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I’ve never been a very active user of social media in the past 10 years except for sharing the occasional funny puppy and soccer video with friends. As a result, every time I’ve read articles and blog posts about how social media was a catalyst in some sort of change, I was quite skeptical. I guess you have to live it to see it. Just a few days ago my parents were visiting Istanbul when a group of generals in the military attempted a coup on the government....

This is a pet peeve of mine; everytime I see a manager trying to get something done by carrying the message between folks he manages and upper management, it makes me cringe. If you are an engineering manager and find yourself in this situation; change the company or change your company. You need to ask for things you can manage. What do we mean by “manage” ? A well defined area in which you have accountability and decision making ability....

When was the last time you took a week to brush up on the most basic of algorithms and your understanding of data structures? As we get into the rhythm of using our most beloved frameworks, language features and libraries sometimes we do lose touch with the most basic building blocks of computer science. ‘So what?’ You may ask. When you are designing and building software that will be used by tens of millions of people, it is important to understand the trade-offs....

No, it’s not an April’s fool joke! My last day at EPAM Systems (NYSE: EPAM) was April 1st. I am starting a new position at Meetup.com as the Director of Core and Data Engineering. After spending 10+ years in creating solutions and leading teams in healthcare, I wanted to take on new challenges to broaden my horizons, learn more about a different industry and create solutions that help people in a different way....

I was at HIMSS with EPAM for the past few days. It’s been fun and exhausting at the same time. Here are some observations: Population health has turned into a buzzword. Everybody talks about it but very few companies can actually describe how they will move the needle. Big Data is yet another buzzword. Without clear definition, everybody is claiming they do big data. Collaboration tools; from data aggregation to secure messaging across providers have matured quite a bit....