It's January, and most of you have probably enjoyed a break from work over the festive season. Less time coding and more time gaming or film watching. All that time with colleagues is replaced with family, friends and pets rather than coworkers. But … Read more
Are you a Team Manager or a Servant?
Team management and leadership are hot topics in project management. Dr Alfredo Morresi spoke at Codemotion Rome 2019 about the differences between management and leadership, the servant style of leadership and the challenges to the role of the team … Read more
Sacrificing Code Quality to hit Deadlines and Other Developer Team Dilemmas
Developers are under a lot of pressure to produce quality software and to do it quickly. But new research from Diffblue conducted by Vanson Bourne positions these as competing demands. 300 participants were surveyed who work in software development, … Read more
The lead generation is dead. Long live the lead generation!
Hello Luca. “The lead generation is dead. Long live the lead generation!” was one of the talks that you gave in front of the members of one of the important communities in Rome. Can you tell us more about it? What was the talk about and what … Read more
Post Growth Entrepreneurship
There is a plethora of definitions of a startup. Many are quite different, but several agree on some common aspects. Paul Graham, one of the most famous entrepreneurs and investors, known for being a co-founder of Y Combinator, gives the following … Read more
How the project was won: small teams at fast speed
Does it still make sense to talk about projects and detailed planning? At Codemotion Rome 2019, Sander Hoogendoorn presented the "continuous culture", how to survive in an increasingly complex world by quickly going through small teams on functions … Read more
Let’s digitize the PA with the Digital Transformation Team
At Codemotion Milan 2019, the end of day 1 was dedicated to focused meetups. This edition hosted 4 of them, about Kubernetes, Angular, Bitcoin, and the very special update to the Digital Transformation Team. This expert group was born to build the … Read more
Interview with Faisal Abid
Faisal Abid is a Google Developer Expert, entrepreneur, and engineer. A programming language enthusiast, he loves solving software engineering challenges across the stack. At Codemotion Berlin 2018, he had some advice for anyone tackling the … Read more
The Path of becoming a tech leader
Codemotion Rome 2019 included several talks about soft skills, such as communication and leadership. A particularly interesting event was the round table titled "The Path of Becoming a Tech Leader", attended by: Emanuele di Saverio - Frog, … Read more
Codemotion Tech Leadership Training boot camp: experiences from the next CTOs
Italian version of this post is available below. Click here to skip the English translation. Questo post è disponibile anche in Italiano. Clicca qui per saltare la traduzione Inglese. On June 29-30, Codemotion organized in Rome the boot camp of the … Read more
Interview with Bruce Lawson | Codemotion Berlin 2018
As a former teacher, Bruce Lawson is a real stickler for standards. But there's a much more personal reason for his interest in improving accessibility: in 1999 he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. As manager of computer book publishing house … Read more
Codemotion Tech Leadership Training boot camp – An attendee’s reportage – Day 2
Before you read this article, go to part 1 of "Codemotion Tech Leadership Training boot camp - An attendee's reportage" Day 2 - Sunday, June 23th ● 9:00 am: Check-in ● 9:30 am: Opening by Facebook ● 10:00 am: Talk by Facebook – Facebook values and … Read more
Codemotion Tech Leadership Training boot camp – An attendee’s reportage – Day 1
Rome, 22 June 2019: the boiling heat of the capital city was not enough to stop a bunch of tech professionals and enthusiasts - including me - from attending to Codemotion's Tech Leadership Training boot camp. The event was the conclusive part of the … Read more
How to become a good Tech Lead
Sometimes you hope a meetup will be special but instead it ends up being magical. Our latest Codemotion meetup was such a night to remember. Instead of having speakers who shared their stories and insights, we organized a panel on a very interesting … Read more
Find, motivate and retain talent: the CTOs speak
Last week I was at a CTO Meeting organized by Codemotion in Amsterdam. The meeting itself was organized around a theme - The Team - introduced by the meeting moderator Marco Casario (Chief of International Business Development, Codemotion), and a … Read more
Creating a culture of responsibility: interview with Omosola Odetunde
Omosola Odetunde is a product/engineering advisor and senior software engineer, but her greatest asset is her versatility - she wears many hats including frontend, backend, research, UX design, and tech lead. Omosola is passionate about building … Read more
CTOs in a data-driven world: interview with Thomas Holl
A friend's desire to learn Spanish a decade ago was the catalyst for Thomas Holl's future career. Thomas helped him look for online courses, but found nothing suitable. A few months later, the two friends, with two others, decided to create their … Read more
Professional Programmer
We will make the world a better place, one line of code at a time. Maybe not all developers are moved by such noble intentions, maybe the best computer minds on the planet right now are working hard just to convince you to click on advertisements, … Read more
The Digital Transformation of Tech Leaders: hints and cues from the CTO meeting
We know that in the real world there are some misconceptions and stereotypes about tech people. We’ve certainly stumbled upon these personally. Are you a web developer? Surely you can fix a misbehaving printer driver. Are you a UX designer? Please, … Read more
Pills of good team management: Alfredo Morresi tips & tricks for leaders
A A good leader is important not only at the political level but also in a company. Good leadership can greatly improve the working environment. In the business environment, this knowledge is defined as team management. The ability of an … Read more