Hey friends —
I'm Alex. I'm a Software Developer,
YouTuber and Writer.
On this site, I am helping developers with everything they need to know to become senior developers.
And over at Sunday Syntax - my fortnightly newsletter - I share tools, tips and advice for software developers looking to excel in their lives and careers.
Latest Articles
Stack vs Heap Memory - What are the differences?
In modern programming languages such as C# or Java, we tend to take memory management for granted. Gone are the days when we need to call malloc to request enough memory for our variables. Luckily a lot of that is done for us by the runtimes so we do...
Code Katas: Can They Make You A Better Developer?
They say “practice makes perfect”, although I much prefer “practice makes improvement”. Either way, how do you practice being a programmer? If you are already working as a software developer then you will be getting some practice from working on larg...
Git Flow vs GitHub Flow
Losing code that you have spent hours writing can be painful, which is why we use version control (or source control) to store our code and manage changes. Version control is even more important if you are working in a team, without it code, changes ...
I Posted on YouTube Consistently for 1 Month. This is What Happened!
As part of my creative sabbatical, I have been posting a new software development video on my YouTube channel every Monday and Friday. It takes a long time to grow on YouTube, and I knew this going in but I have been pleasantly surprised with my grow...
Bitwise Operators and WHY we use them
Bitwise operators are one of those concepts that a lot of programmers don’t understand. These are not used a great deal anymore so you can get away with not knowing them but they can still come in handy for a number of different scenarios. If you end...
8 Data Structures you NEED to Know
You can get pretty far in programming without understanding Data Structures, but eventually, you are going to need to know them, understand how they work and when to use them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCkbQSPH--A What is a data structure? A da...
Read my Book Notes
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Summary, Notes and Highlights
Schools teach people to work for money but not how to get money to work for you. Robert covers the lessons he learnt from his rich dad vs his poor dad.
Building a Second Brain
Summary, Notes and Highlights
What if all the time spent reading was not wasted. In building a second brain you learn how to organise your notes so you can unlock your creative potential.