bradhoffman

I really love when personal development posts get bumped on here. Is there a community that is solely focused on personal development, life hacks, etc?

Books, tips, experiments, really anything encompassing improving productivity & health.

Hi there! I am about to graduate and have recently become REALLY fascinated with databases, and I'd like to research them further. The problem is that all of my research of "Database Design" leads to something along the lines of "modeling schemas and data".

Does anyone have any good references for someone who is looking to learn about the low-level database functionality (storage, indexing, data structures, etc)?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I am currently working for a startup and am one of 3 developers. Most of my work revolves around building the API in Node + Express as well as some small projects with MongoDB. The other developers don't really assist me since they have their own projects to work on, and, honestly, they have less experience and knowledge than I do.

So my question is: What is the best way for me to go about learning best practices in API development, or using MongoDB, or even just being a better software developer in general?

Hi all,

So I am about to finish my Master's degree in Computer Engineering, which means it is time for me to start looking for jobs. I've been talking to people as they've passed by on LinkedIn, but I also have applied for internships in Germany. I figured the language is cool, it's a different place, and I get to work on what I want to. Long term though, I want to start my own business here in the States, so going to Germany greatly conflicts with that.

I just started a job where I am one of the first programmers at a startup and can really have some major influence on the company. I also received an offer for an internship in Germany. Both have their benefits, but I am really torn on what to do.

Which brings me to my point: Do you all think it is better to have a potentially great experience for 3 months, but might not contribute as much to your long terms goals, or to miss out on the experience in support of achieving your long term goals?

I have been developing apps for years now, but at a very basic level. As I look towards becoming a better developer, I am getting into more complex iOS apps that require asynchronous functionality and local storage. While, these concepts are not terrible to understand on their own, I struggle with finding the best practices among the polluted search results.

Essentially what I am looking for is a mentor in iOS development, particularly Swift. Do you know any forums, groups, or have any other resources that might be useful for some of the questions I have? Questions that might be outside the realm of StackOverflow.

Example questions: 1) How should I go about updating a tableView with data that is the result of an async request? 2) What is the best way to structure a system so that I can check for differences/changes between locally stored data and remote data? How should I do about updating the data?