Jakob Attkinson articles - 19 total
How to create 2 MySQL DBs in a single container?
Disclaimer: my Docker knowledge is non-existent. I only hack things together whenever I need...
How do you use "find" vs "get" prefix?
Coming from a world where "find" and "get" are (were) used interchangeably, I find myself staring at...
How to learn to set up a project with various technologies?
I want to learn and practice writing a GraphQL API. I have a fun idea to build something and I want t...
Explain product ownership to me like I'm five
I have only worked in 3 different companies so far, but everyone seems to have a different meaning fo...
Help figuring out the architecture of the application
I posted a while ago a short article expressing my desire to do some open-source projects. While I've...
A laptop - a reason to choose your new employer?
Last time I've went through the hiring process it was 2013 and since then a lot has changed. At least...
Help choosing a laptop for work
I work remote for a small company and hence I need to buy my own machine. I am looking to buy a new l...
How to deal with Netlify and GSuite for the same domain?
One of my family's friends asked me to build a static website for them. I purchased a domain for them...
Work from home - or how intrusive monitoring can be
I'm looking for a new opportunity, a job that challenges me in a few different ways, but that also yi...
Page layout: full-sized vs boxed
I started working on a personal website. Something like a "presentational" site, but that I'm plannin...
Impostor syndrome and my experience learning a new technology
I finished the university and got my B.Sc degree not being the top of the list, but not being among t...
GraphQL - NodeJS vs PHP. How to choose?
Following my recent face-slap when I realized I have no personal project to submit when applying for...
How to send code sample when applying for a job?
While browsing some of the projects I'm currently immersed into I came across an old job post (Nov. 2...
From piracy to open-source: my story
Upfront note: this is my first personal post on Dev.to. Any constructive criticism is more t...
Explain full stack developer to me like I'm five
There seems to be a large and various definition of what a "full stack developer" is and what he is a...
What questions should the interviewee ask the interviewer?
There are countless articles that advice every interviewee to ask questions when they go to an interv...
Recommended Terminal for Windows?
For years I've been using ConEmu for basic Git/cmd commands. It would look something like this. Quite...
What plugins do you use for the Jetbrains suite?
Reading some productivity articles on DEV, I came across a bunch of suggestions for improving product...
Recommended laptop for remote work
After 4 years spent at my current company, I decided to switch to remote work (management accepted)....