It was all about validating data and displaying errors. — Hey there, are you having a great day? I hope so! This is another post in the series “Let’s cut to the chase” where I’m telling you the most important things about solving ChesslabLab issues on GitHub. Solving Issues on GitHub in Few Words Let’s cut to the chaseprogramarivm.medium.com Today, the following bug has been fixed using some programming with JavaScript, React…

By extending an existing class — Hi web developers, are you okay? I hope so! This is the second post in the series “Let’s cut to the chase” where I’m trying to explain how to solve ChesslabLab issues on GitHub in few words. Solving Issues on GitHub in Few Words Let’s cut to the chaseprogramarivm.medium.com On this occasion, the following issue has been solved involving backend programming only. Fix the creation of checkmate positions with two same color bishops · Issue #219 ·… Impossible checkmate positions are being created if trying to give checkmate with two bishops alone. Figure 1. Training…github.com

Let’s solve this issue in few words — Hi friends, how are things going? I hope you’re having a great day. This is the first post in the series “Let’s cut to the chase” where we’re solving issues on GitHub in few words. The challenge consists in explaining how to solve ChesslabLab issues in about 500 words or…

Extend your favorite CMS or MVC framework — PHP is probably the best choice for web developers to create apps with ease, and chess is no exception. Its vibrant community has been creating widely used, open-source software since the early days of the World Wide Web. Of course, PHP has managed to adapt successfully to the changing environment…

Here’s how the UCI protocol works — Stockfish is a powerful, widely-used open source chess engine. Its initial release dates back to 2008 and since then has become stronger and stronger to the point that today virtually no human can defeat it. Stockfish - Open Source Chess Engine Stockfish is a powerful and open source chess engine.stockfishchess.org Some would argue this is just boring. What’s the point of playing against a program…

So that anybody will understand — In my previous post 4 Tips to Become a Great Lead Developer, I showed you that a secret to improving your soft skills as a leader or manager is to copy and paste clichés into your issue tracker. 4 Tips to Become a Great Lead Developer Let’s build a team of happy, engaged software developersblog.devgenius.io The 4 tips are especially useful for when reviewing the work of…

Look, copy — Technical writing is a great hobby that can definitely sharpen your skills in many different ways and be turned into a side hustle. If you’re like me, and have been publishing on Medium for a while partly because of the money that can be made, you’ll inevitably come across a…

Let’s build a team of happy, engaged software developers — If you stopped to read this, I’d like to say thank you! You’re on the right path to making a real difference in your team’s performance and well-being. Being a great leader is about communication skills too. Soft skills may be as important as technical skills, especially when it comes…