Why I donate and volunteer, and why you can do it yourself.

Hand holding a plate full of tomatoes.

I am sharing a story about donating, volunteering, and supporting the things I believe in to show you that there is something you could do with your skills or financial assets to turn the world in a better direction. It’s not a secret that I donate more than $3000 a year for projects that align … Read more

Doing Threat Modeling properly will help your teams create more secure products.

I created something beautiful, and I want to give the knowledge to you. How did it start? While analyzing the SDLC in a company I worked for, I realized a few dangerous gaps in our threat modeling process. I also talked with my network of professionals in other companies and understood that they have the … Read more

My funny out of office auto-responder.

Hello,I will be out of the office from 2/20 thru 3/8 – returning to my desk on 3/9.If you have questions about life, ask Deep Thought.If you have an emergency, dial 0118-911-881-911-119-7253. (yes, really) If you wish to speak to an operator say ‘zero’. (In Bulgarian)If you know the whereabouts of known terrorists, contact Jeff … Read more

Developers Will Never Need To Leave Vim Again, especially under Fedora

As a proud Fedorian, vi user under Fedora and as a developer (well from time to time) I  must share this news that combines my two worlds.

The problem

The truth is everybody needs to do multitasking today. The real cost of it  is hidden, but you’ll definitely lose at least 40% of your productivity if you are constantly switching between apps. Let’s try and do some other stuff in between. :)

40%: This is too much!

The solution

Developers keep on switching between their editors, emails and bug trackers. What if you can get bug reports right where you will fix them? Imagine the immediate gain in productivity!

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