Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) Certification as self study

TL;DR

Can I recommend doing the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) Certification as self study? Yes, with the restriction that you get the practical experience somewhere else, this can be a valid alternative to a special preparation course.

Dr. Functionallove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Immutability

So I’m working on this Time Tracker Android App that among other things displays a list of so-called Categories.

Human Limitations: Mental Bandwidth / Capacity

Since I started considering myself a professional software engineer, I started asking different questions while coding. For example:

The Real Intent of Code Katas

When I first heard about code katas, I was intrigued. The name sounds cool and promises to make me better at coding. But until recently I had the wrong picture of code katas in my mind. I thought it’s solving a problem over and over so that in each iteration I would write down a better solution than before. In other words: the previous runs of this kata inform the next one.

So, I've started the 100 days of code challenge with PyBites

So, I’ve started the 100 days of code challenge with PyBites. I really enjoy doing PyBites and this challenge is a nice push towards doing it regularly.

Git Tips

If you work with any kind of text files, a version control program is your best friend. And Git is probably the best.