Oct 21, 2019My HEC Paris Journey, Part III: It’s All About StrategyIt’s time to write a new blog post about my experience in the HEC Paris Master of Science program. I’ve taken two new courses: Business strategy and Strategic Management of Innovation. They were somewhat related which was good for building a broad knowledge, because several concepts and topics were used…Strategy4 min readStrategy4 min read
Mar 6, 2019Azat’s Management PhilosophyHave you ever wondered what your manager is doing all day? Are you guilty of secretly thinking he/she is playing Candy Crash and attending endless stream of useless meetings? If yes, then you are normal. Management is often invisible and hard to understand. We have tons of books and courses…Management5 min readManagement5 min read
Dec 28, 2018New Year Resolutions Don’t Work, This is What WorksHave you wanted to do something and made a New Year resolution but it never worked. A year passed and you still haven’t accomplished learning a foreign language, reading good books, going on a trip you always wanted, moving to another place, getting a degree… you got the idea. New…Nodejs2 min readNodejs2 min read
Apr 30, 2018Hardworking vs Genius ProgrammersDoes someone have to be a genius to be a programmer? It definitely helps but only if the person is NOT afraid of hard work. You see, a lot of smart people are compelled by challenging and tough problems. They want to solve complex issues. Programming can be creative but…JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Apr 24, 2018Born vs Made ProgrammersAre programmers born or made? It depends. In 2010s, programming is so much easier than it used to be in 2000s. More and more gurus and dev bootcamp founders proclaim that programmers can be made. I won’t say programmers are made. My answer: it depends. …Programming2 min readProgramming2 min read
Published inSoftware Engineering·Apr 1, 2018IT ConsolidationI’ve been working on the new edition of my best selling book Full Stack JavaScript. I was updating references, links and names of the services. A lot of libraries are dead and the links are unreachable. A lot of services are dead or being bought by big companies. The list…2 min read2 min read
Jan 17, 2018Why Blockchain is the Future, What is Bitcoin and How to Invest and Short It and Why Ethereum Is Better than Bitcoin in 1000 Words or LessBitcoin price was rising like a crazy and that’s why more and more people are interested in it. I did my informal survey every time I was at a restaurant or taxi by asking waiters and taxi drivers if they invested in Bitcoin. Most of them said no or “what…Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read
Nov 21, 2017Node.js: Learn from the guy who wrote the book — actually, 14 of them!If you’re a software developer with a few years of experience, and you’re new to Node.js or web development, join popular instructor Benjamin Lin and author and founder of Node University Azat Mardan for Introduction to Node.js, now available on edX. In just a few hours (and using the latest…Nodejs2 min readNodejs2 min read
Published inCapital One Tech·Nov 9, 2017How to Work with Forms, Inputs and Events in ReactThis is an excerpt from the book React Quickly, available at manning.com This article covers how to capture text input and input via other form elements like <input>, <textarea>, and <option>. Working with them is paramount to web development because they allow our applications to receive data (e.g. text) and…JavaScript8 min readJavaScript8 min read
Sep 9, 20177 Tech Job Which Don’t Require CodingTechnology is the fastest growing sector in the job market. Software, cloud and automation replace traditional jobs of factory workers, secretaries and service workers. Software and technology companies are the most valued by the stock market and investors. Founders of these companies are one of the richest people in the…Careers10 min readCareers10 min read
