My latest articles on Python and software development
Hi, it’s Erik from Medium.com. Since my last e-mail, many new people signed up to this Substack; welcome aboard. It’s been a while since my last e-mail so I do have a lot of new stuff to share that you may have missed!
Since my last e-mail, I passed the magical 1000 followers mark on Medium. I now have 1.2K followers, and 500+ followers on my Medium publication, Technology Explained. It’s super encouraging and humbling at the same time.
Here are my latest articles on Medium. I included friend links so you can view them for free, even when you’re not a paying Medium member.
6 Tips to Stay Healthy as a Software Developer
Extended periods of sitting increases your risk of chronic health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. It can also be bad for your mental health. It’s essential to develop healthy habits as early as you can to counter these risks. I shared six crucial tips that helped me improve my health as a software developer.
Shell Commands Every Developer Must Know
This is a bit of a prequel to another article I wrote (How to become a command-line ninja). Are you still dependent on GUIs? You can significantly increase your productivity by learning a few basic shell commands. After learning these, learning more commands will come naturally — promised!
Top 15 Python Packages You Must Try
Why do we all love Python? For starters, it’s a beautiful and easy to learn programming language. Another reason: it comes with batteries included, meaning Python has many excellent libraries included by default. But in my opinion, it’s the 230,000 user-contributed packages that make Python really powerful and popular. In this article, I handpicked 15 packages that I found most useful during my 10-year career as a Pythonista.
20 Funny Programming Fact and Quotes
Sometimes you just want to blow off some steam. That’s precisely what I did when writing this article. It’s a collection of the funniest programming quotes I heard on the work floor, mixed with some history and best practices as well.
The 12 Habits of Highly Effective Software Developers
I’ve worked with many software developers, some of them fresh out of college, others seasoned professionals. This article lists some of the traits that the pros seem to have in common.
Thank you for continuing to read my articles!
- Erik