Published inLevel Up Coding·May 23, 2022Member-onlyOne of the fastest ways to make the Django app look goodI always considered myself a lazy backend engineer who does not like too much to create web pages that look good. You know my eye is not good, CSS details are making me mad, this kind of stuff. Because of this reason, I look forward to any tool that can…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Jan 3, 2022Member-onlyHow Much Money You Can Make In IT — A Story Based On My Personal ExperienceThe short answer is:Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Dec 19, 2021Member-onlyPresentation of My Coding Tool BeltI can assume that each programmer has their favorite tools. During my career, I’ve gathered a lot of tools that I’ve added to my tool belt. I have been using some of them for a long time, and I am not planning to change them. Some tools are used only…Software Development10 min readSoftware Development10 min read
Nov 26, 2021Member-onlyA Celebration: ~300 FollowersThe current story is different from the ones I usually write. I believe I have a good reason for that: I would like to thank you all. The people who are reading my stories, the people who find them interesting enough to click follow button — Thank you! My journey…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published inBetter Programming·Oct 26, 2021Member-onlyDon’t Write Code If You’re Not Sure Why You’re Doing It. If You Do Not Know the Purpose of It, Just Let It Go.It’s all about avoiding the unnecessary. — I remember at least two cases in my career when creating too much code turned out to be a bad strategy. And I am not talking about over-engineering. On the surface, business was looking good, then someone decided that a certain problem should be solved by writing custom software. …Programming7 min readProgramming7 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Oct 8, 2021Member-onlyCool stuff you can do with Python, SQLite, and typerIntroduction In this story, I will demonstrate how to build a simple CLI (Command-Line Interface) application with SQLite as the underlying data storage. I will try to do a simple task management application and demonstrate the basic concepts behind it. …Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Sep 17, 2021Member-onlyWrite your tools: automate PDF workflow with pythonPrerequisites Problem description In this story, we will tackle the following problem: generating a massive amount of PDF files with the same structure, but with different data for each. Of course, we will be using python to achieve that. Python packages jinja2 weasyprint PyYAML You should install the libraries mentioned above…Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Sep 12, 2021Member-onlyWrite your tools: simple JIRA automationI had a thought recently that writing tools by yourself is a refreshing experience, it allows you to go outside your day-to-day work, and at the same time, it helps you to learn new things. This learning process can be really exciting, sometimes close to frustration, sometimes close to euphoria…Python8 min readPython8 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Aug 16, 2021Member-onlyPython “hidden” gems: __slots__Intro When I was a younger developer I often sat in front of my PC and randomly pick some python official documentation articles (I’m still doing it, but with lower frequency). …Python4 min readPython4 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Jul 28, 2021Member-onlyMinimize the waste in software developmentLean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials. The quote mentioned above comes from Scrum Guide because reducing waste is essential for the Scrum framework. Nevertheless, in my opinion, we should avoid waste in all circumstances, no matter if you are a Scrum acolyte or an opponent. In this…Software Development8 min readSoftware Development8 min read
