Mensur Duraković

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The Senior Engineer Illusion: What I Thought vs. What I Learned

The Senior Engineer Illusion: What I Thought vs. What I Learned

As a junior engineer, I had some wild ideas about senior engineers. I thought they were like coding superheroes - able to debug any issue, always knowing the next step, and walking tech encyclopedias. I used to think that leveling up your career to senior would grant you unlimited knowledge

From Paratrooper to Prodigy: Student Types I've Met in 5 Years of Teaching Programming

From Paratrooper to Prodigy: Student Types I've Met in 5 Years of Teaching Programming

I have been teaching programming at different universities in Croatia for about 5 years and a bit more. I was an assistant professor/professor at 2 state universities and 2 private universities. I am still teaching at 1 state and 1 private university, part-time. During this period I had a

10 hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software engineer job

10 hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software engineer job

Last weekend I had a chance to talk with some students who just got their degree. They are pursuing their first software engineer job. In conversation with them, I learned that they have a pretty wrong perception of this job. This is because the reality for these new kids is so skewed.

Boost Your Career in Software Development with These 10 Essential Soft Skills

Boost Your Career in Software Development with These 10 Essential Soft Skills

Technical skills are essential if you are a software developer. Still, no matter how good you are in the technical domain if you don’t possess good soft skills, you will have a hard time at work. You can think about soft skills as tires and technical skills as wheels.

Job interviews: 10 direct questions to make a good impression

Job interviews: 10 direct questions to make a good impression

The interview procedure is like a game of chess. You need to do the right things at the right time. If you screw up one move you can heavily damage your chances to win the game in the end. At the end of the interview, the interviewer will ask you:

Code reviews: a 5-step guide on how to make your colleagues hate you

Code reviews: a 5-step guide on how to make your colleagues hate you

When done correctly, code reviews can be a great way to prevent bugs, improve code quality, and spread business and technical knowledge through the development team. Code review is a skill that takes time to learn from both perspectives, reviewing the code and creating reviewable code. However, code reviews can

Unpleasant situations: 50 professional ways to tell someone to go to hell

Unpleasant situations: 50 professional ways to tell someone to go to hell

Many people ask me how to communicate in a nice, polite, and professional manner when the situation or circumstances are not pleasant or comfortable. Have you ever wanted to tell a coworker that it is his or her problem, not yours? To inform your project manager that you are wasting