When should children study programming in school? How to involve them in IT projects? What are the benefits of technical education? The following article answers these and some related questions.
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This article is just a summary of the best practices every software engineer can use to use time efficiently. Some recommendations always work for everybody; others may work only under certain circumstances. However, you can check out all of them and see how to optimize your working time.
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In this final part of the cycle, we will check three real-life examples of interaction between business people and engineers. For each example, we will see what is done correctly, what is not, and what can be improved in the future.
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In the second part of this cycle, we will check workflow-related problems and several ways to deal with them. We will also review the best practices that help minimize these problems' impact in the long-term perspective.
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People who have ever worked in software companies aware of multiple issues and conflicts between a company's technical and business departments. This is the first article from the cycle that addresses these problems, and here we are going to discuss communication issues, solutions, and best practices.
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Somebody may say that software engineering is a very standardized and boring process. Although there is a grain of truth in this opinion, it is not precisely correct. There are many areas in software engineering where creativity is obligatory, and this article explains that.
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Software developers are usually very technical people. They are outstanding in designing the application architecture, writing code, testing it, and so on. However, these excellent skills may be complemented with poor communication skills and an inability to deal with social issues. This article describes some problems in team communication and possible ways to solve them.
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You have to be proactive! Every newcomer hears this mantra from HR, manager, scrum master, and pretty much everybody from the organization layer. However, it is not always clear what it means and how to bring this proactivity into life. Let us see possible applications and best practices of proactivity in software engineering.
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Does software engineer need business skills? Yes, of course! This answer is clear for every senior-level specialist or software architect, but not for beginners or random people in IT. So let us have a look at why they are so important and see what specific skills might be useful for a software engineer.
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