Video21 Oct 2026
The 3 Laws of Robotics, explained simply
Asimov wrote them in 1942 for a short story. We are still arguing about them. Would you trust a robot?
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Quote21 Oct 2026
If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.
Article21 Oct 2026
Think like a CEO — with what authority?
A hiring manager wanted a Product Manager who thinks like a CEO. I asked whether they would give them CEO-level authority. The silence was the answer.
Quote20 Oct 2026
You will never grow as a professional, if you:
Article15 Oct 2026
My Story: Chapter 2: StartUp
We left our jobs to build a startup with friends. Someone else built the same idea and it became Toptal. Here is what went wrong.
Article10 Oct 2026
What do I love the most working as a Software Engineer?
Shell scripting in hacker mood, elegant pull request descriptions, and asking the questions that make everyone rethink the product.
Quote7 Oct 2026
How you gather, manage and use information will determine whether you win or lose.
Video4 Oct 2026
Part 3: Beginner's Guide to IT — how the web really works
What actually happens between typing a URL and the page appearing. The part most tutorials skip.
Article2 Oct 2026
What Neon is, and why I chose it for this blog
I needed a database for the blog you are reading right now. Here is what I picked and the reasoning behind it.
Video27 Sept 2026
Part 2: Beginner's Guide to IT — from roles to SDLC explained simply
Who actually does what on a software team, and how a piece of work travels from idea to release.
Video20 Sept 2026
Part 1: Introduction to AI — the three types explained (ANI, AGI & ASI)
Where the term AI actually stops being one thing and becomes three. First in the series.
Quote8 Sept 2026
If you look around, there are very few examples of more intelligent things being controlled by less intelligent things, which makes you wonder…
Article28 Sept 2021
My Story: Chapter 1
Twelve years in IT, written chapter by chapter. The kind and the ugly, for anyone starting out and hoping not to lose themselves along the way.