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This essay will discuss a new way of becoming a successful founder. I also want to discuss a notable trend that will open your eyes and help you see the world of independent indie and bootstrapper technology founders from a different perspective. We will examine a few crucial questions. These… Read more

In one of my previous posts, I shared a quick note about Agile, and I have to say that I was pretty impressed with the responses on LinkedIn; the post went viral, reaching over 2k impressions. The statement of the post was clear; over the years, our tech industry has… Read more

Unfortunately, this is one of our biggest problems today, and it’s one of the most prominent challenges our civilizations face. You can be dead wrong and still have millions of followers; the more followers, the more credibility you gain among no-followers, so the easier your statements, wrong or right, spread…. Read more

I have seen Ready One Player movie five times, but this weekend, the feeling after I finished was different and sad. Last week, my teacher’s daughter had an accident; she is a lovely old Latin American lady; fortunately, she is OK with no significant injury; the car was not so… Read more

The buzz of the dying fluorescent lamp seemed to be tiring her now drying eyes; it was a long night coding Leetcode algorithms; five thick data science books were resting on the left table corner, tired of being in the same chair with the same keyboard for so many weeks…. Read more

The Miami Beach sun hammered his back as he limped towards the beach. It was around 7:32 am, and the sand was crunching beneath the sneakers while his mind was far behind the rising sun.  It’s 2024! He silently affirms that he is talking to a close friend; a decade… Read more

In a peculiar town nestled in the heart of North Carolina, where whispers of innovation and science did not exist at all, he lived a child named David. David was not an ordinary child; his world was a symphony of numbers and equations, his mind an untangled maze painted with… Read more

Today, software applications are the backbone of almost all industries. We create systems to manage, automate, and enhance the most straightforward to complex processes. However, despite the meticulous planning and expertise in our creation, software failures have occurred and will continue to occur, and it does not matter how many… Read more

I visited Disney Hollywood Studios on Christmas a few days back; it was a fun and exhaustive four-day travel. Since I’m a fan of science and innovation, The Carousel of Progress was one of the main attractions I wanted to see with the family. It was our first time in… Read more

One of the biggest lessons I have learned over the years in my career is that the most prominent developers’ minds always tend to make the most significant mistakes, maybe because, often, the best engineers are the ones who work on the most complex problems. Still, experience has shown me… Read more

I was reading Martin Fowler’s blog, and suddenly, a relatively old entry caught my attention: the article Is High Quality Software Worth the Cost? triggered an immediate response in my eyes, and my brain promptly answered with no words, definitively, “It always depends.” However, since I greatly respect Martin’s work,… Read more

In my previous article, I wrote about why I think managing technical debt is challenging; in this essay, I will answer another critical question that remains open. Why technical debt is hard to measure? Adam Tornhill, in the introduction of his book Software Desing X-Ray, wrote:  “Repaying technical debt is… Read more

In software development, technical debt has emerged and popularized as a critical aspect that influences the quality and efficiency of software products. You will dive into millions of articles, videos, and several particular and deep-dive books that include other new terms, more complex technical invented definitions, and psychology analysis techniques. Today, understanding… Read more

I have studied Elon Musk intensively in recent months, and I dedicated more than 1000 study hours to watching his videos, reading books about him (see this), reviewing his tweet, and researching many articles that, at best, are trying to exhibit you how Elon Musk think and act. Today, I will… Read more

In today’s letter, I will expose you, just in minutes, my mental model for identifying a great software scientist or engineer and how to select (correctly) the new team member that will impact your new product or company 💯 times more than the average people in just a few weeks…. Read more

You are standing on the shores of the cosmos, where galaxies spin like celestial dancers, and the universe’s secrets signal you to uncover their mysteries. You are not alone, Newton and Albert Einstein are your best friends, and they are helping you to unravel the grand tapestry of existence and… Read more

The year 2023 started, and for the first time in my life, I sat down on the cold floor of my office with all the books that I had bought in my entire life. I enjoy purchasing books; I read most of them right away, while I forget the reasons… Read more

In today’s letter, I want to reveal the biggest mistakes I made during more than ten years as a professional software engineer, plus five years studying for a bachelor’s degree and a lifetime trying to become a better scientist. But first in short, let me share some story. I have been an immigrant four… Read more

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In the previous letter, I explained a complex and structured system for transferring information into intelligent notes. In this letter, I will show you what I have learned when doing it in practice; I will share several insane insights with you, so you can increase efficiency and improve your note-taking process using… Read more