Don’t let routine consume your passion — Sometimes, in our day-to-day life, we feel that something is not quite right. We find it hard to be as productive as we would like to be, get irritated very easily, and feel we cannot handle all our responsibilities and commitments. …

A glimpse of why hexagonal architecture is replacing the layered style — Hexagonal Architecture is an architectural pattern for designing software applications. Its popularity has increased in recent years as it is an alternative to traditional layered architecture. What is the problem with layered architecture? This architectural pattern applies the SoC (Separation of Concerns) principle to decompose our components into layers, each one having a different responsibility. …

A practical approach to designing REST APIs — Unless you are an experienced engineer, it could be difficult sometimes to correctly design an API from scratch. In this article, we will explore 5 steps to a well-designed REST API for most use cases. NOTE: REST terminology is in italics, and each term is described in a glossary at…

Key concepts behind the process of digital transformation — Digital transformation is broader than a digitization process. It consists of a deep shift in operations, processes, competencies, and business models to take full advantage of the changes and opportunities offered by digital technologies and their accelerated impact on society. Digital Business Ecosystems The technology research firm Gartner defines a digital business ecosystem…

A recipe for collaborative projects using Git and GitHub — If you are familiar with Git, you might have noticed that, when working in collaborative projects, things can quickly get pretty messy if all collaborators compete with each other to push commits into the same branch. So, you may have considered adopting a workflow to allow all team members to…