-platform mobile frameworks (e.g. React Native, Ionic, Flutter, etc.)....

I know this is a very generalized question, as it depends on the company, product, position, etc. But in general, what sets someone apart as ready for a senior position over an intermediate or junior position? Experience I would think would be a big one, but say you have a candidate that shows problem solving abilities to solve...

I’m a senior engineer (web full-stack) at a bank. I’ve been doing this for about 5 years....

Hi, by now it seems to be common knowledge that passwords shouldn’t be stored in a database. Backend devs generally know to hash and salt and what-not their transmitted passwords. It seems to be well documented....

A friend of mine has an eCommerce company of ~30 people. They’re now collaborating with an Odoo Partner to implement Odoo as their ERP. He wants me to become their Odoo Developer and Maintainer in the future. He wants me to not just know how to code, but also understand the parts the business is running. From where should I...

Over the years I feel brainwashed by the thoughts of others with no willpower to affirm my own beliefs....

US, Georgia if it matters....

Hello senior devs, I am currently creating yet another simple budgetting app based on how I budget my finances as an indie hacker, later I wish to also integrate it into another networking app as a dapp. The initial name I thought up for the app was Budget Dummy, but thought the Dummy keyword may deter people from trying it out...