The transition from monolithic architecture to microservices taught us that focused systems outperform bloated ones. Each service does one thing well. They communicate clearly. They scale independently. This applies to more than code.
- Valeria Viana Gusmao
I've been coding since 2008 and for the past 3 years I've been leading a team of 14+ engineers. We operate like a startup within the company - clear vision, defined success metrics, autonomy to execute. That same principle works at any scale.
A focused team inside a larger organization or a solo founder building from scratch, the principles remain the same: know your mission, understand your users|stakeholders, do your thing exceptionally well.
I am convinced that the future isn't about company size. It's about teams that know their value. Builders who solve real world problems. Systems - technical and organizational - that connect meaningfully with others. With or without AI.
Whether you're leading a team, building solo, thinking about it or somewhere in between - if this resonates, I'd love to hear what you're working on.
Transitioning from an individual contributor to a leader is not easy. Why would it be? One day you are the hero doing all the work, the next day you are expected to guide others to do it for you. I wish I had the knowledge I have now when I was starting out as a manager. Perhaps this article will help you avoid some pitfalls I dug myself into.
HTML comes with a lot of ready to use and flexible elements, but date selector has a handful of limitations and the need to write your own calendar / date input emerges sooner rather than later. In this tutorial I'll walk you though implementing a calendar view and show how you can extend its functionality to fit your booking widget or dashboard filter
A new project is always a joy: the code hasn't yet been bloated with deprecated features, rushed decisions and questionable dependencies. When my projects get to this state I become increasingly less productive and the urge to refactor grows exponentially, which, as you would imagine, halts any progress entirely.