Configure and generate useful changelogs from your git commit messages — Software development incorporates various patterns, practices, and conventions throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process. The practices implemented throughout the SDLC process always come in handy and significantly impact the final product. Like features, circumstances may force certain conventions to be incorporated in the earlier or later stages of…

Part 2: Setting up your first API documentation — This article is the second part of this article series. If you missed out on the previous article, you can find it below. We also looked at the various API specifications available. How to Create API Documentation Part 1: Create your first API documentationjavascript.plainenglish.io Here, we are going to wrap up our sleeves and get right into documenting a real API. We…

Part 1: Create your first API documentation — Introduction Documentation serves an important role in any software development ecosystem. Documenting your services comes with lots of unique benefits not only to you but also to others who will use the product in the future. Application programming interfaces (API) are everywhere nowadays but not most of them have the documentation…

Your Git/GitHub checklist for effective collaboration — Introduction Git is one of the most commonly used version control systems. Git as a version control system has gained wide consideration and usage in the programmer’s world. With its unique and powerful capabilities, Git solves a lot of issues for us. Git tracks changes across files for additions, deletions and…

Developer friendly no-code tools you need to check out — What are No-code tools? No-code tools are tools that let you build applications or launch products without writing code. No-code tools are built entirely with code and let you automate the staff for you by either drag/drop or selecting to develop how you want. These tools allow you to customize builds based on your…

A comprehensive listicle for all your technical writing needs — What is technical writing? If you have ever felt frustrated and struggling when following along a development tutorial, then you know quite well the need for a better technically written document. Technical writing comprises any type of writing that involves guiding the user on how to perform a task or how to achieve a…

Useful commands to improve your workflow and day-to-day usage — Command-line interfaces (CLI) have proved very helpful and efficient in automating various tasks. Despite the increase in usage of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), command-line interfaces (CLI) are still important and useful in providing a better developer experience. On the same, the use of console commands has proved to be fast…

Software developer’s Job hunting best practices and tips — Job hunting as a software developer can be stressful and overwhelming at the same time. There are a lot of particulars necessary to shape your technical and non-technical skills. Before getting any interview invite and signing that first offer letter, you ought to have passed through a certain process and…

Writing articles has seen me through to various job opportunities — During the start of the year, I was endlessly applying to job opportunities that came my way. Some applications got me invited to job interviews with only a few commencing into the onboarding stages. I felt frustrated and almost lost motivation. I knew I was doing my best but then…