I never imagined myself writing about stoicism. Truth be told, during my university I had a course on philosophy. I have no clue how I passed it, since my interest in the topic was close to zero. …

Are you getting started with writing and having trouble putting down your first words? Even for something small like a tweet, an Instagram post, or something more complex like a blog post, essay, or even a book, there are ways that can help you overcome the initial challenges. …

How do you adapt fast to an ever-changing market and build great products? Lots of companies like Intel, Google, and many others are faced with this question, and when going through their answers, a particular pattern appeared around the term of OKRs. Focus and prioritization, alignment between team members, accountability…

Have you ever imagined that military leadership principles could apply in a business context? Two Navy SEALs leaders, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, show in their book, “Extreme Ownership” exactly how this is possible. After reading it and reflecting on my own experiences, I decided to apply some of these…

To commit or not to commit? That is the question asked by many teams in an agile world as well as individuals that set strict goals for their development. …

Welcome back to the second part of this journey. If you haven’t checked the first part, you can do it here. We will start with the topic of communication, what are common issues or surprises that you might have. We will end when reaching the subject of physical and mental…

Did you finish the university and you got your first job as a software developer? Do you find it hard to define and measure the ultimate success of this career? Do you wonder what awaits for you in the next two, five or ten years? There is enough material on…

In the first post we talked about the tech lead responsibilities around people, and in the second one, we talked about the technology stack and about how code evolves and changes all the time. …

The second key area of responsibility for tech leads is the technology stack. From programming languages, frameworks and tools to platforms for provisioning, deploying and monitoring your application, all these elements can make the difference between the success and failure of the project. Image by Jonas Svidras under Creative Commons…