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Crossover Hiring Process – How it was

In October last year I landed a job at Trilogy Enterprises which hires solely via Crossover. I was thinking about writing an article on my experiences regarding Crossover hiring process ever since, so finally here we go. A bit of history Actually it was my third try to land a job via Crossover – XO…

Effective Problem Solving Meta-approaches: Part #1

This blog post starts a series of articles on practical meta-approaches. These are effective problem solving techniques which I managed to capture over time as they manifest themselves in work & life. Interval forecasts: worst/best case You have to forecast some metric. Forecasts are hard as it’s fundamentally same as fortune telling. There’s usually a…

Business vs Technology Founders: Why Balance is Key

From life experience in general I grow more & more to believe that balance is key. Similarly when it comes to software development a proper balance of business vs technology founders is important. I’d say it’s among the most critical indicators of whether the whole enterprise will be successful or will get derailed eventually. Let’s…

Node.js: is frontend or backend?

I’ve recently noticed a bit of popularity of the question from the subject – “Node.js: is frontend or backend?”. That made me think about what is obvious for someone may be not that obvious for someone else. The question is probably coming from people beginning their journey in computer science (CS) space. And most of…

Micro frontend: what & why

Micro frontend architecture approach is the answer to challenges which in their nature are similar to what microservices architecture solves on the backend. I covered microservice implementation principles and decision framework on choosing such approach previously. Let’s cover what this approach is all about. What is micro frontend architecture When company technology landscape is a…

“Древний ужас” – почему ты прекрасен?

Сегодня снова отвлечемся от технологий, тем более что повод замечательный – настольные игры =) В этой области множество жанров и прекрасных их представителей, но сегодня поговорим об одном особенно выдающемся экземпляре – “Древний ужас” aka Eldritch Horror! Я не буду погружаться в обзор, это за меня сделает та же Википедия. В области настолок мне больше…

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