Going from beginner to professional https://beyondtheloop.dev/ How an animation character made me a better programmer - Uncle Iroh, from Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of my favourite characters in fiction. It’s this guy: The quintessential mentor, he gives insightful advice to all the main characters in the series. His attitude towards life - making the most of the circumstances, enjoying the moment, and detaching himself... Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0800 https://beyondtheloop.dev/uncle-iroh-is-the-seniorest-developer/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/uncle-iroh-is-the-seniorest-developer/ The lazy but effective way to keep all your notes - The title says it all, really. I keep all my notes, plan most of my projects, and keep a diary in one big Google Doc. It’s been going on for about two years, and it’s grown to about 110 pages. It’s been the most useful way to gather my knowledge... Sun, 06 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://beyondtheloop.dev/one-big-google-doc/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/one-big-google-doc/ A systematic approach to surviving your first 5 Code Reviews - Note: This is a very long post, but it’s worth reading! If you’re in a hurry, I’ll leave the condensed version of the list at the end. Code Review is a fundamental skill for engineers. Being able to read a set of changes and derive useful insights and constructive feedback... Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://beyondtheloop.dev/code-review-checklist/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/code-review-checklist/ Preparing for technical interviews is not only about learning to solve hard problems. - Technical interviews! We all hate them, we all have to live with them! They can be incredibly nerve-wracking! After all, you’re gambling your future job on coming up with a clever solution to a complicated problem on the spot! Well, not quite. While having a sound technical profile is very... Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://beyondtheloop.dev/5-non-technical-tips-to-improve-your-technical-interviews/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/5-non-technical-tips-to-improve-your-technical-interviews/ Leverage the powerful design decisions behind Rust to level up your core engineering skills - So, you’ve taken your first steps into programming. Welcome! You’ve taken some courses, and built some amazing things. You’ve caught the programming bug. Congratulations! Maybe you started with Python, doing some neat data analysis. Maybe with CSS+HTML+JS, creating beautiful projects. Maybe something else. Whatever the case, you’re now comfortable with... Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://beyondtheloop.dev/rust-second-language/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/rust-second-language/ How to know when you're not a beginner anymore - I recently had a great conversation on Twitter with @svpino and others, about the line between beginner and advanced programmer: I'm curious: How do you know when to switch from "beginner" to "seasoned"?Getting over the middle part was the hardest part of my dev journey.— Beyond The Loop (@BeyondLoop) August... Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://beyondtheloop.dev/3-programming-milestones-to-work-towards/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/3-programming-milestones-to-work-towards/ TL;DR These three functions have been very useful for me when looking at the contents of a jar, I hope they are useful to you as well: # Pretty-ptrint the list of files in a jar # Example usage: `$ peek_jar path/to/my.jar` function peek_jar() { jarfile=$1 jar tf "${jarfile}" |... Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://beyondtheloop.dev/3-scripts-to-explore-jar-files-easily/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/3-scripts-to-explore-jar-files-easily/ TL;DR Use git add -p to interactively stage chunks of files. It’s one of the few git flags I have memorized and use every day. Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re coding a project, implementing a feature, making changes, “in the zone”… And you’re done! Good job! Now we... Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:00:00 -0700 https://beyondtheloop.dev/make-interactive-with/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/make-interactive-with/ How to leverage Reddit's communities to skyrocket your improvement as an programmer - Reddit is an amazing resource for beginner programmers. It’s a goldmine of references to valuable materials and a place where a lot of great folks gather to give each other feedback. It has helped me throughout my career and, in this post, I want to explain how you could be... Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://beyondtheloop.dev/how-to-use-reddit-to-skyrocket-your-improvement/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/how-to-use-reddit-to-skyrocket-your-improvement/ How being mindful can help you not feeling overwhelmed. - Programming is a very broad field. It’s an umbrella term for hundreds of different activities that millions of programmers do every day. From research to design, from experimentation to code review and debugging, these could all be classified inside of programming. No wonder then, that learning how to program is... Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0800 https://beyondtheloop.dev/the-four-core-tasks/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/the-four-core-tasks/ A step by step guide to use Antlr4 in your CMake project - Not long ago, I had to process a language’s syntax for a rather big solo project written in C++14 and using CMake 3.6 as the build system (check it here). I had no idea about which tool to use at the time, and ANTLR sounded familiar. The last version (ANTLR... Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0700 https://beyondtheloop.dev/Antlr-cpp-cmake/ https://beyondtheloop.dev/Antlr-cpp-cmake/