Software Development Academy 14.11.2019 9 min

Getting to the senior developer level is not a path paved with roses. To reach this stage of your career you need to be committed, have a lot of knowledge and experience and, most importantly, look at all problems as challenges rather than impediments.

Software Development Academy 07.11.2019 12 min

The debate between the importance of soft and hard skills has been going on for a long time. Stereotypically, it is believed that the IT industry particularly values people with a technical mindset, those with hard skills. However, it is soft skills that make it possible to successively climb the career ladder. It is thanks to this skill that one can easily communicate in a team and gain the trust of co-workers. Therefore, it is increasingly evident that employers are looking for something more than just technical skills, and what exactly they are looking for you can find out by reading our post. However, before we begin, we would like to briefly explain the topic of soft skills and describe what it’s all about.

Software Development Academy 28.10.2019 7 min

Everyone who knows anything about the IT industry knows what Java is. After all, this programming language was created in 1995, almost 25 years ago, and is still one of the most popular and widely used languages in the world. It is not surprising that many myths about Java have accumulated over the years and many of them are also present in the IT industry. Therefore, it is worth to smash these myths and this is the task we took on in this post.

Software Development Academy 17.10.2019 7 min

There is no progress without development. Especially nowadays, if a company does not develop, it only results in a downward tendency. The competition is becoming more and more market-driven and racing in ways to hire new talented employees or to give no reason for their employees to leave their teams. In such a competitive world, it is worth focusing on the development of your employees and on improving their skills. Bonuses or acknowledgements are no longer enough, you need to look at this issue holistically and make every effort to ensure that the company will thrive, and so will its team.

Software Development Academy 01.10.2019 8 min

Learning new programming languages is just like learning a new foreign language, you need to start from scratch, then build your knowledge and practice based on it, constantly practising to achieve the intended goal, i.e., the level of knowledge and skills that will allow you to freely use a particular programming language. It is not possible to do it without paying attention to it. This process requires your commitment and many hours spent on creating new codes.