Networking events? LinkedIn? What’s the secret to building a strong network? Let’s discuss! We’ve all been taught the importance of networking. I’ve heard these various phrases: “networking in college is important”, “make sure to network”, “networking is key”, and various more that emphasize the importance of networking. But as I…

After 3 software engineering internships at MAANG, here are my top tips to secure that return offer for the internship and even convert to full-time! — Congratulations! You’ve done the hard work of securing a software engineering internship! Now you’re scheduled to start during the Summer, Spring, Winter, or Fall! Now what? What happens after we get the big, fancy internship? It seems like that part is not as discussed as to how to get in…

This article is a part of a series. If you haven’t read the last article, you can read it here. After you read that one, come back and enjoy this post! Introduction So, based on our previous article, we’ve learned that The Cloud is a collection of computers whose primary goal…

The Cloud is one of those concepts I heard all the time and just could not wrap my head around. Every person has those concepts in technology that just seem incomprehensible and work like magic. For me, some of those majestic, black box topics included API’s, How The Frontend and…

2020 has been an emotional year for many of us. What should we as software engineers take away from it? Here’s my answer: The word ‘politics’ causes instant division, it causes instant “My side versus your side”, and instant hate. It always gives us a bad attitude. We get that…

The disease that paralyzes people from realizing their potential! — You decide that you want to learn how to play basketball. An epic challenge that has been on your mind for weeks. You despise getting beat by John every time you play basketball at the local gym on the weekends. It’s time to beat John once and for all. You…

We’ve all been there. Watching tutorial after tutorial. Watching motivational video after motivational video. Reading book after book, cover to cover. Reading documentation after documentation. Telling ourselves comforting messages like “After I watch this video, I’ll be okay.” But then you find yourself caught in a chain of watching videos…

What I wish I knew 2 years ago. — This article is intended for: The HS senior majoring in Computer Science who wants to know what they’re getting themselves into… The self-taught engineer/developer who wants to know what they’re teaching in college… The experienced engineer/developer who is simply curious about what they are teaching the kids in CS courses…