Becoming a More Effective Software Engineer

 

In this video series, Google’s Addy Osmani provides invaluable wisdom for those starting or maturing their careers in software engineering.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

HOW TO extract subtitles from a YouTube video

[Update - 2022]  YouTube now automatically generates a transcript & timestamp that can be toggled Subtitles within videos help non-native speakers clearly understand & follow what's going on while the video is playing. If you wish to take notes from a YouTube video, you will find this tip for extracting the subtitles from a YouTube video (that has subtitles) to be a time-saver. I have adapted this tip from an answer to a related question on the Quora website - Open the video page in Chrome browser (or any other browser that provides HTTP debugging/Developer Tools) and pause the video Right click anywhere on the page, and click on Inspect Element OR hit the F12 function key. Click on Network tab Under the Network tab look for an item called timedtext.  Right click on it and open that file in a new tab. An xml file containing subtitles with their timestamps(the stuff inside of <>) opens up. To get rid of the timestamps and just have the plain transcript...
Read more

Google Summer of Code 2026: Open Food Facts

Image
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) has long been the ultimate launchpad for aspiring developers. As Google’s premier global open-source program, it offers contributors the rare opportunity to work on live open-source software projects alongside some of the world’s most respected and seasoned developer communities. But as open-source engineering continues to take center stage globally, getting a foot in the door has evolved from a difficult challenge into an elite competitive arena.   The scale of this competition was fully on display for the GSoC 2026 cohort. Globally, the program saw a massive influx of 15,245 applicants , all vying for a coveted spot. Out of those thousands of hopefuls, only 1,141 contributors were selected worldwide. This places the global acceptance rate at a razor-thin ~7% , a metric that makes GSoC more selective than many Ivy League institutions. Open Food Facts & GSoC For the contributors who do beat the odds, they get to write code that directly ...
Read more