Over the years, I received thousands of emails from Finxters who are interested in a list of my “best” posts that concern the business and productivity side of computer scientists and programmers. The following list is a curated list of the productivity related articles on the Finxter blog, ordered by recency: 👇
I ask every Finxter freelancer student the following question: 👉 “What’s your goal as a Python freelancer?” A common answer pattern I get is as follows — check if a similar outlook applies to you: 👇 “Stuck at a Job That Pays The Bills” “Well, I’m 43 and facing a mid-life crisis. Stuck in a … Read more
In this article, I’ll show you three simple habits to get way more done, have a much easier and stress-free life, and make more money. Almost guaranteed. Based on science! But there’s a catch: these habits are often tough to implement for employees. I know because I have been there and done that. When I finally created … Read more
Fasting has many scientifically proven benefits for your body and overall health: Intermittent fasting improved blood pressure and resting heart rates as well as other heart-related measurements. Physical performance. Young men who fasted for 16 hours showed fat loss while maintaining muscle mass. Mice who were fed on alternate days showed better endurance in running. … Read more
Keeping Up With Market Changes By Using Google Trends API In this fast-moving world, people’s needs are constantly changing. To know about shifting behaviors, you can use Google Trends. This free tool provides data through search requests across Google Search, YouTube, Shopping, and Images. By entering a keyword or a topic, you can explore what … Read more
How to Overcome Procrastination? Procrastination may easily be the reason number one why you are not reaching your goals. Although there are many flavors of procrastination, a common story may go like this: With good intentions, you set your alarm clock in the evening and expect your future self in the morning to get up, … Read more
On this page, I’ll collect selected reader feedback for my newest book 📕 “The Art of Clean Code” (Amazon, NoStarch). I’ll only share the feedback from readers who explicitly agreed to publish it here. 👉 Want to Get Featured Here? Feel free to send in your feedback by replying to any of my emails. “Cannot … Read more
Welcome to the Finxter blog! My name is Chris, and I started this coding venture a couple of years ago. Check out this podcast generated by NotebookLM about my journey: Over the years, I have chatted with tens of thousands of Finxters who shared their stories and struggles with me. 👉 See here and here to … Read more
Expert Secret: Read More Programming Books Experts read books. Warren Buffett is said to read 1000 pages of annual reports every day. Buffett and his partner Charlie Munger became billionaires by spending 80% of their day reading. Buffett was once asked how to become smarter to which he responded: 📖 “Read 500 pages like this … Read more
🔒 Do you want to go deep into databases? The following career paths for coders interested in the broad database space are ordered alphabetically. The table shows the annual income of different job descriptions in the database space: Job/Career Description Annual Income $USD (Lower) Annual Income $USD (Higher) Cassandra Developer 110,000 145,000 Couchbase Developer 87,000 … Read more
This article will go over the top 21 most attractive developer jobs in the decade to come. Note that the purpose of this article is to look forward to the future rather than looking backward into the past. The future is inherently uncertain but we did everything we could (as you’ll see) to remain objective … Read more
This article will show you the most interesting PHP frameworks to build your career on in 2023 and beyond. Let’s start right away with a tabular overview of the income potential of the addressed PHP frameworks: PHP Framework Developer Income Low ($/year) Income High ($/year) General PHP Developer $44,000 $97,000 Laravel Developer $40,000 $150,000 Symfony … Read more