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It is totally obvious to anyone that to master a skill we need to practise. However, there are many ways to practise, some of which are more effective than others. But when it comes to learning, most people are usually relying on their intuition alone, which can often lead them to devastating failures.

Whether you need to get a formal computer science education to have a proficient career in software development or not is a rather debated topic among the programmers. We tend to strongly believe that you don’t need to enroll at a university and study computer science for years in order to become...

Well, I found time to share my little story. Let's start with the fact that I am 30, I have a higher education in chemistry (I won't go into details), and I've worked at a factory for almost 8 years. The work was actually quite interesting, but looking at my coworkers, I realized that I didn't want to...

Imagine this: you've graduated from CodeGym, and even written a program for your friends, but you haven't worked on a commercial project yet. Job openings in the IT market are looking for...

As you may know, programming is a very knowledge-demanding profession. Besides the fact that truly mastering any programming language will take a lot of time and practical experience, very often it isn’t enough. To be successful as a professional software engineer, you will also often be required to know multiple...

As you know, we recommend coding beginners to start learning programming languages with Java, and CodeGym has everything to make the process of learning Java digestible...

Here at CodeGym, we mostly talk about the good sides of being a programmer and working in software development. And rightfully so, as programming can be a great...

It is not uncommon for people who start learning how to code to wonder if they should begin with basic programming-related subjects before studying a programming language. So do you really need to start...

Let’s be honest. One of the main reasons so many people these days are looking to become software developers is money. It is already well-known by now that an average programmer earns considerably more than specialists...

Newbies often ask themselves: "What do I need to know to become a developer?" Job postings can have a lot of incomprehensible words. Programming books are packed with so much information that it seems you have to start studying the topic from childhood...

Despite the coronavirus pandemic and accompanying economic crisis, some good things did happen in 2020. For example, new versions of Java were released. On top of that, Java is still the most popular development language...

As the saying goes, it is always better to have a bad plan than no plan at all. A bit of a debatable statement maybe. But if you are learning how to code willing to become...