The Categorization of Software Problems — As a software engineer, I come across various problems. The problems can be categorized as simple, complicated, complex, and chaotic. …

As software is just another communication medium, like paper — The Cyber Architect is the term I have introduced for people that are extremely talented in software architecture. The subtle part of the aim of becoming a Cyber Architect is that there is no way of testing the highly subjective definition of an Extremely Talented Software Architect. We can only…

Learn to act like a professional programmer by learning from the best — One of the most effective ways of learning is by surrounding yourself with the best. Even though we may never be able to spend long periods of time with a professional, we may gain insights from their experience using the books they have written. By learning the best practices, principles…

Presenting always applicable five seconds rule — When we try to apply the optimum function length recommendations, we struggle to fully comply with them in certain scenarios. Rather than using the known recommendation of 5–20 lines[1], we can use the 5 seconds rule as it can be practiced in every software. …

Refactoring for professional programming — Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Refactoring is one of the core skills of skilled programmers. As the speed of change increases in software, so does the importance of refactoring. …

Develop naturally emerging software — Whenever we impose design in software, we prepare ourselves for inevitable failure and slowly produce legacy software. In contrast, when we let our software entities emerge on their own, we achieve much better software design. Emergent design is the process of evolving systems in response to changing requirements, better understanding…

Practical guides for software architect’s soft skills — On the road to becoming a skilled software architect, it is important to master soft skills and technical skills. …

Fundamentals to the technical aspects of the software architecture — “The actual architect of any software project is those who write the code.” Robert C. Martin As software engineers, we all need to have a basic understanding of software architecture. …

Take your C programming skills to the next level by applying object orientation — Abstract thinking skills are quite important in software. One of the most important ones of them is to think in an object-oriented way. As we write object-oriented code in C, we achieve a greater level of encapsulation, reduce the number of redundancies, and lower the number of unintended coupling between…