Article on Skills In-Demand for Backend Developers

It's always important to stay up-to-date with the job market for software development. As human interfaces may change, one assurance is the calls for data to the backend programs will always be important and need improvements. It's always quicker to throw up a UI/UX, but it's always important to deliver a reliable backend. Else, the frontend just ends up being a nice prototype.

That's why I like this article and am sharing it.

https://www.dice.com/career-advice/back-end-developer-skills-you-need-to-know

Good Article on Culture & Methods in SW

This is a really good article on the challenges and opportunities to shift the mindsets of those who love the world of software.

https://www.infoq.com/articles/developer-challenges-mindset/

Why Databases Need APIs

I like and agree with this article. As our world continues growing into an inter-connected world especially with IoT, the ability to access (securely) data which should be encrypted and under privacy will become more vital. Blockchain technology hopes to solve some of the authentication of data, but databases will still need to serve as a "databank" in case any corruption infects a blockchain.

https://thenewstack.io/why-databases-need-apis/

Notion AI

AI that writes your routine tasks for you. This is quite the money-maker considering how many people copy/paste/tweak notes and speeches.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/16/23460904/notion-ai-notes-writing-machine-learning

AWS RE: invent Dev Con tips

Great tips from AWS developer conference.

https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/29/how_aws_develops_software/

They continue to prove the power in microservices over a monolithic system.

Rust - a language on the rise

https://www.wired.com/story/rust-secure-programming-language-memory-safe/

Article Review: Best Practices for Naming Variables

This is a good conversation to have with any development team. 

Strangely, I didn't see any comments from product managers or folks who give developers requirements to build a product. Often, developers try to align the words used for variables and functions to the words used in requirements. I would like the academic research to consider the business aspect.

https://thenewstack.io/best-practices-for-naming-variables-what-the-research-shows/