The other day I got sucked into one of those endless and pointless internet arguments. One of the ones where neither side listens to the other and so no thoughts are actually developed. The conversation was about raising the federal minimum wage in the United States, which is highly debated
The other day, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across this video about the absurd reasons why girls can't code. I had it linked here, but it has been taken down :( Besides being hilarious, it made me wonder if Bulgarian women face similar challenges as
When not working on Paiyak Development work, our designer often spends time on design competition sites in order to keep her design skills sharp and gain experience with a variety of client communication styles. Design competition sites are problematic in many ways, but one of the most obvious areas involves the
It seems that the concept of "Impostor Syndrome" is every on the internet these days- so much so that people are feeling like impostors for claiming that they might have impostor syndrome. However, one group in which it is amazingly easy to suffer from impostor syndrome is among web developers,
Did you make a resolution in January to exercise more or eat better? If you did, I bet it was hard to keep. However, now is a perfect time to start some hardcore fitness resolutions. It never made sense to me why the year starts in January when it feels
Have you ever fallen into the trap of freelancing websites? I say trap because a lot of us start out using them in order to gain experience and clients. The problem is that you can never take your experience (or proof of) or clients off of most of these websites.
When talking about all of the reciprocal relationships in the web development world, it is easy to get overwhelmed with what you think you owe other people. But sometimes, it has to be about you. Not that you have to be selfish but, you do need to protect and nurture
Yesterday, Nikola sent me this update about WordCamp Europe 2016, and I was ecstatic. Last year I attended my first WordCamp with Nikola. Since we both work with WordPress it made sense for both of us to go. The difficult part was deciding what to do with our 17 month
The problem of what a company could and should offer its employees is wrapped up in complex political and social concepts that go all the way to the debate between capitalism and socialism. At Paiyak Development, we tend to run on the socialist side of things, and I will enjoy writing
The majority of explorations of developer responsibilities involve the relationship between the developer and the client. Perhaps this is because it is the most visible relationship and also the relationship where money is regularly being exchanged, so there needs to be a constant examination and clarification of responsibilities to make the