by Olgica | Oct 1, 2026 | blog
Every chess player knows the tension that has nothing to do with the position on the board. Serbia Open, the international chess festival in Belgrade, took that tension away. A review of what the 2026 edition looked like from the inside, and why it deserves a place on your calendar for next year.
by Olgica Đurić | Nov 9, 2023 | blog, programming
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...
by Olgica Đurić | Jun 14, 2023 | blog
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...
by Olgica Đurić | Feb 20, 2023 | blog, life
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...
by Olgica Đurić | Oct 8, 2018 | blog, bookreviews
Some time was spent on deciding what would be an appropriate first post for this new blog. In the end, I decided that it would be symbolic to dedicate it to the latest work by Sandro Mancuso, ‘The Software Craftsman’. It has been a while since I have been...