/categories/atomic-essay/ Recent content in Atomic Essay on Jakub Jarosz Hugo en Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:00:54 +0100 /atomicessay/3-red-flags-to-watch-when-you-join-a-new-team/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:00:54 +0100 /atomicessay/3-red-flags-to-watch-when-you-join-a-new-team/ The ritual starts. JIRA, jira tickets everywhere. As you are not a newbie in the tech game, you listen, watch, analyse and spot behaviour patterns. Initial excitement fades away. Why? What are the red flags? /atomicessay/3-career-mistakes-new-go-developers-should-avoid/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:00:54 +0100 /atomicessay/3-career-mistakes-new-go-developers-should-avoid/ A few years ago, at the GopherCon UK conference, I asked three programming instructors and mentors a straightforward question: What early career mistake will you never make again? /atomicessay/people-who-have-influenced-me-in-quality-engineering/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 10:00:54 +0100 /atomicessay/people-who-have-influenced-me-in-quality-engineering/ I&rsquo;ve been interested in engineering quality since I assembled my first electronic radio over 40 years ago. Since then, I&rsquo;ve explored how focusing on the quality of work in the electronics, electric, and automation industries affects the products I put into people&rsquo;s hands. /atomicessay/why-test-first-development-is-so-damn-hard/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:54 +0100 /atomicessay/why-test-first-development-is-so-damn-hard/ Thinking is hard. Who wants to do this nowadays? Who doesn&rsquo;t rush to build software, ship and collect the paycheck? So, don&rsquo;t bother about designing the product first. Just ship! Ship fast and break things! /atomicessay/why-learning-fundamentals-of-physics-will-make-you-a-better-software-engineer/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:00:54 +0100 /atomicessay/why-learning-fundamentals-of-physics-will-make-you-a-better-software-engineer/ When was the last time you were fixing critical bugs in your code? Were you confused and mad that something wasn&rsquo;t working? Did you feel angry or curious? /atomicessay/how-i-got-interested-in-time-blocking-system/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:00:54 +0100 /atomicessay/how-i-got-interested-in-time-blocking-system/ Keeping at bay digital distractions and filtering online noise is the most important think you can do for yourself. /atomicessay/rules-for-new-go-programmers/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:00:54 +0100 /atomicessay/rules-for-new-go-programmers/ You skyrocket your chances for success if you follow simple rules. The Go programming community at the Bitfield Institute of Technology (BIT) call them the 10 commandments of Go. Ready to dive in? /atomicessay/learning-go-tips-for-developing-the-right-mindset/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:00:54 +0100 /atomicessay/learning-go-tips-for-developing-the-right-mindset/ <p>How do I start? Where to look for resources and which to use? What are the best ways to learn how to program?</p>