Alex Pushkarev

Currently, I am holding the position of Senior Software Engineer, but I prefer to consider myself a full-stack engineer. My passions are quality and efficiency. Agile fan and XP practitioner.

Joined on May 20, 2022

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Alex Pushkarev

Jan 5 '23

Why it is considered bad to use open dependencies?

#programming #beginners

3 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jul 12 '23

Pygame Zero review

#gamedev #pygamezero #python #beginners

1 min read

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Alex Pushkarev

Jul 12 '23

Anyone interested in Lua development?

#lua #programming #beginners

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jun 20 '23

How to write computer games in Python?

#beginners #python #gamedev #tutorial

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jun 8 '23

How to make empty commit in Git?

#git #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jun 4 '23

How to write Agile test plan?

#agile #testing #beginners

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

May 13 '23

I don't support Agile Manifesto. Niether should you.

#programming #agile #projectmanagement

2 min read

Alex Pushkarev

May 7 '23

What Will Future Programming Look Like With AI & Chat GPT? (Real Programmer Point of View)

#ai #beginners #programming #gpt3

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

May 2 '23

Adding authentication to Flask microservice | Software Architecture for beginners, part 4

#beginners #programming #architecture #flask

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Apr 26 '23

Disagree and Commit. How it works? [With real-life example]

#leadership #beginners #softskills #aws

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Apr 26 '23

AI Impact on the Job Market (Short guide)

#ai #chatgpt #jobsecurity

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Apr 22 '23

Smart Multitasking for Programmers | Maximize your Productivity

#productivity #programming #multitasking #effeciency

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Mar 6 '23

Free course on Software Architecture - part 3

#beginners #programming #architecture

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Mar 3 '23

DRY principle could be harmful. Here's why.

#beginners #programming #cleancode #architecture

2 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Feb 12 '23

When you should NOT use Hexagonal Architecture?

#architecture #beginners #programming

2 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jan 26 '23

You can't ignore ChatGPT

#ai #programming #beginners #webdev

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jan 24 '23

"Works on my machine", eh?

#testing #beginners

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jan 21 '23

Ubuntu doesn't show git branch name in command line prompt? Simple fix

#tutorial #linux #ubuntu #git

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jan 18 '23

Lay offs. Are you ready?

#career #layoffs #programming

2 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jan 17 '23

Disagree and commit principle

#management #agile #softskills

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jan 3 '23

4 ways ChatGPT can boost your programming

#chatgpt #ai #programming #beginners

2 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Dec 28 '22

How to avoid remote work pitfalls

#remotework #beginners

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Dec 19 '22

Will AI replace programmers? | AI and ML explained

#machinelearning #ai

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Dec 13 '22

What is the difference between TypeScript and JavaScript?

#javascript #programming #typescript #webdev

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Dec 12 '22

I don't call myself a TDD practitioner anymore, neither should you.

#tdd #cleancode #testing #programming

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Dec 8 '22

What are the drawbacks of using test-driven development?

#tdd #beginners #cleancode #testing

2 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Dec 2 '22

Should I add automated tests for that?

#beginners #testing #testautomation #devops

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Nov 24 '22

Integration tests are better than unit tests?

#testing #tdd #testautomatio #unittesting

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Nov 18 '22

Cracking Amazon-style coding interview

#beginners #tutorial #programming #python

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Nov 17 '22

How to deal with negative feedback at work

#career #softskill #management

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Nov 12 '22

4 Tips for How to Work with Critical Feedback

#career #softskills #feedback #management

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Nov 5 '22

Fix my code! Chain of if-else statements.

#cleancode #refactoring #refactorit #codequality

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Oct 18 '22

How one can become a programmer? Uni vs Apprenticeship

#beginners #programming #webdev

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Oct 8 '22

How to pass coding interview for companies like Amazon, Facebook or Microsoft?

#programming #beginners #leetcode #codinginterview

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Oct 5 '22

Top 3 programming languages for beginners

#javascript #java #python #beginners

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Oct 3 '22

Top 3 programming languages for starters

#beginners #programming #webdev

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Sep 26 '22

Do you need to know/learn data structures and algorithms to become software engineer?

#discuss #beginners #programming #algorithms

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Sep 20 '22

Writing test automation framework - complete course

#testautomation #tutorial #selenium #architecture

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Sep 15 '22

Should Agile Manifesto be revised?

#discuss #agile #programming #management

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Sep 15 '22

"TestClub" YouTube channel. Why should you care?

#programming #tdd #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Sep 9 '22

If you asked how long a job will take, don't provide an estimate - do this instead.

#programming #agile #projectmanagement #beginners

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Aug 26 '22

Best operating system for programmer or tester - part 1

#beginners #programming #windows #os

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Aug 16 '22

What has really changed the way we do QA? (not what you think!)

#devops #testing #qa #beginners

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Aug 12 '22

What is binary search?

#algorithms #beginners #programming #webdev

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Aug 9 '22

The most important code smells every developer has to know

#programming #cleancode #refactorit #tutorial

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Aug 8 '22

How to tell if the code is clean?

#programming #beginners #design #cleancode

2 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Aug 4 '22

Which TDD school is better? 🤔

#discuss #tdd #programming #testing

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jul 25 '22

Unit testing is a misunderstood concept

#programming #testing #beginners #tdd

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jul 21 '22

Tutorial: Nth Fibonacci number in Python

#beginners #tutorial #python #tdd

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jul 20 '22

Follow up quesions for "TDD: The good, the bad, the ugly"

#programming #tdd #testing #testautomation

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jul 19 '22

Unit testing isn't what you think

#tdd #programming #testing #extremeprogramming

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jul 18 '22

Welcome to the TestClub!🤜🤛

#testing #beginners #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

Jul 4 '22

Everything a beginner need to know about JSON in 3 minutes

#json #computerscience #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

Alex Pushkarev

May 22 '22

TDD: Benefits and Drawback of test-driven development

#tdd #xp #testing #agile

5 min read

Alex Pushkarev

May 20 '22

Vim cheatsheet

#vim #vscode #webdev #ide

4 min read

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