Michael EricsonWhy Your New Year’s Resolution Will FailThere is a very strong reason why people fail their New Year’s resolution. This is because of the fundamental question of3 min read·Dec 30, 2023----
Michael EricsonUnit Testing is not sufficient testingWhen I first heard about unit testing, as most programmers, I went the route of avoiding unit testing when possible. You’re not creating…3 min read·May 30, 2020----
Michael EricsonDon’t start with complexity in your code, it will come naturallyLet me state an obvious fact, building software good software is tough. However, actually building software is not that tough.4 min read·Apr 25, 2020--1--1
Michael EricsonRead code from open source projects to improve your skills as a developerAs a developer, we are expected to constantly be learning. New frameworks come out. You might want to switch the language or framework you…2 min read·Dec 24, 2019----
Michael EricsonWhy Coding Bootcamps are often EffectiveThe idea of learning how to become a software engineer in 12 weeks and gain a six figure salary seems almost like it’s too good to be true…5 min read·Nov 17, 2019----
Michael EricsonNon-technical Skills that make you a better Software EngineerI previously wrote an article about the difference between working for a start up and a large corporation, and the skills are different…5 min read·Dec 31, 2018----
Michael EricsonStart up vs. Enterprise: A tale of two citiesAs a developer, working in a start-up environment is much different than working in an enterprise environment. The challenges that you…5 min read·Dec 17, 2018--1--1
Michael EricsonIn agile, the key word to working software is “working”The agile manifesto and principles states2 min read·Nov 9, 2018----
Michael EricsonAs a software developer, I hate writing codeAs a software developer, I hate writing code. It’s the worst thing about software engineering. That’s a weird thing for me to say. After…1 min read·Nov 7, 2018----