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During the last 6 weeks, I’ve been building my side project during the evenings and on the weekends and I […]

As someone who’s been in the tech industry for more than 15 years, I’ve come to recognize a fundamental truth […]

… I built another tool. Sorry dear readers, no essay this time. As a CTO you rarely have time to […]

Let’s talk about something nobody in the startup Slack channels wants to admit out loud: Sometimes, the CTO is just… […]

Thanks for reaching out. It’s great to hear from you, and I’m thrilled that you’re considering a path towards becoming […]

I’ve been reflecting on our engineers’ diverse impact on our projects and the true meaning behind labels like “10x engineer”. […]

Feeling like you’re not measuring up, especially after joining a team full of sharp minds, is a common experience. I […]

Dear Tim, I read your message, and it struck a chord deep within me. As you mention my article, I’d […]

I want to talk about something we don’t discuss enough in our field: the mental health of software engineers, especially […]

Some of you know that I work in the agency business — how that translates to my technical experience is […]

Dear Robert, The short answer is — stop getting attached to your code. Now lets continue to a more detailed […]

These are mostly my thoughts about what I was expecting as a junior and how I perceived senior developers. To […]

Hello Alex, Congrats on graduating. So the question you’re asking is very vague, but I’d like to help you out […]

Dear Friend, Your openness in sharing your experiences and concerns resonates deeply with me. I understand how you feel. I […]

Dear JK, Congratulations on reaching this pivotal moment with your MVP. It’s an exciting time, but I understand it’s also […]

Back when I was coding in 2007, my stack was straightforward. I had a shared hosting provider that cost me […]

I worked with a client in the early days of my career building social media sentiment analysis platform when Twitter […]

In my opinion, security is one of the most forgotten aspects of software engineering. It rarely gets focused on until […]

I’m sure you’ve worked at companies where you felt that they were moving slowly and it was not even worth […]

Congratulations on finding an idea worth pursuing. So let’s talk about feasibility and understanding if it’s at all possible to […]

On August 1, 2012, Knight Capital Group suffered a severe trading loss due to a software error. A technician’s failure […]

You need to accept one truth – every shop is messy and every app has its skeletons. Period. Welcome to […]

The role of a software developer often gets distilled down to a singular activity: coding. While coding is undeniably the […]

I consider database migrations one of the most annoying problems to deal with during a software engineer’s life. Not only […]

In the software development realm, asking questions isn’t just a right—it’s a downright necessity. Let’s cut the crap and dive […]

In a quaint bar on the outskirts of Catania (Italy), as whiskey glasses clinked and muted conversations blended into a […]

Congrats on becoming a CTO and on immediately thinking of dipping your toes into the world of offshore development agencies. […]

Thanks for the question. Navigating the crossroads of your budding tech career is no small feat, and the decision between […]

So, you’ve been quoted a cool 50K for designs and 150K for your mobile app development. That’s a hefty sum, […]

Hey there, I appreciate your question—it’s a complex one that many startups, including those I’ve consulted with, grapple with. I […]

In 2017, I found myself stepping into the shoes of a CTO for the first time. I joined a small […]

I’m a big fan of documentation. I think it’s my favorite boring thing to do after coding. It brings the […]

First, I planned on calling this article “Mastering the Art of Estimations: A Definitive Guide for Developers”, but then who […]

Doing meaningless work is not a new concept. After automation started to get wider adoption in the second part of […]

The age-old dilemma that technical co-founders get confronted with: should I build it from scratch or buy some off-the-shelf solution? […]

As always, a disclaimer before we start, this is purely subjective. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting […]

The “silent majority” was used by President Richard Nixon during his presidency and his campaign. In this usage, it referred […]

Most of you are familiar with the feeling of joining a new company and have that urge to rewrite everything. […]

So I read this book called “Atomic Habits” a few weeks ago, where the core concept is about minor 1% […]

So as you noticed, I’m late with my newsletter Issue this week. Everything is fine. I just got sidetracked a […]

While researching how to create a proper career path for employees and the different ways companies do promotions, I stumbled […]

This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help early-stage founders tackle the […]

If you see a company offering “99.9% something“ — it is probably offering an SLA. In simple terms, SLA stands […]

This article is part of the Technical Manager Guide that I’m writing for technical leads to scale their development and […]

This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help early-stage founders tackle the problems they […]

This article is part of the Technical Manager Guide that I’m writing for technical leads to scale their development and […]

Well this is a painful topic that haunts most companies in one way or another. Basically, technical debt is a […]

This article is part of the Technical Manager Guide that I’m writing for technical leads to scale their development and […]

Update 2021: I wrote this in 2018, a year and a half after joining a startup to lead their development, […]