Creative

Backend is not the hero we need, but it’s the hero we deserve.

If bad habits were easy to break, nobody would have any. It’s tempting to aim for big, bold change but it’s usually better to take it a small step at a time.

Have you ever heard of the book “How To Win Friends and Influence People”? Well, this comic is the exact opposite of that.

It might sound weird to take career tips from the undead, but they’ve been at it for a while. Elizabeth from War and Peas speaks to the dead (we think?), so we asked her top channel some hot tips from beyond the grave.

Creativity, unlike good hair, is not a you-have-it-or-you-don’t situation. Learn how to unlock your creative potential with these foolproof tips.

Think of this comic like a zombie survival guide, except instead of preparing you to face zombies, it’ll prepare you to face your coworkers, your at-work blunders, and all your insecurities.

Truth be told, there’s no wrong way to manage a big software project (except “moving fast and breaking things”–that one has not aged well). Waterfall may seem rigid and old school, but it’s really just another way of saying “plan ahead.”

Building a startup is about hacking beautiful ideas into flaming wrecks and then putting people in them. It should never be used for making cars.

Curious about what music genre your favorite coding language would be? We were too, so we decided to take some educated guesses. Don’t @ us PHP and country fans.

There is an old adage that no idea is a bad idea. This is, of course, ridiculous. Just look at the startups world: from the $400 device that squeezes juice from a juice pack to 95% of blockchain related companies, bad ideas are abundant and frequently well funded.

Working from home may seem like the perfect solution to many of your workplace woes, but one significant downside is how easily work time bleeds into home time. Living rooms become work rooms, and the temptation of working in the bedroom is often too much to resist. 

Some people look at the alignment of planets and stars to reveal truths about their innermost being, but why bother with that when you can just pop open GitHub and learn about yourself from your favorite programming language.