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What makes quantum computing that different
The Why, the How, and the What
As Richard Feynman said, no one really understands quantum mechanics. I have done a lot of research work for writing this article, and I hope it could give you a head start to explore the amazing quantum world. But if you find it hard to understand, well, that is normal. I also found quantum theory weird and hard to believe. What makes quantum ... Read more 08 Jan 2020 by Alan Tai
16 deadly code smells - Part 2
Code smells that are considered fatal during coding interviews
Every programming language has one or more coding style guidelines. All developers know that but some of them don’t care. They practice bad programming habits for years without realizing the importance of the issues they caused. As one of the hiring managers at Zuhlke Hong Kong, I’ve seen a lot of code smells during coding interviews. Here are ... Read more 04 Aug 2019 by Alan Tai
16 deadly code smells - Part 1
Code smells that are considered fatal during coding interviews
Every programming language has one or more coding style guidelines. All developers know that but some of them don’t care. They practice bad programming habits for years without realizing the importance of the issues they caused. As one of the hiring managers at Zuhlke Hong Kong, I’ve seen a lot of code smells during coding interviews. Here are ... Read more 03 Aug 2019 by Alan Tai
Why don’t developers use TDD in practice
How to make TDD great again
Like everything that comes under the name of Agile, Test Driven Development (TDD) is something that sounds great in theory. In practice, it is unclear how to do it right. You are often told that if you don’t like it, you are doing it wrong. It comes as no surprise that most developers I’ve met could explain the benefits of using TDD while none o... Read more 11 Jul 2019 by Alan Tai
A quest to hire great software engineers
You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince
If hiring software engineers is no easy task, hiring great ones is nearly impossible. I’d rather kiss all the frogs in a pond to find the prince, if only it were that simple to hire! An average of 2% of applicants gets hired by my company, Zuhlke Hong Kong. That means there are only 2 princes in a pond living with other 98 frogs. Apparently, we... Read more 30 Jun 2019 by Alan Tai