Speaking from experience — with a second chance in a software leadership position — In my early software development career, with much hard work, I am very fortunate to become a software manager relatively early. Being relatively young and naive as a new manager, my focus has been on commitments and project deliveries. Still, I did well and climbed the management ladder to become…

It’s not too late to restart your software development career at 40 — Someone once told me, “At 35 if you are still a programmer, consider starting looking for some other options for the next half of your career. The younger generation is catching up, and soon you’ll be obsolete.” True enough, at 35, I did start to reflect on what I was…

The more we’ve learned, the more we’ve realized there’s so much more to learn — As developers, the longer we’re on the job, the more experience we gain. Eventually, we may even become the go-to person on our team or in our organization, seen as the technical guru of our field. At this level, we get a self-esteem boost, which is positive. But at times…

A tertiary education is important but some things look even better on a resume — Don’t get me wrong — a tertiary education is important, especially if you attend a school that is closely linked with the industry. It usually provides good pointers and sound fundamentals of what computer science is. However, in the internet-driven world we live in, if you want to start your…

People will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character — It has been many years since I last visited the US as a tourist. The opportunity to step into the Land of Liberty makes one feel special. I cherish the opportunity given. However, this trip of mine was hampered by a horrible experience. It was on the first day I…

Check and See If You Get All Push Notification Facts Correctly — Push Notification is ubiquitous in any mobile application these days. In Android Development, it's an essential knowledge. To many, the idea is simple, the server pushes something to the device, and it gets shown in the pop-up on top of the screen to engage the user.

Have some fun. How many can you figure out? Be legitimately creative in finding the answers. — Just for fun, one day I posted what I thought seemingly easy puzzle to a software development team. It’s simple math with plus and minus, and by moving a match stick that forms the following equation, to make them correct. 8 + 3 - 4 = 0 I know 3…

Setup your own server to generate Push Notification to your app without login into Firebase — Early on I shared the simplest Android Push Notification tutorial without using any server. One can log into the Firebase console to generate test push notifications. Simplest Android Push Notification Tutorial Get the core essential of push notifications working on Android with minimal stepsmedium.com However, this has some limitations as

Migrate to Android 13's “Predictive Back” Before It’s Too Late — Other than Push Notification Permission, one of the most prominent features introduced in Android 13 is the Predictive Back feature. It is not a feature that is enabled by default, but it will be the future direction of Android beginning Android 13. Google has warned Important: We strongly recommend that…