Back when I was fresh out of school and I started to program professionally, I didn’t care about the job titles I’d get. I was comfortable being an “IT Analyst”, a “Development Engineer”, or even a “Junior Developer”. If the position involved programming and I felt like I was a good fit, then I would take it. As time passed, I started to notice the industry distinguishes people who … Read more »
Lucas Petes is a designer who isn't afraid to code. With a deep love for design, he has produced countless clean and gorgeous interfaces. He talks about his career's history, giving us a window to understand how it feels to be a designer working among programmers. He discusses the design-development complementarity, pointing that the two are sides of the same job. … Read more »
Carolina Bigonha is one of the most focused and clear-minded people I know. She was a year ahead of me at the university, and a source of inspiration. I had the opportunity to talk more to her in a conference where she was presenting her research on social networks. She is an engineer who loves her work and also has a passion for business development; it was a great privilege to talk to … Read more »
Rafael “Rafa” Viotti is the programmer with the highest eye for detail and quality I ever knew. This guy will spot an extra space in your code as quickly as he will point out an extra comma in a source comment. During the time I worked with Rafa, he significantly influenced my coding style, always encouraging me to strive for excellence in my code. … Read more »
Leonardo "Leo" Conegundes launched a startup with my high school friends, but I only met him during our computer science studies, when he was presenting his research on using Artificial Neural Networks for the stock market. From then on, every time I talk to Leo, he is always sharing new trends and technologies. When he talks about his startup, you can clearly see he dreams of a future … Read more »
I met Ruhan Bidart during my first internship. He was my boss, even though he is younger than me. We worked together for almost two years, then we went our separate ways, but later we met again during our master’s studies, as we were in the same class. Ruhan is not only a great software developer, but a complete person in every way. I love to work with him not only for his excellent … Read more »
