Simple Programmer Podcast

I know it sounds crazy, but some people who call themselves programmers can barely program. Me, working on both sides, I've seen a lot of this and I have to say that this is really bad for people responsible for hiring. That's why extremely simple programming tests are step one of any sane interview process. These tests should happen online, and the goal is not to prove that the candidate is some...

Despite being experienced, old developers still suffer in the software development world. There is a lot of ageism and old developers struggle to find their space. Some companies think they are too expensive and like to replace them for young developers. Other companies don't like to hire old developers for any reasons... That's how they end up in limbo. In this email, I received a question from a...

Young software developers usually struggle in this world when it comes to finding guidance at such a young age. What do you do at such young age to start your career the best way you can possibly do? In this episode, I'll share my experience and what I would do to start my career if I were 16 today. Fitness & Diet Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjwWT1Xy3c4XMOX3EyxkjHfI56rPKqtXp T...

There are times in our lives when we need to negotiate with ourselves, right? Kind of... I remember doing a video where I've talked about taking one step back in order to take two steps forward and this is kind of the same thinking here. In this video, I'll discuss if you should take a pay cut in order to hang on to a more profitable opportunity. How should you act in cases like that? Should you d...

Journaling is one of the most talked topics in the personal development field in these last few years. More and more, people are starting to realize how important it is to keep a track of your feelings, thoughts, etc. Here are just a few benefits of maintaining a daily journal routine: - Regular Writing has Mental Health Benefits - Keeping a Journal Helps Harness Your Creativity - Even If You Don'...

Everyone that wants to start a fasting diet suffer from some problems, especially when it comes to finding an optimum time where he/she can have his/her one-meal-a-day. For those who don't know, fasting is a willing abstinence or reduction from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast (dry fasting) is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a def...

Working has been a hot topic over the years, especially in the entrepreneurship/corporate environments. It has opened door to many professionals, especially coaching, health professionals, managers etc. And one of the most discussed topics of this is how many hours should you work? I see a lot of people considering themselves workaholics and saying that they should burst their asses off and other...

If you watch Simple Programmer you've probably heard me talking about side projects and how important they are to your overall career. However, as you might know, side projects change according to where you are in your life and career. You can't expect to do the same thing when you're just starting out and after 10 years on the road. So, how do side projects change according to your experience? Wh...

Choosing the right property manager can make or break your real estate investment, but property managers abound in every real estate market with new companies hanging out their shingle every day. How can you tell them apart when most make the same claims and provide the same services? A good property management firm can easily become one of your greatest assets, second only to the properties that...

Have you ever heard about this book? This book was recommended to me and I must say that this is not the type of book I usually read. However, I decided to take it a shot. And I must say I really liked it. Here is the book description, extracted from Amazon "A New York Times bestseller―the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original. Ric...

Some people have doubts about which path to follow: Web Development Or Software Development? There are basically two different paths you can go when it comes to programming: Web Development Web development is the coding or programming that enables website functionality, per the owner's requirements. It mainly deals with the non-design aspect of building websites, which includes coding and writing...

Searching for jobs is always an overwhelming task for most programmers and developers. Most of them don't know how to search for jobs and end up sending a lot of proposals, resumes etc and never end up hearing back from the employers... What could be wrong? In this video, I received two very important staff from Hired.com to share their experiences and talk about how developers can improve their j...

So, social media has definitely taken care of the whole web and changed the way we interact with each other in ways we've never seen before. This can also be applied to the job searching/hiring process. Nowadays, employers look at the social media profiles of their contestants to see how their life (off work) is. And this has serious implications when it comes to making the final decision. In toda...

Today we are going to talk about housekeeping. Yeah... You heard me right. Today we are going to talk about housekeeping. 2016 has ended and 2017 started. We usually take this time of the year to make new resolutions and make new plans for our lives. However, there is one thing, that is as important as making new resolutions for the new year, which is cleaning up the spaces you work/life. You've p...

It's 2017 and we all know what discrimination is, right? Unfortunately, there are a lot of people that are still discriminated by their skin color, sexual orientation, the place they were born, etc. But... how do you react if YOU are the one being discriminated in your workplace? How would you act and react to this? In this video, I received a question from a reader asking me that he applied for s...

A lot of guys have been asking me to do a review about Cracking The Coding Interview, and the time has come. In this video I'll tell you if you should buy Cracking The Coding Interview and why I consider it one of the best programming books ever written (even though it is above Soft Skills on Amazon). Here is the book description extracted from Amazon "I am not a recruiter. I am a software enginee...

Have you ever feel trapped living with your parents? I receive a lot of emails, especially from young software developers. These are people that don't have how to pay for their financial independence and they are trapped in their parents' house, most can't find a way to get out of there. Sometimes, living with the parents can be the hell out of a thing and they end up suffering all this time with...

There are a lot of software developers that want to become entrepreneurs. In this channel I talk a lot about entrepreneurship, building a side project, building a blog and marketing yourself. As you might know, marketing yourself consists of building up authority, through blog posts, books, products, etc. However, between books and products... which one is more profitable? Which type of product sh...

A lot of people, especially nowadays, have a lot going on in their lives. They have to take care of a lot of things: work, side projects, family, relationships, personal goals, health, etc. In this video, I received a question from a reader telling me that he was overwhelmed by too many tasks... Knowing that I do a lot of things, he reached me for help. So... What can he do in order to overcome th...

Last year, as you might remember, I've spent 3 weeks in China. This trip has added a lot to my overall experience and I came back with lots of different ideas. I've recorded a bunch of videos talking about my experience and in one of my videos I talked about how China must become the new economic potency in the next 10 years and how the Chinese market is still unexplored by some Americans. I also...

  So, today we are going to talk about software architects in agile scrum environments. So, as you all know, a software architect is a software expert who makes high-level design choices and dictates technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms. The leading expert is referred to as the chief architect. In these environments, there must be some problems with these...

A lot of programmers have a really hard time trying to find a perfect niche for them to work on. Usually, they get caught up in so many questions that they can't even see the bigger picture... "Is my niche small?", "Is my niche profitable enough?", "I feel like there is not so many people out there in my niche", etc... So, how do you know if you programming niche is good enough? How can you know i...

So, as you know I do a lot of real estate videos and I believe real estate is one of the best investments a programmer could ever make in his/her life. The cost is relatively low, it is not too difficult to start and, with the money we get paid, it is very easy to create a little income on the side by becoming a real estate investor. So, I do a lot of videos about real estate for people that want...

Guilt. According to its definition, Guilt is the state of one who has committed an offense especially consciously OR feelings of culpability especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy. If you're a human being, you've probably felt guilty before and this is a very bad feeling to be felt. Guilt can be a pain in the ass of a feeling when we want to achieve what we really want in l...

A lot of developers struggle with lack of confidence. In fact, I've talked about this several times on this channel, because this is such a recurrent topic in the software developer community. One of the ways that this lack of confidence can appear is in the form of the "Impostor Syndrome". For those who don't know, Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome) is a conce...