welcome to theAugust 2025 edition of ourbright dev newsletter! Grab your favourite coding and business snack and get ready for a ride through the latest and greatest in the bright universe. What is in for you today?
When building mobile apps, security sometimes takes a back seat to urgent features and bug fixes. Certificate pinning is a powerful way to protect your app from Man in the middle attacks that can intercept or alter sensitive data. This article explains how it works.
Wolt, Just Eat, 10bis - delivery platforms are now key to restaurant growth. But how should your POS handle incoming orders? API and FTP each offer unique advantages. Here is how to pick the right fit for smooth reliable operations.
Thriving in the Details - Journey from Oil Rigs to QA
From ensuring safety on oil platforms to perfecting software workflows, Kasia’s career path proves that precision, structure, and a sharp eye for detail can thrive in any industry. Today her QA mindset turns complex processes into seamless results.
Keys in React often confuse developers, but they’re essential for efficient rendering and preserving component state. When mapping over collections, a unique key for each item helps React know what changed, preventing unnecessary re-renders. Let’s break down why keys matter and how to use them correctly.
At work, we often wear masks, playing roles to impress, protect ourselves, or navigate office politics. But when these roles turn into mind games, trust breaks down, collaboration suffers, and hidden agendas take over. This piece explores the most common workplace mind games, their impact on teamwork, and how to replace them with authenticity, openness, and trust.
The Johari Window: A Simple Model for Better Feedback
The Johari Window is a classic communication tool that helps improve self-awareness, trust, and feedback processing. What we know about ourselves (and what others know) is divided into four quadrants: the open area, blind spot, hidden area, and unknown. By understanding these areas and how information moves between them, we can strengthen relationships, improve communication, and unlock personal growth.
7 Sins of Demotivation Every Leader Should Be Aware of
Managing a team today means more than tracking tasks, it’s about understanding people. Great leaders look beyond KPIs, listen, and address what drives or hinders each team member. In this article, we uncover the “7 sins of demotivation” and how to create a culture where people feel valued, engaged, and ready to excel.
In this episode senior Android engineer Damian Petla joins Ula to debunk some of the most common myths in the IT world. From the belief that software development is “just writing code,” to whether programming is truly for everyone or only for a select few - they tackle misconceptions with experience and insight. They also touch on whether management really cares about code quality.
