Zlatin StanimirovAnecdotal and non scientific comparison between Gemini and ChatGPTGemini and ChatGPT are powerful tools, but neither is a silver bullet. Existing comparisons between Gemini and ChatGPT often stay at a high…3 min read·Apr 26, 2024----
Zlatin StanimirovTechnical Debt versus Premature OptimisationThe goal of any development team or engineering organisation is to maximise business value.7 min read·Apr 1, 2024----
Zlatin StanimirovReflections on the complexity of multi product projects and integrationsAs my role of Delivery and Technical Lead is coming to an end it feels like the right time to have a few posts focused on some of the most…6 min read·Feb 27, 2024----
Zlatin StanimirovDetecting and fixing errors in the .Net Core documentationI’ve been getting to know the C# / .Net Core ecosystem. It’s nice. Much nicer than I imagined.4 min read·Feb 14, 2024----
Zlatin StanimirovHow not to burn out during large refactoringsDuring my career as a developer, there are 2 times I nearly burned out. (Also a time I did burn out, early on, but this is the story for…6 min read·Jan 23, 2024----
Zlatin StanimirovOptimizing an SQLite instance with database normalization and refactoring the codeThe past 3 articles I’ve written have been about one of my closed source projects. It tracks the price on items in the biggest local shops…6 min read·Jan 16, 2024----
Zlatin StanimirovIntroducing Static Sharding to an SQLite BackendI am recently reading up a bit on sharding and wanted to make an experiment — to introduce static sharding to an backend project I have…5 min read·Jan 14, 2024----
Zlatin StanimirovIs automating tasks significantly faster with AI ?Recently I wrote that I am tracking the prices on some items from a few local online stores. The gist is, there is a small web app in…4 min read·Jan 8, 2024----
Zlatin StanimirovOne year of tracking prices of local online shops — the resultsTl;dr: Last December I wrote and deployed a price tracker for a few local sites. This article explores the build process and the results…4 min read·Dec 21, 2023----
Zlatin StanimirovIncreasing velocity during downturn and when already working at nearly full speedSo, your team is reduced and expectations are higher than ever ? You were already moving at nearly full speed. What are you as a lead…5 min read·Dec 18, 2023----
