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Beginner Programming Concepts

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Advanced Coding Project Ideas: Systems and Backend Projects That Get You Hired
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Dec 31, 20239 min read

Advanced Coding Project Ideas: Systems and Backend Projects That Get You Hired

Stop building Netflix and weather clones. Here are four real-world advanced coding project ideas with architectures that impress engineering managers.

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C Programming Technical Interview Questions: The Unfiltered Engineering Guide
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Oct 17, 202313 min read

C Programming Technical Interview Questions: The Unfiltered Engineering Guide

Stop memorizing broken trivia. Here is an authentic breakdown of C interview questions: pointer arithmetic, C11 generic selection, stack frames, and memory safety.

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Visual Basic to Modern .NET: Legacy Maintenance, VBA Automation, and C# Migration
Visual Basic to modern .NET and C# migration
Oct 17, 20237 min read

Visual Basic to Modern .NET: Legacy Maintenance, VBA Automation, and C# Migration

Visual Basic is not dead, but it has changed. Here is how to handle legacy VB6 and VB.NET codebases, write reliable Excel VBA macros, and migrate mission-critical logic to modern C# 12 and .NET 8.

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Core Coding Concepts: How Computers Actually Execute Your Code
Core coding concepts guide for beginners
Oct 15, 20238 min read

Core Coding Concepts: How Computers Actually Execute Your Code

Stop memorizing syntax rules across five different languages. Here is the mental model of how variables, control flow, functions, and memory work under the hood.

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