How to Get More Jobs on Upwork

Upwork is one of the most popular websites for freelancers working online. I have used the website myself for two years. My experience with the website was very good; I got some clients that I loved working with. Those clients didn’t only work with me, they referred other clients…

Neglect of silos in tech teams

Imagine waking up to a sunny morning, feeling good about the day ahead. You head to work, enter the office, open your laptop, and start working on an interesting task. Everything seems fine until you realize it's time for your team's standup. Your colleagues are discussing their plans for the…

Tech Conferences are for networking not for knowledge

Here is my current take on tech conferences. In my opinion, the benefits of attending tech conferences revolve around three main things: 1. Learning. 2. Inspiration. 3. Networking. After attending many conferences in the last couple of years, I realised that if you are not into networking and getting to…

The open source paradox.

Something that bothered me lately is the lack of giving back to the open-source community. Not a monetary contribution for maintainers or not even open-sourcing any internal tools that can be beneficial for others. Companies using open-source tools do not have to reinvent many complex wheels and make millions of…

My Problem with InertiaJS and Livewire

First of all, both tools are great, I used them and I released more than one product using Livewire components. Livewire Livewire is great if you want to add interactive components to your website without using jQuery or a SPA framework. It is awesome if you do not want to…

Code Gratification

If your future plan is to stay in a 9 to 5 job building software for your employer and climbing the ladder of the corporation to reach high career titles, and you think that would make you happy, then this post is not for you. Keep doing what are you…

Boreout

You probably heard many times of people burnout at work. When someone is put under extreme pressure at work, it is possible to feel overwhelmed and emotionally drained, that can result in a burnout. But is the opposite of these factors can lead to something else? under pressured, unchallenged, repetitive…