Andrey Goncharov

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How I got multiple FAANG offers in Europe

Aug 30, 202120 min read

Yet another story of how an ordinary guy from the middle of nowhere in Russia managed to get multiple FAANG offers. This time, in Europe. I'll tell you a little about my background, share several tips and tricks that helped me to land the interviews...

How I got multiple FAANG offers in Europe

Strict mode in TypeScript || help your compiler help you

Jul 28, 20218 min read

Recently, at Hazelcast we have migrated our Management Center to TypeScript. Not just TypeScript, but the strictest TypeScript there is. If you are interested in why we decided to enable all the strict flags and benefits they provide, welcome to this...

Strict mode in TypeScript || help your compiler help you

Immigration in IT: Choosing your new home objectively

Oct 26, 202020 min read

So, you have decided to move your ass someplace else, seeking a better life. The whole world is at your feet, but "the whole world" is not a specific place where you can be. You have to choose, if not a city, at least a country. Nowadays, there are p...

Immigration in IT: Choosing your new home objectively

How to display a gazillion of metrics and keep your sanity

Aug 26, 202015 min read

Large scale equals distributed. Distributed equals inevitable complexity. Complexity at runtime equals extensive monitoring. At Hazelcast, doing distributed systems well is our bread and butter. It means we have no choice but to be huge fans of colle...

How to display a gazillion of metrics and keep your sanity

React: Lifting state up is killing your app

Sep 7, 201910 min read

Have you heard about "lifting state up"? I guess you have and that's the exact reason why you're here. How could it be possible that one of the 12 main concepts listed in React official documentation might lead to poor performance? Within this articl...

React: Lifting state up is killing your app

node-config made type-safe

Apr 12, 20194 min read

node-config has been serving the Node.js community as pretty much the default config solution for many years. Its simplistic, yet powerful design helped it to spread like a virus across multiple JS libraries. Yet those very design choices don't alway...

node-config made type-safe