MASTERING LLM EFFECTIVENESS IN DEVELOPMENT

I’m always looking for ways to get more done in less time, and with the rise of AI, this is finally bringing real benefits to my development process. However, many developers don’t see - or don’t want to see - the opportunities opening up for us, and continue working the old-fashioned way, inadvertently putting themselves at risk of falling behind in the competition.

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HOW I REEVALUATED MY TECH STACK

In 2021, when a financial management app from the AppStore lost over 2 years of our data, I built an MVP of econumo in just 2 weeks using PHP + Symfony + PostgreSQL + VueJS. However, after 3 years of support, I reevaluated the tech stack for the backend, and here’s why.

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LILTAG - A SIMPLE TAG MANAGER FOR YOUR WEBSITE

I continue to work on my open-source project Econumo and at some point, I needed to add analytics scripts to the public version of the site without storing them in the repository.

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DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SOUL: HOW TO COPE WITH LACK OF TIME AND MOTIVATION

In my free time away from managerial work, I enjoy working on small development projects, however, like many other developers, I face two main constraints: motivation and free time.

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ENGLISH AT WORK AFTER 8 MONTHS

Sharing a new set of impressions about my English after 8 months of working in an English-speaking team.

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BATTLE OF BOTS FOR VISA

With the advent of total digitalization, procedures such as online appointment scheduling have become quite common. However, many organizations still struggle to handle the influx of applications, leading to waiting times of months, if not years.

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PREPARING FOR AND TAKING THE CELPIP EXAM

I’m going to share my experience of preparing for and taking the CELPIP (Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program) exam.

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ENGLISH AT WORK AFTER 3 MONTHS

I am sharing my experience and feelings about the English language at work after three months of working in an English-speaking team in a Canadian company.

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HOW TO LOCALIZE AN APPLICATION

When developing an application or website for an audience from different countries, it is necessary to think in advance about how localization will be implemented.

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DRIVER'S LICENSE IN CANADA

How to pass a driving test on the third try, with 12 years of driving experience, and spend $1,500 CAD on it - my experience of exchanging Russian driver’s license for a Canadian one.

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