Toughbyte blog

Useful info & advice for developers and those looking to hire them

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Interview with Alexander Pinin, Software Developer at Smarp

How did you decide to become a developer? Tell a bit about yourself. After graduating from a technical college I worked as a...

Michael Andreyev

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Nine foolproof ways to nail your follow up email after interview

This is a guest blog post by Mile Živković , a marketing manager and strategist. The job market is tough and landing that dream position...

Mile Živković

August 28, 2018

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What’s next for Toughbyte

It’s been almost three years since we incorporated Toughbyte. We recently had a chance to reflect on the progress so far and decide what...

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GraphQL — what’s in it for my business?

GraphQL , the application query language developed by Facebook, is gaining ground in the API landscape at an increasing pace. I’ll try to...

Markus Tarkiainen

November 29, 2017

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Why we co-organized the Digital Product Weekend

A few weeks ago, we co-organized the Digital Product Weekend together with The Shortcut . Over the course of two days, nine teams of...

December 5, 2016

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Timing your meetup just right

When you organize your meetups & how you time them can make or break your community. In this post I’ll tell you what you need to know...

October 3, 2016

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What it takes to run a meetup

Running a meetup requires sponsors, speakers and attendees. What does each bring to the table and which is the most important? *This is...

September 16, 2016

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What is a meetup and why should I care?

In this series of posts I’ll share some of the lessons I learned running meetups. According to Dictionary.com, a meetup is: > *A...

September 9, 2016

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How to boost productivity with time tracking

If you work for clients on a time and material basis, logging your time is not a matter of choice, but rather a fact of life. To maintain...

Anton Korenyushkin