The Internet is abuzz with the news about various crypto-currencies. From the old favourite BitCoin to the bold newcomers, such as Etherium and Ripple (not that new actually), lots of frantic trading and even more frenzied discussion is taking place. The new currencies are viewed as the end of era of the old money dominance over the finances of the world. In my view we are still very far from … more »

TL;DR; It has been about a year since I joined Toptal as a developer. And overall the experience is rather disappointing so far. For a developer of my level and background I think it's more or less a waste of time. Let me explain why. The interview process I seem to encounter many references to the interview process in Toptal. Some say it's too hard, but most professionals seem to … more »

Many web sites' developers seem to think "the more the better" and clutter their pages with endless images, flashy colours, countless videos and flash animations. This is hugely distracting. For years I have been using a couple of buttons to zap these annoyances from this helpful page . And just now I realised I can combine a few of my favourite ones into one button. It removes images, hides iframes … more »