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Developer in Programming – 10 Symptoms [CliftonStrengths #3]

February 20, 2023 / Bartek / 1 Comment

Out of my 5 CliftonStrengths talents, it’s time for the third one – Developer.

Cool name for a programmer, isn’t it?

Developer as a programmer – 10 symptoms

1. Awareness

I know people learn differently. YouTube videos, documentation, books, courses, learning by doing… All of that can be a legit source to learn from. Depends on who is a student.

That said, I have a very strong candidate for the best way of learning & teaching programming. Which is…

Individualization in Programming – 10 Symptoms [CliftonStrengths #2]

February 6, 2023 / Bartek / 2 Comments

In the previous post, I showed the Responsibility talent in examples. Now it’s time for my second top talent – Individualization.

Individualization as a programmer – 10 symptoms

1. Start with “why”

Before going into “what should we do”, you need to answer “what’s the goal”?

The problem and common misunderstanding are simple. Different people have different goals. I find it hard to start suggesting solutions before I know your pain.

2. Understanding business

Responsibility in Programming – 10 Symptoms [CliftonStrengths #1]

January 27, 2023 / Bartek / 0 Comments

CliftonStrengths is a 177-question assessment, resulting in 5 out of 34 themes (talents) that best describe your personality. It got popular because often the descriptions of the theme and the advice they give you after the assessment are extremely accurate and helpful.

Here are my top 5 CliftonStrengths themes.

6 lessons from the first project in Unity

December 17, 2022 / Bartek / 0 Comments

Starting Puzzle Balls I didn’t have the slightest idea what Unity is. “Game engine” didn’t really say anything to me.

What have I learned doing my first project in Unity?

🎉 Puzzle Balls Release 🎉

December 9, 2022 / Bartek / 0 Comments

I have the pleasure to announce: the playable release of Puzzle Balls is out! Go ahead, play it! Prepare your arrow keys and space bar, and connect 3 or more; fullscreen recommended!

*Puzzle Balls early release gameplay preview*

The game is not developed only by me. I collaborate with a dear friend of mine, Michał Hołowaty.

Keep in mind it’s a very early release. There is not much depth to the gameplay, plus many assets are just a placeholder, and many features are in the early stages. Although the game is fully functional and can be highly addictive! You have been warned!

We keep having fun playing and developing the game, so save the link in your bookmarks and come back to it once in a while. You are likely to encounter new features soon!

Let’s make a project – part 3, first artifact 🎉

September 29, 2022 / Bartek / 0 Comments

Do you know what it is?

Yes, this is a log-or-something text file, but more importantly – this is something that I had in mind when starting this project. It’s a legit football game generated by Football Manager, presented in a debug form. Pretty cool if you have been wanting it for the last 3 months, believe me.

Let’s Make a Project – part 2, not dead

August 17, 2022 / Bartek / 0 Comments

In fact, it’s far from dead. From the last time (56 days ago) I have pushed 45 commits. Considering the summer season, long AFKs, and a crazy time for me (for private reasons), I call it an okay-ish result.

It’s far from dead because it’s been just now that I feel more-or-less comfortable with the shape of the code.

Let’s Make a Project – part 1, basics

June 22, 2022 / Bartek / 0 Comments

I present you my new project – (American) Football Manager, which will be a Ruby application allowing you to become a manager of american football team. As a die-hard Panthers fan, I want to explore this world and dust off my Ruby development skill. I also want to share the progress on the blog.

Starting from complete zero, what needed to be done?

Communication benchmark – number of questions

June 9, 2022 / Bartek / 0 Comments

If you want to be a good communicator, you should practice communication. This requires feedback and questions from your recipients make great feedback. You don’t have to ask anybody for anything extra – questions happen anyway.

You write something -> by the hardness of communication, you aren’t sure if it’s clear or not -> somebody is indeed unclear on something -> they ask for clarification -> you answer, then you improve for future

How to use questions as feedback?

7 reasons not to write tests

April 1, 2021 / Bartek / 0 Comments

Awareness

Look, I know the importance of tests. But my team does not. I don’t want to be the one to take all the responsibility.

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