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"Catch Me If You Can". That's the title of Steven Spielberg's film. I watched it, and it was intriguing. But it's not true, even though it’s based on real events. In reality, "catch me if you can" is a kind of game. I see this game every day and even participate in it. I feel pretty much like the hero of Spielberg's film – the one who […]
In my article, I discussed 7 ways to quickly check the competencies of IT specialists that can be applied before conducting a large, comprehensive, and labor-intensive technical interview. At that time, I expressed my preference for timed tests. In this article, I will delve deeper into the topic of tests. Timed tests are a universal tool that is well-suited for assessing knowledge and […]
Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of EPFL On October 30, 2012, I had a one-way ticket to Geneva in my hand and a strong desire to earn a Ph.D. at one of the most prestigious universities in Europe, if not the world. And on December 31, 2018, I spent my last day in the laboratory I had become attached to. It’s time to summarize […]
When visiting any country, it’s important not to confuse tourism with immigration. Folk wisdom In previous articles (part 1, part 2, part 3), we touched on the professional topic of what awaits a young, still green university graduate upon enrollment and during their studies in Switzerland. The next part, which logically follows from the three previous ones, is to show and tell about everyday […]
Continuous Deployment is a special approach in software development that is used for quickly, safely, and effectively rolling out various features in software. The main idea is to create a reliable automated process that allows developers to rapidly deliver a finished product to users. At the same time, continuous changes are made to production — this is called the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CD Pipeline). Skillbox recommends: Practical […]
The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.22.0 has been announced. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, offering flexible tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging. To ensure the integrity of history and resilience against changes made retrospectively, implicit hashing of the entire previous history is used in each commit, and digital verification is also possible […]
On Monday at the WWDC conference, Apple introduced a cool new feature called 'Find My'. Unlike the standard 'Find My iPhone', which relies on cellular infrastructure and GPS of the lost device, the 'Find My' feature can locate devices even without a SIM card and GPS. For example, laptops, or even 'dumb' location tags attached to any item (Apple […]
The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation and the payment system ‘Mir’ have concluded an agreement on cooperation. This was announced during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2019. The agreement aims to enhance the effective and profitable use of national payment service tools. In particular, the parties intend to promote cashless payment methods. This primarily concerns government portals. Thus, the first […]
The MyDrivers resource published screenshots allegedly taken from the upcoming operating system by Huawei. According to various reports, it may be called Hongmeng OS or ARK OS, based on registered trademark names. The images show an interface that closely resembles Android with the proprietary EMUI launcher. Thus, the company aims to ensure continuity of interfaces so that […]
Organizing coffee in the office is very simple. But if you have been working with coffee machines, coffee, and coffee-related IT solutions for many years, you might forget that some people may not know the basics. This was reminded to me by the article 'How many programmers does it take to drink a cup of coffee'. Every profession has its own special kind of immersion, a professional deformation. To feel this, try […]
Moving to work in Australia or Thailand at 25 with no family isn’t that hard. There are many stories like this. However, relocating when you are nearly 40, with a wife and three children (aged 8, 5, and 2 years) is a task of a different level of complexity. Therefore, I want to share my experience of moving to Germany. About how […]
This year, Plesk decided to send a few people to KubeCon — the main Kubernetes event in the world. There are no specialized conferences on this topic in Russia. Of course, we talk about K8s, and everyone wants it, but no other place gathers as many companies practicing it in one location. I was one of the participants, as I work […]
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