I finished one book recently, that I believe is a pretty bad one. It’s a wonder how it’s possible to take such an exciting topic as videogames and turn it into an incredibly flat piece of a book filled with unneeded information and uninspiring stories of dull people making business instead of creators that are the main force behind any kind of progress and innovation. Though I greatly disliked the book and don’t recommend anyone to spend time reading it, a few thoughts never left my brain while listening to it…

Initially, this meant to be a simple technical post about my path from being just a native iOS developer to learning JS and React(Native). It actually still is. But it’s also about something else, so bear with me even if you have no clue what is iOS, JavaScript or software development in general. Read full version at https://www.haleck.is/breaking-the-loop/

During my last year’s visit to UIKonf in Berlin as an iOS developer, I couldn’t imagine myself writing this kind of post in just a year, to be honest. The reason of the shift and how it happened is a separate topic that I probably will cover later, but in short, since getting iOS-fatigue and being disappointed by the way Apple operates lately and the state of development for iOS in general, I took a chance to be on of the first members of Pipedrive React Native team. Since then, my interest in JS and React world is constantly growing.

This post is also available at my own blog: https://www.haleck.is/if-only-twitter-allowed/ “Life is awesome! Every single bit of it, at this exact moment. I have an amazing job. I work every day with motivated and talented people, in both a friendly and challenging environment. We create a product that matters and…

This post is also available at my own blog: https://www.haleck.is/uikonf-2018-conference-review/ Attending conferences is an important part of being a software developer nowadays. Not only it’s a great way of educating yourself about particular topics, it’s also a chance to establish new connections and meet the community you are part of. …

Init — This post is also available at my own blog: https://www.haleck.is/how-organizing-meetup-changed-my-life/ For me, it all started in 2014. I entered ASKfm office kitchen and saw him. As usual, staying in the middle of the room, with shining eyes, chatting with someone about some cool stuff I usually didn’t even understand. As…

Settling in — This post is also available at my own blog: https://www.haleck.is/moving-to-estonia-for-introverts-3/ So this is it In part one and two I have described both mental and physical preparation processes that I went through during my journey to become Pipedrive team member and Estonian resident. …

Physical preparation — This post is also available at my own blog: https://www.haleck.is/moving-to-estonia-for-introverts-2/ Reality In my previous post I wrote about the importance of having a proper way to recharge yourself and stabilize your feelings while going through interview and relocation processes. That sounded good and quite easy, right? But here is the fact…

Mental preparation and making a decision — This post is also available at my own blog: https://www.haleck.is/moving-to-estonia-for-introverts-1/ Intro My name is Artjoms and I’m an iOS developer at Pipedrive and DevTernity conference organiser. I have moved to Estonia recently and want to share my journey in a series of small posts. There are already lots of relocation guides…