Software Engineering and articles

Developing for the Short or Long Term (or How to Avoid Accumulating Technical Debt)

Clean code, tests, and a coherent design reduce technical debt and make it easier to revisit and evolve a project with less effort over time.

Starting Software Projects

Starting a software venture takes much more than coding: validate the idea, learn from the market, choose technologies, plan costs, and measure results.

The Sharing Economy and Opportunities for Software Developers

Driven by the Internet, the collaborative economy creates new ways to share goods and services and brings technological opportunities and responsibilities for the people building its platforms.

Only Principles Endure

Technologies change, but the principles of design, quality, and maintainability transfer across them. Mastering these principles helps us tackle new projects and stacks with confidence.

The NodeJS Universe

Introducing a project to create a comprehensive, practical NodeJS guide in Spanish, covering its fundamentals, modules, and best practices for professional applications.

Refactoring to Gain Speed

Continuous refactoring helps a solution evolve toward a simpler, more coherent design, speeding up development and making maintenance easier.

Listening to Your Customers

Actively listening to customers and users helps us understand their needs, improve a product, and validate ideas before investing too much effort.

English as the De Facto Language for Developers (or So They Say)

The lack of high-quality technical content in Spanish limits learning and creates an opportunity to share knowledge through books, blogs, and other resources.

The Power of Small Tasks

Breaking ambitious projects into small, prioritized tasks helps us make disciplined progress, plan better, and stay motivated by visible results.

The Importance of Lessons Learned

Reviewing mistakes and successes at the end of each project helps teams improve their practices, avoid repeating problems, and strengthen client trust.

The Tyranny of Always Being Available (or How Our Smartphones Waste Our Time)

Constant smartphone interruptions fragment our focus and undermine productivity. Protecting our time and planning better helps us work with higher quality and less stress.

Is a Project Good If It Cannot Be Managed or Maintained?

Professional software should be designed for easy maintenance and administration. Automating routine tasks reduces costs and improves its viability in production.