The Final Five of June

The final week of June is a short work week for me. You are still going to get your five links, however, I couldn't find anything funny that I really liked, so no humour this week. I did write something humorous that you can check out, however.

More Destructuring

Why do I like this? Destructuring is going to be one of ES6's hidden gems. It offers flexibility of being able to pull data out and use it in myriad ways without having to add clunky handling. This article handles destructuring of regex matches. Definitely something to look into

Pair Programming Benefits

Why do I like this? I had never done pair programming prior to coming to work at Renaissance Learning. It was interesting at first, and I've always liked it from a conceptual viewpoint. Seeing it in action makes a world of difference, and this article goes over why it's good and why it can help your team become more productive.

Eight Important Books

Why do I like this? Reading is fundamental to being a software engineer. Keeping up with all of the new technologies is paramount, but knowing how software works and the basic concepts is also very important. This article includes actual programming books as well as psychology-based books to help you understand the why's of building software.

It Really Is the Future

Why do I like this? This article concerns Docker. If you've not yet tried it, Docker is useful for building re-usable server containers that can be quickly deployed and updated.

SEO: Google Ranking

Why do I like this? I don't often add links to SEO-based articles, but this one is a pretty good read about how link-building, while not the most important item in your SEO toolbox, is definitely worth still using.