Batumi is the capital of the most southern-western region of Georgia bordering Turkey. Its unique climate makes it a great wine and tea production center, and thanks to being located on the sea, it’s a natural harbor, a subtropical resort, and a trading center.
The capital of Georgia gets you an ambivalent impression. It is full of beautiful apartment buildings and charming bars, though it’s struggling to preserve its heritage. Lack of money causes bad maintenance. The city is surprisingly costly, especially dining out. If I were given just three words to express my impressions, they would be “timeworn”,…
Some time has passed since I wrote an article on my thoughts about AI in the everyday work of a programmer. I have new thoughts about where we are all going to and what the old/new role of a software engineer is becoming to be.
If you want to set up your new pet or study project from scratch in 2025, you might want to use https://github.com for version control and Docker for running a dev environment to get a smooth and quick start. Let’s start with a git repository. Here is a step by step instruction. 11. Done with…
Having spent several months with JetBrains AI Assistant and GitHub Copilot I have several observations on the current state of things. Following Noam Chomsky mood I wouldn’t call it AI because it has not reached that level of technology yet but still if we have this term used a lot in media to describe generative…
Having spent in Tashkent almost a year I want to share its bright and dark sides as they seem now.
An ancient capital of the Timurid state, that spread across great spaces of Central Asia, appeared before me and my companions in 2022. The spirit of the Timurid Renaissance pervades the whole city center. Magnificent madrasah buildings on the main city square, Registan; Bibi-Khanym mosque; numerous domed mausoleums; the ruins of the ancient city of…
English is not my native language. I am not a writer. I’m not even a blogger. Though, I speak some English. I’ve traveled to several countries and lots of locations, and I like to take photos. I have a kid. Programming is my profession. My hobbies include intellectual games like chess or go as well…