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Alex Rezvov

Alex Rezvov

CTO, software architect, and developer with 15+ years of experience. Passionate about building development teams, solving complex problems, and exploring AI, Rust, and modern technologies.

You Pressured a Contractor on Price: Consequences

You Pressured a Contractor on Price: Consequences

During the negotiation process for your software development project, you managed to halve the proposed cost. Great news! Or is it? Imagine this scenario: you are the person responsible for overseeing a development project in your company. Your task is to guide the project from the requirements stage all the

Founder Mode — A New Name for Micromanagement?

Founder Mode — A New Name for Micromanagement?

Founder mode is a trendy term that describes an approach where the founder remains deeply involved in the company’s management at every stage, even as it scales. The concept gained traction after a popular article by Paul Graham: https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html At first glance, founder mode appears

The Role of a Team Lead

The Role of a Team Lead

11 min read 213K views Development Management The Team Lead: A Versatile Role A team lead (aka senior developer or team leader) is one of those “specialists” whose responsibilities are often viewed differently. Here’s how these varied perceptions typically arise: someone works under a team lead who excels at

Reviewing a System's Code Using Git

Reviewing a System's Code Using Git

3 min read 19K views Git GitHub Development Management Sometimes, you need to review the overall state of a repository’s code, such as when accepting code from other developers or joining a new project. Code review workflows in platforms like GitHub are typically centered around incremental changes. However, in

Tracking Efforts in a T&M Project Using Google Sheets

Tracking Efforts in a T&M Project Using Google Sheets

When working with a time & materials (T&M) payment model (i.e., payment based on actual work performed and resources used) in small development teams, several questions arise: how to track labor costs and other resources, calculate the payment amount for the client, determine the payments for team

Doubt Means Growth

Doubt Means Growth

Recently, there was a discussion about how to deal with imposter syndrome. Personally, I believe imposter syndrome is a great thing that drives you to grow—so why fight it? From the very beginning of my career, I lived with this feeling, even before I knew it had a name.

No Assumptions on Architecture Without Load Testing

No Assumptions on Architecture Without Load Testing

Recently, a client asked how effective the proposed conceptual solution architecture was. We approached this question primarily from the perspective of load endurance. A reasonably confident answer can only be given after conducting load testing. For this, the following prerequisites are needed: * Representative data population in databases and data buses