Electronic Identification
On the conference where I spoke about e-voting, I had another talk that focused on e-identification (which is a mandatory step for e-voting). It is in Bulgarian and EU context,Continue reading
A Problem With Convention-Over-Configuration
Convention-over-configuration is a convenient thing. Instead of writing tons of configuration in xml/yaml/json/whatever, you simply know that something will have a given default value. For example, the restful endpoint URLContinue reading
E-voting [presentation]
Last week I gave a talk on the OpenFest conference about (remote) e-voting (or internet voting/i-voting). The talk was not in English, but here are my translated slides: I’ve addressedContinue reading
In Defence of Monoliths
The first Microservices talk I attended was a year and a half ago. My first reaction was “why is that something new?”. Then I realized it is already getting overhyped,Continue reading
Why All The Fear of Electronic Voting?
Due to an upcoming referendum in Bulgaria about whether we want “remote electronic voting”, I, as a technical person, and at the same time, as government adviser, argue a lotContinue reading
Common Sense Driven Development [talk]
A few months ago I spoke on a conference (jPrime) about common sense driven development (and what it isn’t). Here’s the video: And here are the slides: As you’ll see,Continue reading
The “Software Engineer” Mindset
What is a software engineer? And what is a senior software engineer? Many companies define a “senior software engineer” as a person who has spent more then 6 years asContinue reading
Comments on The Twelve-Factor App
The Twelve-Factor App is a recent methodology (and/or a manifesto) for writing web applications that hopefully is getting quite popular. Although I don’t agree 100% with the recommendations, I ‘llContinue reading
A Software Engineer As a High-Level Government Adviser
Two months ago I took the job of adviser to the cabinet of the deputy prime minister of my country (the Republic of Bulgaria, an EU member). And I’d likeContinue reading
Events Don’t Eliminate Dependencies
Event (or message) driven systems (in their two flavors) have some benefits. I’ve already discussed why I think they are overused. But that’s not what I’m going to write aboutContinue reading