by Shankar Poncelet | Apr 7, 2016 | Design and Development, Self Improvement
There are several stages every web developer has to go through. For a long time one is just using other developers’ tools. You have no idea how many people are out in the wild, calling themselves web developers, and all they can do is install WordPress and...
by Shankar Poncelet | Mar 28, 2016 | BLOC Apprenticeship, Design and Development
This is blog post number 5 about my journey to becoming a software engineer. BLOC introduced me to a very effective tool to improve my coding skills. As always, if you want to improve in a field, you have to practice. Did you learn how to write without writing?...
by Shankar Poncelet | Mar 16, 2016 | Design and Development, Services
How to Sell Online? I’d like to start this post by emphasizing one of the principles that I always follow in my work. I strongly believe that a successful project is based on good communication and mutual understanding. Building an eCommerce website is a very...
by Shankar Poncelet | Dec 15, 2015 | Design and Development
On my way to becoming a professional developer I came across lots of wannabe-developers. Being a developer is not easy and contrary to popular beliefs, not everybody can become a developer. It requires a logical brain, a lot of dedication, hard work and the ability to...
by Shankar Poncelet | Nov 2, 2015 | Design and Development, Self Improvement
Communication is king – I learned that rule way back when I started working as a police officer. The most violence laden situations could easily be appeased by practicing good communication skills. Arresting an assailant was so much easier when I would listen to...
by Shankar Poncelet | Oct 28, 2015 | Design and Development
You would think it is obvious that designers and developers need to collaborate. You would think they embrace each other, and look forward to creating beautifully and efficiently, together. Unfortunately, this happens less frequently as you would hope. But why? Would...