What is SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)?
How do developers make sure their applications meet all specifications? When do they test their code? What is the appropriate time frame for requirement analysis? Without answers to these questions, software developers would be at a loss whenever they worked…
Software Engineering Salaries at Lyft: A Guide
Lyft has a bold ambition: to revolutionize transportation. While the company started in San Francisco, it’s since spread across the world. Everyday, people depend on Lyft to travel to work, school, the grocery store or anywhere else they need to…
Apple Software Engineering Salary: A Guide
“We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.” This is the first line on Apple’s job page and it perfectly encapsulates what it means to work at Apple. As a software engineer at Apple, you’ll work alongside the…
Microsoft Software Engineering Salary: A Guide
“What better way to predict the future than to create it?” That’s the question Microsoft asks of its potential employees. It makes sense because the company has been at the forefront of technical innovation for decades. Microsoft has built products…
Python Requests: A Guide
When you’re building an application in Python, there may come a time when you want to connect to a third-party service. For instance, if you’re building a fitness tool you may want to connect to the Fitbit API so you…
Linux find Command: A Guide
When you’re starting to use the Linux command line, you’ll encounter the question: How do I find files using Linux? It’s not as if there is a search bar you can use in your command line to find a file…
Python Logging: A Guide
You’ve just built an application and have noticed something is not working as intended. The feature you just implemented is behaving in a way you did not expect. What should you do? How are you going to address this problem?…
Linux ls Command: A Guide
One of the most fundamental commands you need to know when using the Linux command line is the ls command. This command allows you to see what files and directories exist within the file system. It also provides additional information…
Python Lambda Functions: An Introduction
Python Lambda functions are single line, anonymous functions. Lambda expressions in Python are useful for single line functions that do not need a name, such as filtering lists, converting string cases, or multiplying a number. When you’re writing a program…
JavaScript forEach Loops Made Easy
The JavaScript forEach loop is an Array method that executes a custom callback function on each item in an array. The forEach loop can only be used on Arrays, Sets, and Maps. If you’ve spent any time around a programming…
JavaScript startsWith and endsWith: A Complete Guide
The JavaScript startsWith method will return true or false if a string starts with a specified character or string. JavaScript endsWith works the same way but applies to the end of a string. Both accept parameters that effect where the…
What is an SDK?
Whether or not you’ve worked with one in the past, it’s safe to assume that at least one application you’ve used was built using a Software Development Kit. Software developers use SDKs to create programs for specific platforms. SDKs are…
What is the MVC Framework?
Software engineers like to come up with ways to organize code. The more organized a codebase is, the easier it will be to navigate. Having an organized codebase will make it easy to identify and fix bugs quickly and implement…
Linux Symbolic Links: An Introduction
You’ve probably used the shortcut feature on your desktop at some point. Maybe you’ve got a button on your desktop that links to your “Documents” folder. It’s true that shortcuts make it much easier to navigate through your system; you…
ssh Command: How to Work Remotely Using SSH
While you’ll do most of your programming on your local machine, there may be times when you need to access another computer remotely. Once you’ve written a web application, you may want to upload it to a web server and…
What is localhost?
Localhost. What a peculiar domain name. There’s no “.com” or “.co” at the end of this one. Localhost stands alone as its own domain. As a developer or a techie, you’ve probably encountered localhost at some point. Perhaps you’ve seen…
A Beginner’s Guide to the Linux Command Line
Those of you old enough to remember when the earliest computers were introduced may recall MS-DOS and other command-line systems. The first computers did not have pretty desktops like we have come to expect today and were only told what…
What’s a Liberal Arts Degree and What Can It Do For You? A 2020 Guide
You may have heard the term ‘liberal arts school’ or ‘liberal arts college,’ but what do those actually entail? While everyone is—sometimes, rightfully so— touting the best of what STEM degrees like engineering, science, and mathematics offer to graduates, many…
JavaScript Includes: A Step-By-Step Guide
The JavaScript includes() method determines whether a list includes a specified item. The includes() method takes one parameter, the value to check for in a list. includes() will return true if that value is present, and false if it's not.…
HTM vs HTML
The Crazy Programmer states that HTML is one of the most straightforward, easy to learn languages. What's more, it makes up the backend of every page on the World Wide Web. This is because HTML is a universal language when…
Career Karma Projects Spotlight: June 19th
It’s Friday, and you know what happens on Friday: it’s the Career Karma Spotlight! Every Friday, we showcase the accomplishments of the top contributors on Career Karma Projects. This week, we’ve seen projects launch ranging from a resource website for…
Codecademy Review
If you’ve ever researched learning to code with online courses, it’s a safe bet you’ve heard of Codecademy. I remember taking some of my first steps in learning to code with their Python, Ruby, and Javascript coding courses. Codecademy was…
Python String Methods: Step-By-Step Guide
Python has many methods used exclusively for strings. Python string methods include upper(), lower(), capitalize(), title(), and more. These string methods are useful for manipulating, editing, and working with strings. Strings are one of the core data types used in…
CareerFoundry – UX Design Review
User Experience (UX) design is essential to any user-end software or design product. No matter how useful or brilliant your product is, nobody will want to use it if the experience is unpleasant. UX designers work to make products both…
Top 5 Best Tech Careers for ESFPs
A job search, whether it is in the tech industry or any other, brings many questions and considerations into mind. It is crucial to contemplate your career aspirations, salary expectations, and short/long term goals when considering which jobs and companies…
Best Careers for ESTPs in Tech
Have you ever had a job or been assigned a task that just didn’t feel like you? The work was fine and others around you seem to be enjoying it, but for you, it was draining or tedious. As you…
Career Karma Projects Spotlight: June 12th
It’s Friday, which means it’s time to showcase the accomplishments of the talented coders on Career Karma Projects. This week our community members have submitted a range of impressive projects, from an NFL play predictor to an app that helps…
Top Skills Employers Look for in Remote Workers
There are many advantages to working from home. For example, you have more flexibility in choosing when and from where to do your work and you can cut down on commutes, which are often time-consuming and costly. In fact, 80%…
How to Land a Job During COVID-19: A Handbook
This handbook is a crowdsourced list of top job search resources for people who have been laid off, furloughed or have lost their income due to COVID-19. This is meant to help those looking for jobs or a career transition.…
UX vs UI: Two Web Design Fields Compared
Are you interested in web design? If so, you’ve likely heard the terms user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) at some point in your life. Behind every web page there is a web designer responsible for its aesthetics. The…
