Huffman Coding Explained: Build a File Compression Program in C
If you want a project that truly improves your programming skills, building a Huffman compression program in C is one of the best challenges you can take on. Huffman coding is a data compression algorithm that reduces file size by assigning shorter bit sequences to frequently used characters and longer sequences to rare characters. The…
4 Criteria for an Awesome Coding Project
If you ask the internet, “How do I learn to code?” you usually get the same advice. Just build something. So you build a calculator. Or a weather app. Or a to do list. But after you finish, you feel like this person who says, “I can’t understand and can’t do anything on my own.”…
How Senior Devs Organize Their C Projects
From Amateur to Pro: 3 Layers of Separation for Your Codebase Does your project directory look like a flat pile of files? You know the look: logic, headers, tests, and binaries all fighting for space in one folder. In a university project, this is fine. But in a professional environment, this is called Source Pollution.…
How to connect Visual Studio with GitHub on Mac!
Connecting your an IDE with your repository is a game changer. It allows you to develop code and have version tracking all in one application! At work, I’ve mainly used Windows and Linux. At home, I use Mac. This tutorial is for you Mac users who are coding on your personal laptops 🙂 In this…
Are coding bootcamps worth it?
A popular way people jumpstart their programming journey is by joining coding bootcamps. A coding bootcamp is a short intensive program where you go through a coding curriculum with other students and instructors. At the end, they may offer a certificate of completion or a way to network with companies who are hiring new developers.…
How To Generate the Nth Number of a Fibonacci Sequence | Coding Challenge
I will always remember this time when we were interviewing a programmer for our software team. His resume wasn’t particularly special so I didn’t have any expectations going into the interview. We asked him some basic questions and he did alright. We then gave him a coding challenge to see how well he thinks through…
How to Git Clone From GitHub via HTTPS and SSH [2 Ways]
There are two main ways to do a “git clone” from GitHub: via HTTPS and via SSH. These are just two popular protocols that computers use to communicate. However, each way may require a little bit of setup to get working in GitHub. What is “git clone” though? “Git clone” is a command that copies…
Why Internships Are Better Than Bootcamps
People are always talking about coding bootcamps, courses, and software job interviews. Many talk about how hard it is just to land a software job interview. What’s going on? Why are people struggling to get software job interviews? I think people are skipping a step in their programming careers, and that step is internships! I’m…
What Is Vim and Why You Need To Know It
When I was learning how to code at my university, they didn’t teach us how to use IDEs (Integrated Development Environment). They told us to code our projects with some really basic text editors. I’m not entirely sure why, but I’m really thankful for that experience. Coding with a basic text editor really sealed in…