Boris

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Boris

Boris is a developer at Brainpower Group and works from Serbia inside client teams.

He writes about remote work from the developer's side: what you need to get a good start, and what makes working at a distance easier.

Role: Developer
Location: Serbia
Languages: English, Serbian
Writes about: Remote software development, Developer onboarding, Async work

Articles by Boris

StacksStacksTypeScript across frontend and backend: what you gainWith TypeScript in frontend and backend you share the types of your API contract. Types only exist at build time, so validate incoming data with a schema.Boris4 min read
Hosting and securityHosting and securityManaging secrets and API keys safelySecrets belong in a vault or your CI's secret store, never in git. Locally you use development keys with limited rights, and every key must be replaceable.Boris4 min read
ArchitectureArchitectureDesigning API-first with an OpenAPI contractAn OpenAPI contract in the repository, linting and a breaking-change check in CI let a distributed team build both sides of an API at the same time.Boris4 min read
Remote teamsRemote teamsWriting tickets a remote developer understandsA remote developer can pick up a ticket without a call when it says why the work is needed, what works differently afterwards and how you can tell it is done.Boris4 min read
Remote teamsRemote teamsAsync work: what to write down and when to callWrite down decisions, assumptions, questions and where your work stands. Call when you need to work something out together, then write down the outcome.Boris4 min read

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