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PyScript et al: Web-enabled Python

I know about the PyScript project for a while already. This end-of-year post is going to be about it and other lovely software pieces which enable Python on the Web these days ❤️ What is PyScript? In a nutshell it’s a CSS + JS you can add to a webpage which will allow you to…

Problem Solving Techniques – Meta-approaches: Part #2

This article is a part of series Today more on practical meta-approaches: effective problem solving techniques which I managed to capture over time as they manifest themselves in work & life. Root cause analysis (RCA) via deep dive aka 5 whys You ran into a problem: something goes sideways. More formally some process metrics are…

Effective Problem Solving Meta-approaches: Part #1

This article is a part of series 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…

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…

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