M47: What is the difference between Zerocracy and Upwork? We are not competitors!
Very often this question is asked: how Zerocracy can be compared with Upwork and similar platforms for freelancers. Long story short, we are not competitors and can't be compared directly. Upwork prov...
5 Maalis 20195min
M46: Freelancers and full-times are like oil and water, don't mix them, they are not friends
When your objective is to put programmers together in one office and make them look like hard working slaves, spending the money of your investors, you definitely need full-timers, with good salaries ...
4 Maalis 20196min
M45: Freelancers and full-timers have very different resumes, don't expect them to look similar
Changing jobs frequently is usually considered to be a sin for a professional programmer. Recruiters don't like that and to leave just a few places in the resume, to look more "loyal." However, this i...
1 Maalis 20199min
M44: What do you think you are a senior developer? Who says so? Think again.
Being a senior developer doesn't mean getting a large salary or being appreciated in the office. It means belonging to an elite group of developers who know how to do certain things and can do them. I...
28 Helmi 20197min
M43: Technical interviews are pointless, pay attention to these five things instead!
Most software teams interview programmers before getting them on board. Later they get surprised how was it possible to hire someone who doesn't understand programming. Those so-called "fake interview...
27 Helmi 20196min
M42: Make sure your software is deployable from the first day!
The first thing you should worry about when you start a software project is how your product can be delivered to end-users in an automated way. Right after you managed to create a skeleton and make it...
25 Helmi 20193min
M41: Six steps to a better speaking English for a software developer
I'm being asked about English speaking skills very often, that's why this video. You want to improve? Here is hot-list: 1) read English books; 2) watch movies in English, with subtitles; 3) find someo...
22 Helmi 201912min
M40: To achieve quality you should numberize your Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle and its participants
Quality management, if I understand PMBOK and ISO-9001 correctly, is all about the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, where we 1) plan what quality objectives are important for us and how they can be numbered, ...
21 Helmi 201911min
