Simple Programmer Podcast

This week, Haseeb decided to team up with me on one more amazing interview for this channel. For those who don't know who Haseeb is, he is a software engineer working at Airbnb. He has devoted himself to donate 33% of his salary to high-impact charities. He used to be a student, then instructor, then Director of Product at App Academy, a top coding bootcamp in San Francisco. Before that, he was a...

Senior Developers... How can they possibly exist and be so useless? In today's video, I've received a question from a reader that was bragging me about senior developer. Basically, he said that senior developers are only seniors because of their time on the field and nothing more. And man, it shouldn't be this way, c'mon! He asked me how could he possibly deal with them. They are trying to impleme...

So, recently I've received a very intriguing email. In this email, this guy was telling me that he was depressed by watching me. He felt like his life was nothing by watching me. In his view, I was too perfect and I was something that he could never dream of achieving. So, I decided to record this video as a response to this email and I also wanted to tell you some stuff that I think it's very imp...

If you're a regular watcher of this channel, you've heard me talk about niching down and specialization, right? One of the major strategies I talk about in my videos is the ability to specialize and niche down, picking a specific theme. However, a lot of people complain about that. They say that they won't have topics and substance to write and to create a blog around this theme. Besides that, one...

So, a lot of you are interested in investments and I really love to see such things growing and becoming more popular among software developers. In this episode, I'll talk more about investments, especially about liquid and safe investments. Do these type of investments really exist? What are the best options for those people who want to invest safely and have a solid ROI?

  We all have a very bad habit which is judging. We tend to judge not only others but also ourselves. Judging can be one of the most harmful things you do to yourself when it comes to developing a healthier and better version of yourself. There are a lot of different downsides to that and you should be able to cut that harmful practice if you want to develop a healthy relationship with yourself. S...

Recently, I did a video about algorithms and whether it was a good idea to learn it or not. I see a lot of programmers making much noise about algorithms and well... In the end, it might not be ALL OF THIS for you to worry about it so much. I know this topic divides opinions on the internet. Some programmers might say that learning algorithms will definitely make your career stand out from the cro...

In this interview, Ameer and I share everything you'll need to know about BitCoin and its future!

There are some times when we really need to make a career transition and this can be a very difficult thing to do. I've talked about transitioning from QA to Software Development but I've never dug into talking about the transition from SysAdmin to Software Development, First of all, a SysAdmin is is a person who is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer syst...

In this podcast, I'll share everything that happened to me in 2016, from my Simple Programmer achievements to my personal changes.

So, you work for a company for a long time but you feel like it is time to move on. However, when you look back, you see how much this company has done for you and it kind of breaks your heart. Aaaawn... Ok, now back to business. This is a very common thing to experience. You might feel like quitting your current job but you feel guilty because of how much this company has done for you over the ye...

Loss is always something hard to deal with. It can happen and it literally takes something you like away from you. This is bad and we all have to learn how to deal with that. However, there is certain losses that are unexpected and can totally transform our lives. An unexpected firing, money loss, unexpected expenses, etc. So, what do you do in situations like these? How can you learn how to deal...

Technically, I have ADHD. I don't even know what that means, really. As a kid, I recall getting kicked out of preschool. It was pretty silly - all just some sort of misunderstanding. Apparently, or should I say "allegedly", I was pulling some girls hair and I was climbing up the bookcases and jumping from bookcase to bookcase, pretending like I was a monkey. It didn't take them very long before th...

A lot of software developers dream of becoming entrepreneurs. Nowadays, this is a very easy path for those who want to embark on this journey. However, just like any other journey, there are a lot of challenges along the way. There is doubt, there is fear, there is the mindset, etc. However, one of the things that seem to take most entrepreneurs off the road is the starting point. When you're just...

Elliott Hulse is a buddy of mine and he is a fantastic speaker. He has helped me A LOT in my career, especially when it comes to motivation, to providing value to people and a lot more. So, it is an honor to have him on my channel. In this video we are going to talk about pushing your boundaries, why learning is the best way to become a better person, all the changes we experience through our live...

Specializing in Node.js/Full Stack Development In this video we're going to talk about specializing in Node.js or Full Stack Development. "Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment for developing a diverse variety of tools and applications. Although Node.js is not a JavaScript framework, many of its basic modules are written in JavaScript, and developers can write ne...

  The Top 10 C# Books Of All Time C# is featured among one of the most important and popular programming languages in the software development industry. There are a lot of different uses for C# and it is definitely a big choice if you want to specialize in C# one day. According to Microsoft's website, there are a lot of different ways that you can use and apply C# when it comes to creating program...

The Importance Of Partying With Colleagues Today we are going to talk about P-A-R-T-I-I-I-I-E-S! Yeah, this is what this channel is all about. Partying! Ok, maybe not. So, in today's video I've received a question from a reader asking me about the importance of partying with colleagues. He says that he has been accepted in a new company and that his colleagues are asking him to go out. The problem...

Picture this: you've created a piece of code for a company that might bring this company millions of dollars, wheter it is in profit or by cutting down losses. However, you work for that company and you don't know what to do with this piece of code right now. Should you sell it? Should you rent it? There are a lot of different variations that come into play when it comes to monetizing your code an...

Recently, I'm reading a lot of business books and this one came up on my queue and I've decided to give it a shot. Here is the book description, extracted from Amazon: "The measure of the executive, Peter F. Drucker reminds us, is the ability to "get the right things done." This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence, imagina...

WordPress and web development is definitely one of the major areas right now for software developers. More and more, people are recognizing the importance of being online and they are investing in creating websites and all this stuff. WordPress is definitely a major player when it comes to web development. It is easy to use and it is, frequently, the first choice of anyone that wants to build a we...

So, this is such a difficult question to answer and to address that it is almost impossible to give a right answer for this. I talk a lot about personal development and a lot of people ask me about success. On this channel, I receive a lot of different questions from people asking me "John, what are the ingredients for success?" I can't give you a right answer for this, you know. There is not a DE...

So, I've seen a lot of people asking me this question, about what does C/C++ mean. Well, for new software developers this might not make any sense, after all, why do these companies put in their job listing "we want a C/C++ developer"? I've had this doubt myself back then and this is totally normal. This is exactly what George asked me: "What I don't understand is why I always see C/C++ in the job...

So, a lot of software developers end up not being able to decide between two specializations. I often hear people bragging about how they can't decide between two specializations and what should they do if they really want to advance in their career. Today, I've received a question from a viewer asking the same thing: How could he possibly decide between two specializations? So Good They Can't Ign...

Writing code is definitely an art. It is far from being something automatic. This is so true due to the fact that every software developer writes a different code, based on their personal experience and how they perceive it is the best practice for writing it. So, one of the most asked questions I receive is how a code should be written and what are the best practices for writing code. In this vid...