Writing software consists of very little actual “writing”, and much more thinking, designing, reading, “digging”, analyzing, debugging, refactoring, aligning and meeting others. The reading and digging part is where youContinue reading
Every now and then one has a half-baked idea about some project that they aren’t likely to be able to do because of lack of time. I’ve written about suchContinue reading
Facebook announced today that by 2020 they will roll out Libra – their blockchain-based cryptocurrency. It is, of course, major news, as it has the potential to disrupt the paymentContinue reading
The other day I was wondering – which is the most important Java API. Which of the SE and EE APIs is the one that makes most of the JavaContinue reading
Blockchain is a relatively niche technology at the moment, and even thought there’s a lot of hype, its applicability is limited. I’ve been skeptical about its ability to solve allContinue reading
An audit trail (or audit log) is something both intuitive and misleading at the same time. There are many definitions of an audit trail, and all of them give youContinue reading
I was thinking the other days – why writing good code is so hard? Why the industry still hasn’t got to producing quality software, despite years of efforts, best practices,Continue reading
The target=”_blank” href attributes has been been the subject of many discussions. When is it right to use it, should we use it at all, is it actually deprecated, isContinue reading
Last week Acronis (famous for their TrueImage) organized a conference in Sofia about cybersecurity for developers and I was invited to give a talk. It’s always hard to pick aContinue reading
Last week I gave a 20 minute talk on the way I see blockchain applicability. I’ve always been skeptical of the blockchain hype, having voiced my concerns, my rants andContinue reading