Dear community,

Could you please recommend me some (free if possible) sites for SW skill assessment (for example: sites with quizzes, problems, exams etc.)?

Thanks. :)

Not dev related, assuming that here is a lot of people interested in history , philosophy, books I would like to ask for recommendations for:
YouTube channels or site related to history, books reviews/recommendations (dev and non-dev related), philosophy.

Thanks. :)

How do you know that you are stuck in a job without longterm perspective (besides some undefined gut feeling)?

And what to do then? It seems to me, only possible action is to change job. Is there any, less extreme, alternative?

I need recommendation for site/community to improve my (clean) code style?

And, in more general, what are your ways to improve code style and programming way of thinking - more oriented towards bigger picture of application/systems (patterns, architecture, etc.)?

I need some recommendation for Web UI components framework which could be relativity easily integrated/used on Play framework web application.

Something like Primefaces or old Richfaces (but those are for JSF).

Thanks in advance. :)

In recent time, I'm thinking about to start freelancing (or at least start preparing for it).

Problem is that I'm completely new to it. In following weeks, which steps should I take to successfully introduce myself to that market? Which mistakes to avoid? Which sites do you recommend?

Thanks in advance for contribution. :)

What do you think about Udemy?

And if you took it, which courses did you find most useful - not only related to programming/development but in general?

Thank you in advance. :)

Is learning VIM worth it?

I have some (probably unjustified) prejudices to it - I find it rather visually unattractive. But it seems to me also that it boosts productivity.

So do you recommend it and what is least painful way to learn it?

Please be gentle, first rant. :)

Can you please provide me with literature recommendations:
1. Books about software architeccture, design patterns and best practices in general.
2. "Relaxation" books related to developer's life experiences, something like "The Phoenix Project" (https://amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-...). I really enjoyed that. :)

I am aware that this is not best use of rants, but I would really like to hear this community recommendations. Thanks in advance. :)