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How depression killed my dream project

I tried to launch a product, failed miserably and gave a Failory interview.

12 Jul 2020

How I fought depression on my own until help arrived (archived article)

You can’t fight depression on your own because it’s a physiological thing, not psychological. No, pills won’t alter your personality. They just help you take control of your own life. Seek help.

05 Oct 2019

Dangerous consequences of being a 10x engineer

Sacrificing everything for skill is a sure path to mental death.

01 Aug 2019

Sustainable architecture without magic (and how to build it if you’re not a guru)

The best solution is the easiest one to change. Our key skill here is passing the “invent-implement-learn” cycle over and over again as quickly as possible. Invent your own DSL, build it with the tools you know enough to not even think about and learn when it breaks. As soon as it suits the task, build the app on top of it. Document the whole progress.

05 Jul 2019

How I made a Product of the Day in six lines of JavaScript

Focus on your task. It matters the most, more than any tools ever will.

11 Apr 2019

Code of Conduct generator!

I've just launched The Code of Conduct Generator app!

30 Mar 2019

It’s okay to invent unusual things (lessons learned from the history of science)

Learn from books or other people, but let nobody say that what’s you doing is wrong just because it’s unusual.

17 Mar 2019

A Love Letter to Verdana – the typeface that changed everything

Before Verdana, typefaces were designed print-first. But after Verdana, most of the typefaces are designed to look great on screen first.

12 Mar 2019

Scalable architecture without magic (and how to build it if you’re not Google)

Use the right tools. Don’t mess up write-first and read-first databases. Multiply everything. To multiply things, you have to keep them stateless. Don’t let backend do a database’s job – it will always be slower.

21 Feb 2019

My First Startup

It shows you when to post on Instagram and what hashtags to use to get more views.

20 Feb 2019