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Either you win, or you learn… or both
by Olgica Đurić | November 23, 2025 | blog | 0 Comments
I gave an interview in Serbian to a local newspaper Dnevnik: DNEVNIK'S MONTH OF WOMEN'S CHESS, where we talked about coaching methods, working with children, the position of women in chess and other topics. I am publishing the full version in English on my website....
Future of Tech is in Here and Now
by Olgica Đurić | November 9, 2023 | blog, programming | 0 Comments
Open Space 🌻Last week of September 2023 marked a significant event in the tech industry - the first (Un)Conference on the topic of the Future of Tech was held in Belgrade, Serbia. As a woman with over 10 years of experience in the IT industry, I had the pleasure of...
Positive Intelligence in TDD: Transforming Developer Frustration
by Olgica Đurić | June 14, 2023 | blog | 0 Comments
Why do I resist the test-first approach? 👋 Hey colleagues, 👐 Let me share with you how I finally achieved start and write every single project using a test-first approach, and how you can too. I feel that the number 1 belief which occurs about the idea of adopting a...
The Power Of Solitude: Why You Should Take a Break and Spend Time with Yourself
by Olgica Đurić | February 20, 2023 | blog, life | 0 Comments
Put yourself an oxygen mask first Everyone who has traveled by plane at least once knows that famous demonstration by the flight attendants in case of an oxygen shortage in the cabin. They teach us to first put on our own oxygen masks so that we are able to help the...
How to Protect Yourself from Emotional Predators by Embracing Your Inner Strengths – Uncovering the Truth Beneath the Surface
by Olgica Đurić | February 16, 2023 | blog, life | 0 Comments
The power of awareness Emotional predators are individuals who manipulate and exploit your emotions for their own benefit. They can be anyone from a toxic friend or partner to a manipulative boss or colleague.Such individuals can make you feel worthless, causing...
Stay relevant in an AI World
by Olgica Đurić | December 6, 2022 | blog, life, programming | 0 Comments
The Fear of Being Left Behind As the world continues to evolve and change at an increasingly rapid pace, it can be difficult to stay relevant in any industry, let alone one as dynamic and rapidly-developing as AI. OpenAI and ChatGPT speak for themself. In order to...
How are you educating yourself and keeping current?
by Olgica Đurić | November 20, 2022 | blog, life | 0 Comments
Today, in the age of information, ignorance is a choice Let me introduce you one of, in my humble opinion, most beautiful poems by Pablo Neruda: 𝙳𝚒𝚎 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚢 𝙷𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚕𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚝, 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚎𝚜 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎, 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝...
The 5 best non-programming books all developers must read
by Olgica Đurić | October 21, 2022 | blog, life, programming | 0 Comments
Breaking the Comfort Zone: Avoiding Burnout and Stagnation in the Smart Industry Being in a "smart industry" it's easy to fall into the trap of high rationality and slip into a comfort zone. Programming can be fun and addictive at the same time, so that sometimes we...
How to become a better software developer?
by Olgica Đurić | August 29, 2020 | bookreviews | 0 Comments
Ask and it will be given After I got my first full-time position, everything seemed to go well in life. But after a short while, I didn't get as much satisfaction from my job as I did at the start. I soon realized that the main problem for me was that being a software...
Let IT Bee: CraftConf – Hello, Budapest
by Olgica Đurić | June 20, 2020 | blog | 0 Comments
Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you This famous quote has been an important guide for me on my track to self-improvement. Therefore I am searching for IT conferences and communities all over the world where I can meet like-minded souls. With over...
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- Either you win, or you learn… or both
- Future of Tech is in Here and Now
- Positive Intelligence in TDD: Transforming Developer Frustration
- The Power Of Solitude: Why You Should Take a Break and Spend Time with Yourself
- How to Protect Yourself from Emotional Predators by Embracing Your Inner Strengths – Uncovering the Truth Beneath the Surface
