Strenghts AND weaknesses of Julia compared to Python

Many Python programmers will have heard the Julia programming language buzzing around. However, the Julia community is known for being overly enthusiastic about how great the language is. For the last three years, I have been using Julia almost full-time and so I had...

State of the Nation: Being a developer in NL in ’21

What are Dutch developers being paid at different stages of their career? What do developers want in a new job? How do Dutch developers level up? We’ve got some insights! Based on a survey of over 500 developers, OfferZen has created an open-date report on the State...

Intro into WebAssembly: how to use it client and server side

WebAssembly (WASM) is binary format that runs at near native speed. The technology is supported by all major browsers, but can also be used outside of the browser. Today you can cross-compile Rust, C and C++ code to WASM. This allows you to pick the best parts of each...

Setting up new developers for success

With experience comes responsibility, and seasoned programmers will have the honor of guiding new developers. Developers who are new to the field need extra mentoring. Not everyone realizes that mentors are crucial to help developers settle in and expand their...

Don’t trust your coverage report

In a modern programming world test coverage often is a must-have for any project bigger than 50 lines of code. But does code coverage actually say something about quality of our code? What does a test coverage report actually mean? Is coverage of 80% always better...