JavaScript Concepts Every Programmer Should Know — Recently I wrote about JS in JavaScript Concepts Every Programmer Should Know, and the community feedback was great. JavaScript Concepts Every Programmer Should Know JavaScript is the number one programming language for the web, but besides that, it also spread to many platforms…be-ja.medium.com I noticed quite some developers and readers found it interesting, so why not actually write a series on this topic, as there are much more concepts useful to grasp and make use…

A Story About Responsibilities and the Engineer’s Role In It — Recently, I was tasked with interviewing for a Senior position at the current company I work at, and I actually thought to myself — what makes a good Senior Software Engineer? I’ve gone through the whole deal — I’ve been a Junior, Mid, and then a Senior Software Engineer, and…

Why Is Conversational Design Important For Your Customers’ Experience and Satisfaction — As previously mentioned in a handful of my stories, I’ve been working in CPaaS and SaaS for quite some years now, with a focus on Chatbots, AI, and Conversational Design. Today I wanted to touch on Conversational Design, and what benefits your customers can enjoy from it. Purpose of Chatbots Having a chatbot…

Everyone uses Gmail, right? I use it, you use it, depending on whether you created a Facebook profile for your grandmother, you probably created a Gmail address for her as well. And all of that is nice and sounds good — but the issue is that Gmail stopped being just…

How to Overcome Obstacles and Improve Your Software — Thousand of times all of us encounter software that just doesn’t work. It doesn’t break, it doesn’t throw a flag, notifying you that there’s an error — but for some reason, it just doesn’t do what it clearly is intended to. …

What’s Debounce and How to Implement It — If your background is in mobile development, you might already know what debounce is. In any case, not many heard about it and what problems it solves, but it’s very useful, so let’s dig in. The term “debounce”, originated first in the electronics and hardware industry. Mechanical Bounce Bounce is a property…

Building Software and Processes for Unreliable Scenarios — Even though the software industry has seen many innovations, achievements, complex systems, and experienced veterans— it is yet so young when compared to other fields and practices. Building software itself might be trivial in some circumstances, but in order to deliver true state-of-the-art quality, we first have to engineer it…

A Guide on How to Get Started With Whatsapp Business API — Besides having your chatbot designed and built, your platform needs a channel to give life to your chatbot. And even more important — customers are choosing where they want to contact your brand. This story is focused on WhatsApp and its API, as it’s one of the most common and…

A Serious Note on Motivation and Productivity — Yeah, I said it and I wrote it — bullshit lists, bullshit suggestions, and bullshit habits. Bullshit. Chances are this story won’t get chosen for further distribution, but hey — if it helps a fellow or two, I’ll be damned. You might have already noticed it, but just in case…