Simple Programmer Podcast

How To Deal With Haters With the advance of the internet, a new type of human being has emerged which is "The Hater". Dealing with haters is tough. It can take some balls when you first encounter them, due to the fact that they don't have any type of censorship when it comes to telling things you don't want to hear. They can literally make you feel and look like shit. You won't be able to recover...

There are a lot of buzz about online whiteboard tests and coding on whiteboards in the software development world. Most programmers fear of going on a job interview and getting to do a code testing on a whiteboard. I've talked about whiteboard coding tests and why they might be good for you indeed. However, in today's video, I 've received a question asking me about online whiteboard tests. What d...

I Want To Work 16 Hours A Day... Should I? If you watch my channel you've probably noticed the importance I give to working and working hard. I think working hard is the only thing that will lead you directly to your dreams and make you accomplish things you wouldn't even imagine were possible. In today's video I received a question from a guy asking me if he should work 16 hours a day. He says th...

There is a lot of doubt when it comes to choosing a theme for your blog. A lot of people don't know which theme they should pick when building a blog. I talk about this extensively in my blogging course. However, there are some programmers who want to change their blog themes and this is where it start to get odd. Can you change your blog's theme once you have picked it? Wouldn't it confuse your r...

Growing a blog can be tough and difficult sometimes. It takes time to start a blog, write blog posts consistently, attract an audience so that you can really get the benefits of blogging. One of the most asked questions I get is "How To Grow A Blog From Zero"? Starting a new blog is definitely an investment that takes a lot of time and energy from you. Today there is a lot of different things on t...

I recently catch up with Matt from Engineered Truth to bring his awesome advice to this YouTube Channel. For those who don't know, Matt is an awesome guy who has a blog and a YouTube Channel where he talks about degrees and why you don't need a degree to be successful in life. In this little snippet extracted from his own website, Matt says: "With all the confusion I experienced in career choice,...

How Do I Know If My Stuff Is Good Enough? A lot of programmers suffer from not knowing if their stuff is good enough. Insecurity is a big part of everyone's life and, most of us push ourselves backward when it comes to getting our stuff out there, for the public. In today's video, I received a question from a reader asking me about how can he overcome the fear of getting his stuff out there. He is...

How To List A Self-Employment Project In My Resume? Most developers struggle when it comes to building a strong resume and listing previous experiences. I've talked before that a resume can definitely make or break you and, so, it is important to have a well-written resume to support your skills. However, some developers decide to go through the entrepreneurial road and end up self-employing thems...

Some developers go through tough times when it comes to changing and finding new jobs. The process can be daunting, time-consuming and very stressful. Most developers end up accepting the first offer that comes up, afraid that they would not be able to get any better. This fear leads most developers direct to accepting not what they're worth but what they think it is the maximum that they can get....

Most people have a dream of working remotely, or, for what it is known better, "work from home". They dream of waking up in their underwears, doing whatever they want, anytime they want and living the dream of having an amazing and free routine. However, what most people don't know is that working remotely sucks. Yeah, it really sucks. And it sucks really bad. There are a lot of things I could poi...

A lot of developers feel overwhelmed when it comes to creating and start their blogging career. most have a lot of different questions inside their heads and it couldn't be any different: the amount of information out there is out of this world. When it comes to blogging, things can get pretty difficult and confusing. You need to pick a topic, create a website, buy a domain, etc. Woah... A lot of...

Persuasion & Arguing A lot of people think that the best way to convince and persuade someone is by presenting logical arguments. The more logical the arguments are, the easiest it will be for someone to change sides and pick yours. Well, it doesn't always work like that and I'll tell you why. People are not rational beings but emotional beings. Despite we don't want to admit it, we don't make dec...

My Coworker Doesn't Work Working at a company with a team can be tricky sometimes. In order to have a system working fine, all team members must be able to cooperate in ways that it makes all pieces working in complete harmony. So, what should you do if a piece of this system is not working as it should? In today's video, I received a question from a reader asking me about how he should approach a...

How To Stop Wasting Your Time At Work Getting stuff done is of major importance for anyone who wants to accomplish major goals in their lives. Most of the successful people I know have developed an amazing virtue, which is finishing things. However, in order to get stuff done, you first need to learn how to spend your time the right way, by focusing on things that matter and by establishing priori...

Invest In Houses Or Condos? Real Estate investments can be tricky. You have a lot of options to choose and, the more you learn, the more you'll feel lost and overwhelmed. There is never a right or wrong answer when it comes to real estate investment. You'll first need to analyze every variable, before coming to a conclusion. So, in this case, what would be better? Invest in houses or condos? Both...

Is It Ok If My Company Does Not Pay Me? When you get a job the first thing that comes to mind is the salary you'll receive, right? You start thinking about all the amazing things you'll be able to to with the money you'll get, what types of things you'll be able to buy, etc. But... What if your company does not pay you? Yeah, you heard it right... What if your company does not pay you and you're w...

Are Generalists Better Than Specialists? This is another podcast where I'll discuss the old-fashioned battle about whether you should become a specialist or not. I've done so many podcasts  about that topic that it is totally recommended that you check my playlist on "Specialization And Niching Down". So, in this podcast, I received a very interesting question. A reader from the blog asked me why...

What Technologies Do I Need To Develop A Game? A lot of developers dream about game development. This is a hot topic and a lot of programmers want to become software developers so that they can develop games and work in the game development industry. While I've talked about game development before, whether it was the career or pros and cons, I've never talked about what you REALLY need to start de...

How To Find Your Higher Purpose In Life We all want to live life with a purpose. Some people wake up for this calling earlier than other but, all of us, at some point, question ourselves what are we doing here. In fact, there are a lot of stages when it comes to finding your purpose in life. I've done a video on how to find your purpose in life but, this time, we want more. I want to teach you how...

Spend Your Time The Right Way In life, we all struggle to get our goals accomplished. Most of us end in a vicious looping that doesn't seem to do us justice and does not take us anywhere. On the other hand, there are people that seem to be utterly productive and they seem to achieve whatever they want. They set goals for themselves, create a proper plan and stick to this plan no matter what. So, w...

I Live With 3 Lazy Friends... How To Escape It? So, as a regular viewer of this (awesome) channel, you've probably heard me talking about setpoints. And one of these setpoints are the people that surround you. As Jim Rohn once said, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.". I've talked a lot about raising your setpoints by changing your social circle and by changing y...

Can You Be A Programmer Without Learning Testing? In today's video, I'll talk about being a programmer without learning testing. I received a question from a newbie programming telling that older programmers were saying things like "But how can you possibly say you're a programmer if you don't know nothing about testing?" So, can you really become a programmer if you don't know testing? For some o...

How To Self-Publish A Book? A lot of people dream of writing a book. A few years ago, I would say that this was almost impossible. There were a lot of difficulties, you had to get a publishing company, they had to accept you, you had to have an audience for you to sell, etc. Too many things to think and to take care for just one person. Nowadays, things are much easier. There is a new modality cal...

Safe Job Or Risky Opportunity? In some part of our career, we experience this: We're at a very comfortable place, with a secure paycheck each month but, suddenly, we're offered with a risky job offer that will pay more, but may end up with nothing. This dualism in this choice leaves us with a lot of questions in our head: "Should I accept this offers? My salary will increase and I'll be able to in...

How To Write Clean Code? As software developers, writing code is definitely a priority for us. Just like architects, whose task is to design beautiful and good looking buildings, our job is quite similar. We're hired to create automation solutions to problems that exist in different industries. Sometimes, people only tend to evaluate the final product, which is the app/software/solution we present...