FMI

Software can look modern, load quickly, and work perfectly for one person. However, that does not mean it works well for everyone. A user may depend on a keyboard instead of a mouse. Another person may use a screen reader. Someone else may need larger text or stronger colour contrast. These users should not have to...

A student has an assignment due tomorrow. The code almost works. One small part is causing an error. Instead of finding the real cause, the student adds a quick workaround. The application works again. Problem solved. Or is it? A few weeks later, another feature depends on the same code. The old workaround causes another problem....

A student builds a website. The buttons work. The form submits. The database stores the information. Technically, everything seems fine. Then someone uses the website for the first time and asks: “Where am I supposed to click?” That simple question can reveal a problem that code testing may not find. Software is created for people. Therefore,...

Imagine joining your first IT job. You open your laptop. The project has thousands of lines of code. The software has been running for years. Some parts use tools you have never seen before. There is one instruction from your senior: “Please understand this before you change anything.” For many freshers, this can feel very different...

Open a food delivery app. You see restaurants, menus, prices and delivery information. Open a weather app. You immediately see current weather information. Use an online payment service. The application connects with another system to complete the transaction. But how do all these different systems communicate? One important part of the answer is APIs. For IT...

A student builds a simple website. It has a registration form. Users enter their name, email address and phone number. The information goes into a database. The project works. But there is another question that many students may forget to ask: Who should be able to see that information? This is where data privacy becomes important....

Imagine an IT student working on a difficult task. The code is not working. The student tries one solution. Then another. After an hour, the problem is still there. What should happen next? Many students keep trying without asking anyone for help. They may feel that asking questions means they are not good enough. However, the...

Have you ever started a coding task thinking it would take one hour, only to spend the whole day on it? This happens to many IT students. A task may look small at first. However, hidden problems can make it take much longer. In real software jobs, developers often need to estimate how much time a...

Many IT students spend most of their learning time working alone. They write code, complete assignments and practise technical questions. However, real IT work is rarely a one-person job. Developers work with designers, testers, managers, clients and other developers. Therefore, students need to learn how to work with people before they enter their first job. The...

In a real IT job, clients do not always explain their needs clearly. Instead, they often use simple business language. For example, a client may say, “Our website is slow,” “We need an app,” or “Please add online booking.” At first, these requests may sound easy. However, each one can hide many questions. Therefore, students need...