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CHECK OUT HIRED.COM: https://www.simpleprogrammer.com/hiredsp CHECK OUT KOBITON: htttps://www.kobiton.com/simpleprogrammer Living life is full of experiences. We are in constant change and every experience we have changes us in ways we can't even imagine. However, just like everything in life, we experience big and small events that will stick with us or will fade forever. How many times have you...

CHECK OUT HIRED.COM: https://www.simpleprogrammer.com/hiredsp CHECK OUT KOBITON: htttps://www.kobiton.com/simpleprogrammer What if you were a software developer but did not like... CODING? What would you do? In this video, I received a question from a reader telling me that he was finishing his software development degree and he wanted to get a job but... HE DOESN'T LIKE CODING. What are the job h...

CHECK OUT HIRED.COM: https://www.simpleprogrammer.com/hiredsp CHECK OUT KOBITON: htttps://www.kobiton.com/simpleprogrammer Most developers aim to become entrepreneurs and the amount of information regarding that transition is still scarce. Most information out there is purely technical. This is why I decided to team up with John-Daniel Trask, the founder of Raygun, so that he could share with you...

CHECK OUT HIRED.COM: https://www.simpleprogrammer.com/hiredsp CHECK OUT KOBITON: htttps://www.kobiton.com/simpleprogrammer How many times have you heard someone say "Ok, let's do it! We build a project, put it in the app store, start selling it and we're good"? I would say a lot. Developers have this thing when ti comes to building projects and I found this to be a wonderful thing. We should focus...

CHECK OUT HIRED.COM: https://www.simpleprogrammer.com/hiredsp CHECK OUT KOBITON: htttps://www.kobiton.com/simpleprogrammer A lot of people, especially people who watch this channel, often ask me this: "John, do you still like programming?" In this video, I'll tell you my current relationship with programming, why I made such a change in my career, what I hope to do in the future and why you should...

CHECK OUT HIRED.COM: https://www.simpleprogrammer.com/hiredsp CHECK OUT KOBITON: htttps://www.kobiton.com/simpleprogrammer Most developers are afraid to change jobs, especially in a short period of time. This term can be defined as "job-hopping", or "To change jobs frequently, especially as a means of quick financial gain or career advancement" In this video, I received a question from a reader te...

Being resilient is a virtue. More and more, things are getting more and more complex and yet, people are expecting life to become easier. Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or even significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors. It means "bouncing bac...

From time to time I receive some awesome emails from readers of the blog and viewers of the channel telling me how their lives have changed over time by putting all the advice I give here in this channel into practice. In this video, I'll simply read this email I received in which this guy simply shared his story with me and he was able to summarize very well all the advice I try to give here in t...

A REIT is a type of security that invests in real estate through property or mortgages and often trades on major exchanges like a stock. REITs provide investors with an extremely liquid stake in real estate. They receive special tax considerations and typically offer high dividend yields. (Source: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/reit.asp#ixzz4cGRqQxdj) I see a lot of people who are afraid of i...

From time to time, I make some videos for men, telling how they should be strong, not show weakness, etc. However, recently I read a book that kind of changed my opinions on this topic. I've been studying and observing how showing weakness can, actually make you stronger in front of your opponents and other people. Wanna know more about how showing vulnerability (and not weakness) will make you st...

Starting a side project can be challenging. It involves a lot of different things: time, courage, determination, motivation, action, money, etc... All of this can scare most people and this is why so any developers drop their side projects after a few months. This is why you should consider the idea of having someone to help you, which means, a partner to help you with your side projects. How do y...

Motivation is something that comes and go. We're constantly in this motivation cycle: sometimes we feel like we're in the top of the mountain and, suddenly, it feels like all our energy is drowned and we hit rock bottom. When we feel unmotivated, we suddenly feel lazy and this is absolutely normal. However, sometimes, we can't escape the laziness and we can definitely suffer the consequences. In t...

Getting a good night of sleep is of major important for any human being. When we're talking about sleep, there is a common factor for every person, whether you're an athlete or a programmer, and this is quality. In the short term, a lack of adequate sleep can affect judgment, mood, ability to learn and retain information, and may increase the risk of serious accidents and injury. In the long term,...

So, recently I released a video called "Backend Developer: What Does it Do" and it turns out that a lot of people started posting comments asking me if I was high. Well, we cannot deny that I was different and very happy in the videos, but why do I need to be high to act like that? This is exactly the point in this video: Why do we/you need to be high to start doing things and acting in an energet...

Time for another Real Estate / Financial question here in Simple Programmer... Why? Because we all love money ;) Anyway, in this video, I'll discuss two financial options that seem similar for most people but can take you to two different financial roads... In this video I'll explain the difference between investing in SP 500 Index and Real Estate... Which one is better for you? Watch this video a...

When I first received this question I must confess I thought it was a really silly question... C'mon, how in the earth would someone not know what IT is? However, after reading the question, I became aware that it could really help a lot of people because I see a lot of developers making some confusion with this. Basically, the most basic definition for IT is: "Set of tools, processes, and methodo...

Technical leads and managers work hard to hire the best people, choose the best tools, implement the best process, and deliver great software. Unfortunately, our actions too often sabotage our best efforts, producing frustrated teams, poor software quality and driving away our best developers. It happens to a lot of us but, fortunately, we have some strategies to teach you that can greatly reduce...

If you're a blogger of any kind, new or advanced, you must have heard the term guest posting, right? Guest blogging is a method used by bloggers to increase blog traffic where bloggers write posts to be published on other bloggers' blogs. Guest blogging can work in one of two ways: - You write a post to appear on another person's blog - Another person writes a post to appear on your blog (Source:...

What would you do if you were in your 30s and suddenly realized that you're in a very bad place and you don't have the perspective to change your life or get your years back? In this video, I received a question from a reader telling me exactly this: He is 35 years old and he feels stuck in his life, but he can't change and he has a very bad feeling that he can't get his years back. What should he...

Real Estate investing is definitely one of the best investments in terms of ROI and I always say, here in this channel, why every developer should start investing in Real Estate. However, Real Estate is not always good things and there are some administrative tasks that come along the way which you should be aware of. In today's episode, we are going to talk about the importance of inspecting and...

I like to say that the best employees I have are the ones that have the what I call "Mommy Skills" very strong in their personality. Technical skills are important but not so much as the Soft Skills and the Mommy Skills... Wanna know what are these skills and why they are so important? Watch this video and find out!

So, today I received a question from a reader telling me that, basically, he can't stop being lazy as f**k! Ha! What a good way to start your day, huh? So, how do you stop being lazy as f**k? What are the strategies you can adopt to make sure you'll get what you need to do and to start accomplishing your projects and dreams? Watch this video and find out! How To Learn C++?: https://www.youtube.com...

So, building social apps, especially for those programmers who are just starting out, is a funny thing, right? For some social app to become a success, it needs to have an audience, but you can't have an audience for a product that does not exist and was not built yet, right? New developers that do not understand this system might find it VERY difficult to build a social app that will eventually b...

So, for those who don't know, Evan Carmichael is one of the big names today when it comes to personal development. He has written a WONDERFUL book called "Your One Word" and has changed a lot of my perception about this subject. So, this is why I decided to team up with him to talk about how programmers can find inspiration and motivation to keep going with their programming careers. I often see a...

Whether you're a manager or employee, reviews aren't a particularly popular subject and with them comes the often-despised self-evaluation. You may ask yourself: "How can I shine the best spotlight on my performance without looking like I'm a jackass and I'm bragging myself?" This is such an important topic to be discussed because I see a lot of developers having trouble with this. Self-Evaluation...