A Guide to Smarter Decision-Making — The 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto principle, is a universal concept that transcends specific fields and industries. It posits that roughly 80% of the effects or outcomes are typically derived from 20% of the causes or inputs. …

“If you are trying to decide between a few people to fill a position, always hire the better writer.” — “If you are trying to decide between a few people to fill a position, always hire the better writer. It doesn’t matter if that person is a designer, programmer, marketer, salesperson, or whatever, the writing skills will pay off. …

10 Reasons We Need to Change How We Teach Software Engineering in Universities — In my earlier years, I had the privilege of serving as a Teacher Assistant in a university’s Computer Engineering department. Back then, the role felt challenging, yet the path to teaching programming seemed rather straightforward. It was like a walk in the park; students simply needed to gain specific knowledge…

The approach that will help you reach your goals without burnout — I love reading, and I enjoy reading in different fields. I also enjoy incorporating the knowledge I’ve gained throughout my life, not just the obvious scoops I find for the book. …

Confession: I miss Cape Town — I am Egyptian, and I moved to Cape Town in 2017. I lived there for 5 years then I came back at the end of 2021 to my hometown, Egypt. I am happy that I am back in Egypt, and it was my decision, but I miss Cape Town. Cape…

66 stories, 2 years, and more than 350000 views — 2 years ago and 2 months, I started blogging on this account. I was searching for something new to learn and do, so I decided to try Medium. I never had enough time for it, but I was happy to be consistent with it for 2 years. Surprisingly, I discovered…

Short answer: Yes, but no. — Whenever I scroll through Programming-related articles or videos, I see this title: “Learn JavaScript in 1 Hour”. It’s always JavaScript or Python, I don’t know why. It is easy to have the same videos for many other languages if they are not as fundamental as Java or C. So if…

Yes, not maternity leave only, pregnancy leave too — You must have heard about Maternity leave before, it is simply the paid vacation mothers — and sometimes fathers as well — have after having a new child. This vacation length differs from one country to another, but it is mostly a long leave. We all know how important maternity…

A roadmap to chrome extensions development without previous knowledge — As a software engineer, I choose to do chrome extensions. I love them. I try to go into other stuff from time to time, yet I return to Chrome Extensions again. I wrote about this earlier. 11 Reasons to Build a Chrome Extension Developing Chrome Extensions can help you build your web development careerbetterprogramming.pub In this article, I will give you — as an expert — the best…