Author: Denis Kryukov

Technical interviews are a staple of the tech world: they’re praised, they’re analyzed, they’re criticized, but they just cannot be ignored — after all, they often serve as the ultimate test to the developer’s knowledge. It’s no wonder aspiring developers put their maximum effort into preparing for technical interviews.

With the advancements in JavaScript in the latest years, creating, editing, and running code is no longer constrained to offline editors running on the developer’s computer; nowadays, we can run our code in online environments called “playgrounds” — and there’s quite a lot of advantages of using them.

With web development being an incredibly popular domain, there’s no shortage of relevant events, meetups, and cons for web developers to gather. Still, with an abundance of conferences to choose from, developers often feel overwhelmed: which one to choose and attend? Which one to watch on YouTube?

In this article, we’ll thoroughly explore both Yarn and npm, all the while answering these questions: What are their key features? What advantages and disadvantages do they have? How are their workflows organized? Let’s find out!

Proficiency in algorithms is such an essential part of programming knowledge that it’s hard to imagine great remote developers without it. The great thing about algorithms and when utilized properly, they can really make you shine in the eyes of your employer and colleagues.

Nowadays, agile is far more than just a number of principles – it incorporates complex methodologies like Lean manufacturing and Kanban. How can they be used to improve your project and make your team more efficient?

For the last ~5 years, “data science” has been a hot term that continuously gathered traction both in the IT world and the media. So how does data science function in the real world?

For many developers, sorting algorithms are shrouded in mystery: they often seem too math-heavy or too computer science-y. In reality, however, every web developer (remote or in-office) always works with data — and knowing how to sort this data well is yet another stepping stone to becoming even better.

Google I/O 2019 brought us a lot of cool new features: the Chrome team discussed what new JavaScript features will be shipped in Chrome soon — and here’s the rundown of their keynote:

The web development sphere is rich with all kinds of solutions which seem to become more and more heavy, complex, and feature-rich. In this environment, static sites that you can host on GitHub Pages is a refreshing take on how websites can be made and interacted with.