Paul Craciunoiu

Learn about the handiest python 3 features we appreciate here at Uplift. Going from python 3 through python 3.8.

Disclaimer: I run Uplift, a software consultancy specializing in building quality projects or providing staff augmentation in fin-tech, health-tech and ed-tech. This blog post is for you if you want to delegate work and want the best people for the job. Every startup needs a freelancer. Why? Let's put it another way: at some point or other, every startup has hired a freelancer (because they needed one). Also, every startup founder is a freelancer because they work for free (a joke 😃😆). Think

As a very self-driven person, it hasn't been my modus operandi to seek out guidance or people to model after. Since 2014, I quit the full-time employment scene and decided to do my own thing. I haven't looked back since, but it does get lonely and disorienting being out on your own. Over the years, I began seeking out advice and looking to people for options on the self-employment path. Through this, I've come to appreciate the importance of great mentors and role models. What does "mentor"

The world of JavaScript is moving so very fast these days, that it's hard to keep up. So, both as a business and an engineer: what's worthy of your time and resources? This article is here to tell you: consider React. Why React, React Native, and Redux As we learned React, React Native and Redux, we put together a list of free resources we found helpful. These may help you get started with React as well. React has really matured into a clear winner [https://medium.com/javascript-and-opinions/

Did you know you can have a secure, HTTPS-only server configured in just 10 minutes? Thanks to Let's Encrypt [https://letsencrypt.org/], everyone can have free SSL certificates... forever! They can automatically renew, as well. Let's Encrypt makes it relatively easy, but there are still a few gotchas to keep in mind. However, once you have it down, you'll never build another website that accepts HTTP connections! In fact, my websites (including this one and my personal site) have become HTTPS

Marius and I had the pleasure of working with NerdWallet in an experiment they ran while entering the health-tech space. Working with them has been a true pleasure. We highly recommend their products and articles, and their workplace. In this article, we'd like to walk you through the scenario and summarize key lessons we learned during the process of launching a microsite fast and experimenting with a new niche for your business. The problem they chose to tackle was this: > Choosing a healt

I've had a pleasant experience working with DynamoDB. Amazon did fantastic work in the past few years improving their NoSQL [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL] offering. It's now truly powerful and versatile. Thanks to our client, ClearCare [https://clearcareonline.com], for enabling me to work with DynamoDB and share my lessons. Together, we created an open source library called cc_dynamodb3 [https://github.com/clearcare/cc_dynamodb3] to help others make the most of their python integration.