In this article, I list the main content of each post so you can find specific topics more quickly. I hope this series of articles will be helpful to all readers. I will continue maintaining this series in this GitHub repository.

English for Software Developers

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Day 1 - Fluent English helps software engineers have broader career paths.

Day 2 - Meeting English expressions / 會議英文用語

• English phrases for online meetings / 線上會議用語
• Discuss the meeting time / 討論會議的時間
• Phrases for starting a meeting / 會議開場用語
• Asking questions and sharing ideas during a meeting / 會議中發問、提出想法
• End of the meeting / 會議結束
• Phrase / 片語

Day 3 - Email-related terms / 電子郵件相關用語

• Salutation / 稱呼
• Opening lines / 開場白
• Body / 正文
• Closing lines / 結尾、結論語句
• Sign-off / 結尾祝頌語
• Others / 其他

Day 4 - Communication and Collaboration Phrases – Part 1 / 溝通合作用語 Part 1

• Evaluate the feasibility of implementing a feature. / 評估某功能實現的可能性
• Evaluate the timeline / 評估時程
• Assign team tasks / 分配團隊任務
• Version control collaboration / 版控協作
• Debug an issue / 除錯、排查問題
• Ask the other person to say it again. / 請求他人再說一次
• Clarify what the other person means / 釐清對方說的意思

Day 5 - Communication and Collaboration Phrases – Part 2 / 溝通合作用語 Part 2

• Confirm development requirements / 確認開發需求
• Express your opinion or thought / 提出意見或想法
• Switch to another topic / 轉換議題

Day 6 - Communication and Collaboration Phrases – Part 3 / 溝通合作用語 Part 3

• Pass on the message / 傳遞發言
• Talk with someone / 和某人交談
• Code Review / 程式碼審查
• Seek collaboration opportunities / 尋求合作機會
• Engineering humor quotes / 工程師幽默句子

Day 7 - Coding-related glossary / 寫程式相關術語

• Variables / 變數
• Function / 函式
• Loop / 迴圈
• Data manipulation / 資料操作
• Error handling / 錯誤處理
• Others / 其他

Day 8 - English expressions for describing growth and reduction / 談論增加減少的英文句子和片語

• Expressions for indicating increase / 表示增加的用語
• Expressions for indicating decrease / 表示減少的用語

Day 9 - Web chart interaction terminology / 網頁圖表操作相關用語

• Interaction and Manipulation / 互動與操作
• Chart Elements and Components / 圖表元素與組件
• Common Chart Types / 常見圖表類型

Day 10 - Mathematical terms Part 1 / 數學相關用語 Part 1

• Math vocabulary / 數學字彙
• Additional information

Day 11 - Mathematical terms Part 2 / 數學相關用語 Part 2

• Math operations terms / 數學運算用語
• Geometric terms / 幾何學詞彙

Day 12 - Punctuation Marks & Mathematical Symbols & Operators / 標點符號 & 數學符號 & 運算子

• Punctuation Marks / 標點符號
• Mathematical symbols / 數學符號
• JavaScript Operators / 運算子
• Additional information

Day 13 - 開發相關單字 Part 1 / Development-related vocabulary Part 1

Day 14 - 開發相關單字 Part 2 / Development-related vocabulary Part 2

Day 15 - 開發相關單字 Part 3 / Development-related vocabulary Part 3

• Word comparisons / 單字比較

Day 16 - Common Interview Questions for Different Types of Software Engineers / 各種專長的軟體工程師的常見面試問題

• Software Engineer Common Questions / 軟體工程師通用問題
• Backend Engineer Interview Questions / 後端工程師面試問題
• Full-stack Engineer Interview Questions / 全端工程師面試問題
• QA Engineer Interview Questions / 測試工程師面試問題
• Mobile App Engineer Interview Questions / 行動裝置 APP 工程師面試問題
• Data Engineer Interview Questions / 資料工程師面試問題
• Security Engineer Interview Questions / 安全工程師面試問題
• DevOps Engineer Interview Questions / DevOps 工程師面試問題

Day 17 - Common Interview Questions for Frontend Engineers Part 1 / 前端工程師的常見面試問題 Part 1

• List several common frontend performance optimization techniques and explain how they improve page load speed.
• Explain what happens from the moment a user types a URL into a browser's address bar to the point where the page is fully rendered.
• Can you explain what CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) is and how you handle related issues?
• How do you conduct code reviews with frontend engineers?
• How do you handle disagreements during a code review?
• Supplementary information

Day 18 - Common Interview Questions for Frontend Engineers Part 2 / 前端工程師的常見面試問題 Part 2

• How do you handle cross-browser compatibility issues in a frontend project?
• How do you coordinate with backend engineers to confirm the data exchange format of an API?
• Why do you choose JSON as the data exchange format for APIs?
• Could you give an example of collaborating with backend engineers to discuss the data exchange format of an API?
• How do you collaborate with UI designers?
• Can you share an experience where you optimized performance in the past?

Day 19 - Common JavaScript Interview Questions for Frontend Engineers Part 1 / 前端工程師常見的 JavaScript 面試問題 Part 1

• What are the differences between ==, ===, and Object.is() in JavaScript?
• Why is 0.1 + 0.2 not equal to 0.3 in JavaScript? How can we avoid related issues?
• What are the differences between var, let, and const in JavaScript?
• What is a closure in JavaScript?
• Explain how the value of this is determined in different contexts.

Day 20 - Common JavaScript Interview Questions for Frontend Engineers Part 2 / 前端工程師常見的 JavaScript 面試問題 Part 2

• Can you explain the event loop in the browser?
• What do synchronous and asynchronous mean in JavaScript?
• What is the difference between passing by value and passing by reference in JavaScript?
• What is the difference between shallow copy and deep copy in JavaScript?

Day 21 - Common React.js Interview Questions for Frontend Engineers Part 1 / 前端工程師常見的 React.js 面試問題 Part 1

• What is JSX? Why do we use JSX?
• What is Virtual DOM?
• Why are there some restrictions on using Hooks, such as not being able to call them inside loops, conditionals, or nested functions?
• Why should we use immutable patterns when updating state in React?
• What is the difference between a controlled component and an uncontrolled component?
• Can you explain the difference between Client-Side Rendering (CSR) and Server-Side Rendering (SSR)?

Day 22 - Common React.js Interview Questions for Frontend Engineers Part 2 / 前端工程師常見的 React.js 面試問題 Part 2

• What is React Fiber?
• Why choose React.js / Redux for development? What are the pros and cons compared to other similar tools?
• Why choose Redux Toolkit / RTK Query for development? What are the pros and cons compared to other similar tools?
• What are the differences between Styled Components and other similar tools?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of Next.js? Why use it?

Day 23 - Common behavioral interview questions Part 1 / 常見的行為面試問題 Part 1

Day 24 - Common behavioral interview questions Part 2 / 常見的行為面試問題 Part 2

Day 25 - Common behavioral interview questions Part 3 / 常見的行為面試問題 Part 3

Day 26 - Resume-related terms / 履歷相關用語

• Optimization & Efficiency Words / 優化 & 效能單字
• Development & Execution Words / 開發 & 執行單字
• Technical Research & Innovation Words / 技術研究 & 創新單字
• Collaboration & Communication Words / 合作 & 溝通單字
• Others

Day 27 - English interview expressions / 英文面試用語

• Self-introduction / 自我介紹
• Technical decisions & experience / 技術決策與經驗
• Problem Solving / 問題解決
• Teamwork & Communication / 團隊合作與溝通
• Time Management / 時間管理
• Interview opening & closing phrases / 面試開場 & 結束用語
• Other Phrases / 其他片語

Day 28 - Collaborate with various roles / 和各種角色合作

• Collaborate with the Product Manager (PM) / 和專案經理合作
• Collaborate with the UI Designer / 和介面設計師合作
• Collaborate with the Frontend Engineer / 和前端工程師合作
• Collaborate with the Backend Engineer / 和後端工程師合作
• Collaborate with the Quality Assurance Engineer / 和品質保證工程師合作

Day 29 - LeetCode problem-solving phrases / LeetCode 解題相關用語

• Ask about the input range and consider edge cases / 詢問 input 範圍和考慮 edge cases
• Provide test cases / 舉測試案例
• Explain the solution approach and ideas / 解題方向、想法說明
• Write the code / 撰寫程式碼
• Discuss time and space complexity / 討論時間、空間複雜度
• Other expressions that can be used during the problem-solving process / 其他可以用在解題過程的用語