Questions tagged [software-development]
Questions regarding the Workplace interactions and considerations that are involved in the process of designing, implementing, testing, deploying, etc., a software product. Please refrain from posting coding questions, as those belong to Stack Overflow instead.
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How do I influence a hiring decision in a way that increases the likelihood of my new engineering colleague being product-oriented?
I’ve had the misfortune of an engineering colleague on my team (the most senior one) being not product oriented. Despite it being a startup and a small team that hasn’t yet achieved profitability, he ...
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Should you refactor when there are no tests? [closed]
I collaborate on a mature app. It's quite messy since no code review has been practiced for decades. It's hard to maintain. It's clear for me that at some point, it will become so unmaintainable that ...
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Should I accept offer to lead a project that I have limited experience in but am confident I could pull off?
We have been developing a mobile app in Delphi for over a year using the FMX multi platform framework. This application plays a big role in our business model thus it is a top priority. For a while ...
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How do I convince my boss to use an up to date version of software to develop a new SaaS
So I've been tasked to develop a SaaS. Originally it was to be an internal tool, but during the design phase I was asked to make it multitenant capable (for external companies to use).
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Will be starting as a Trainee soon but worried about my lack of experience in web dev domain
I will shortly be starting my first job at a service-based business. The company's main focus is on content management systems (CMS). Along with a few other new hirees for the same role, I will be ...
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Forgetting my work skill and experience [closed]
I have worked 8 years as software developer in IT industry. Due to personal reasons I had to move to a new country where I am pursuing Master in computer science. The course is not offering me much ...
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I'm a web developer but I am being asked to automate testing in Selenium [closed]
I am somewhat a newbie with 2 years of experience in Java backend developing and I want to hone my skills in backend Java developing.
But now my manager and team is asking to work on automation web ...
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How can we elevate developer performance in a shared codebase?
In our company, we have multiple software development teams working on a common codebase. The problem we are facing is that developers are not producing good results when they work on code that they ...
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am I leading a project in the right way?
My current team is going to adopt the Agile methodology, but no-one has experience with it except me, and there is also some lack of technical skills.
As a result, in each meeting I tend to talk a lot,...
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How can I convince the tech lead to improve our coding standards?
We have a big messy project on Java, a family of desktop Swing applications. It's 20 years old
If you believe you've seen the worst of it, you haven't. This is (some of) what happens when you have no ...
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Unsatisfied by my progress as a software developer
It's been almost a year since I landed my first job as a developer. During this time the things I have done are: solved minor bugs, solved major bugs, implemented a new feature into a product.
But I ...
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Transition from testing to software development. What can I do to make myself a better candidate for software engineering roles?
My background is in engineering (EE) and testing, and I'm trying to get into software engineering / development. I'm mostly self-taught, and I'm not sure if I'm going in the right direction with this ...
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For software engineer positions, in addition Leetcode-style questions, how likely are library specific questions (if listed on resume)?
I'm in the process of updating my resume and preparing for a job change. I'm interested in pursuing a software engineering position, and I'm wondering about listing libraries on my resume.
I developed ...
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How to name new projects without confusing anyone [closed]
I recently transitioned into a sort of engineer position where I am the most newest member of my team. For the past month since I started, I've been working on other people's projects and nothing came ...
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What should be the limit of someone's incompetence? [closed]
I joined a new team as a software engineer. I am helping fixing security vulnerabilities on these existing applications. The owner of these application has been working on them for many years but I ...
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Just made Product Owner with no prior experience and tasked to lead and renovate the whole R&D department, how can I do it? [closed]
The software development team in our company is 90% external and in the hands of a single external company, as well as most of the technical know-how acquired in the last 20 years: almost no internal ...
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Frustration over co-workers engineering habits [closed]
I work in a small, but established software company. I have been there over 2 years now and with time I noticed a growing frustration with one of my teammates and how he functions in the team.
To set ...
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Struggling with Team Dynamics: Dealing with a Critical and Ambitious Junior Developer
I'm currently facing a challenging situation within my development squad, and I'm seeking advice on how to navigate it effectively.
Eight months ago, our team leader and I hired a junior developer for ...
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"Senior" colleague wastes my time by trying to re-invent existing systems
Sorry for the long post, let me know if some parts should be shortened. I feel that some backstory is needed to understand what's happening.
Quick recap: my company's development department grew from ...
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Software Industry is collapsing, and I'm uncertain about the future [closed]
I know it may sound negative, but how could it not be when you open your LinkedIn feed and 7 out of 10 posts are about layoffs and people being without jobs for months?
First and foremost, allow me to ...
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I fear my Software Dev skills are withering. How could I approach this in future jobs?
Some background:
From 2015 to 2020, after graduating, I worked as a developer for a company, where more or less always managed to do what was expected from me, and ended up being a reliable employee.
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I have code from my previous startup that my current employer needs - they want me to open source it [closed]
When I left my last corporate job, I started working on my own open source project. It was sort of a 'I can do it better/learning project'. I continued to work on it and even managed to score really ...
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Web Developer advice required [closed]
I have 5 years of vanilla PHP web development experience using Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. In Hertfordshire, I earn £30,000, but I need £40,000 for a mortgage. I’ve been applying for jobs, ...
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How can one determine the most effective method for establishing a success metric for a quarterly objectives?
My manager recently took on the additional role of Frontend Architect, and he's asked me to step up and assist with day-to-day responsibilities for the team. Currently, I hold the position of ...
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Should I push my fledgling programming work out of the development nest myself?
I create new programs for internal use within my workplace of over 300 people. I largely work alone and pretty much have carte blanche to create or improve anything. My boss and other superiors have ...
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Web developer / Php dev being underpaid [closed]
I graduated in 2018 with 1st class degree in computer science and since I only had 2 jobs:
Job 1: software engineer python/web dev 24k 1.6 years got sacked because of Covid.
Job 2 Php developer 3.4 ...
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How to get coworkers to stop giving me ChatGPT-generated suggestions
I work in computer graphics for a small company on our own game engine. We also have an in house team of artists creating content for this engine.
I am often tasked with taking suggestions from the ...
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Developer - if I need to review code of junior developers, is it reason for a raise?
I am middle developer, not having to interact with junior developers.
My boss also said I am middle because in our organization you are senior if you are
allocated a junior developer ("allocated&...
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How to handle a coworker who is constantly suggesting improvements in pieces of work I'm primarily responsible for?
In my job, my coworker and I handle a certain aspect of development which has 2 parts, my focus is on one part while my coworkers focus is on the other part.
Over the last few months, I have noticed ...
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How can I tell if I'm being singled out by a colleague for being a woman?
I'm a software developer with a respectable work history. I'm confident in the quality of my work, though I know I'm not perfect and not above criticism or correction. I have been discriminated by a ...
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I am part of a team while not officially reporting to its manager, and I think this is causing tension between us. How should I address this?
I am a mid-level software engineer at a large-ish tech company, having slightly above 5YOE.
My team is comprised of 8 developers. The previous manager for this team left the company a few months back. ...
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Navigating Career Ambiguity in IT: Lost in Transition Software/DevOps Engineer - Seeking Guidance on Next Steps [closed]
I've been working in IT consulting for the past 10 years, collaborating with clients on team projects lasting 6-12 months. My focus has predominantly been on building Cloud solutions and handling ...
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Colleague making up excuses for lack of knowledge
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We are a small team of developers working on a single multiplatform project (Web, Mobile and PC). One colleague in particular is in "charge" of the mobile application. I quoted that ...
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Getting back into Software Engineering after an almost 2 year hiatus
I’m a 33 year old software engineer from Chile, and I’m also a professional rugby player (since 2020) and I’ve represented my country for the past 8 years and just recently competed in the Rugby World ...
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Non-compete clause in scientific programming, and course of action [closed]
I have a job offer from a company that produces simulation software for engineering applications, I am an applied mathematician.
They ask to sign a non-compete clause of a 1 year period, and worldwide....
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Please advise on how to navigate upcoming 1:1 meeting with boss, given circumstances? [closed]
I have documented my difficult work situation in this question and this question
Where things stand is that I am actively looking for a completely different group to be on in the large company I am a ...
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How to become more diligent and accountable?
I work as a newly hired junior software developed in embedded system. My boss critiqued me during a review telling me that I should work on my organisational talent, my accountability and adhere more ...
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My journey learning programming. Looking for guidance ~ where do I go from here? [closed]
I started to learn to programming sometime in May about 4 months ago, I had tried to learn before, but this time was with real college courses. I feel like this is the perfect career for me, but I ...
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Is this fraud? And if so, to what extent am I responsible?
I am the most senior technical employee at a small company providing software as a service to other businesses.
The company only has about 10 employees, so one of the directors does a lot of the sales ...
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Manager banned tests and Linux [closed]
My manager demanded I stop writing tests and instead start using manual testing like before I joined the company. After I mentioned I couldn't find something using the package manager, they also ...
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Doing a job in obscure way
I would ask a simple question.
When employees do their job in obscure or loosely explained way, or with scarce or ineffective documentation, out of worry their work would be underestmated if it ...
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How do I contract a remote work arrangement?
I am a scientific software developer with close to zero experience (only university projects and an internship). A company is interested in hiring me. They are in European country X, while I want to ...
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Explaining to engineers the importance of writing clean code
I've been working in the industry for a bit now and I lead a small team of developers (those are not always the same depending on the project I work on). When writing code I normally receive feedback ...
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Unpaid leave - how much I can realistically ask for?
My current position is, unfortunately, not a good match for my skills and previous experience. Seeing everything in the retrospective, it seems that this position is quite a few steps back for my ...
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Company reluctant to use good development practices; rejecting all my proposals. How can I handle this?
I'm a mobile developer. I work in a service company developing internal tools for different areas of the company. There is an so-called modernization project where I am, which is supposed to define ...
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How to deal with invasive scrum master who is nitpiking my MR to the tune of 135 comments?
I started a new job a little less than six months ago as a Software Engineer and it has been nothing but an uphill battle. I have the most experience in our team, and from what I have experienced and ...
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Can i move to Europe as an ios developer from Pakistan?
I am a 25 year old pakistani with education upto Intermediate which is equivalent to A levels. I am currently working as an iOS developer for 1.5 years. Is it possible for me to get a job anywhere in ...
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How to help my stubborn colleague learn new ways of coding?
I work for a small wholesale company as a developer. It is just me and one other. I am way younger than him and he is considered my "senior". I put that in quotes because I soon realized ...
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Can I leave after signing the offer letter?
I want to seek some advice I have 1 offer for the SDET role and I received an offer letter today HR is calling me again and again to make sure that I have confirmed and signed the offer letter because ...
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How to handle merging separate expert teams while avoiding bus factor?
When there is a situation that 2 small teams merge to form a bigger one, in the start there will be within the team two different sets of domain experts.
This situation has the advantage that specific ...
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