<h3>Hi, I am Lucas Dreher a proud gaucho from the charming town of Gramado in the southern region of Brazil. I want to share with you my journey that led me to an exciting switch in my career and show you that behind every line of code, there is also a personal story.</h3>
After bidding farewell to the tranquility of Gramado, I embarked on an exciting adventure by enrolling in a Federal University in Florianópolis to pursue a degree in graphic design. During my studies I have decided to pursue a new passion: obtaining a helicopter pilot license.
However, it was in Porto Alegre, the bustling tech hub of the region, that I realized my true calling and set out to reshape my professional trajectory to become a frontend developer.
<h4>How did I end up in the Netherlands?</h4>
Driven by a desire for a better lifestyle and a vibrant culture, I relocated to the Netherlands, a country renowned for With its vivid cultural canvas and a tech industry brimming with diversity and global influences, the country provides an environment ripe for growth. Its unrivaled quality of life was the decisive factor that clinched my decision. And what made me stay? The people.
Being a part of the Cuurios team has exceeded all my expectations. The company&#8217;s strong focus on research and development has exposed me to the latest technologies and ground-breaking approaches. I especially appreciate the culture of constant learning and innovation, which allows me to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of frontend development. The collaborative environment and growth-oriented mindset have played a vital role in advancing my career.
The role I have today stems from my background in graphic design and my desire to expand my skills exploring new opportunities. I was always fascinated by the combination of aesthetics and functionality in digital interfaces, and I got excited by the idea that one day I would be transforming my own design concepts into interactive experiences.
<h4>Curiosity Drives Innovation</h4>
Beyond the code, my experiences have played a pivotal role in shaping my creativity and problem-solving abilities. Picture this: traveling to far-flung places, immersing myself in diverse cultures, and embracing challenges with a fearless spirit. It&#8217;s been an adventure that&#8217;s transformed the way I approach my work. With each new journey, my mind opens up to fresh possibilities, allowing me to craft innovative solutions to even the most complex problems. And let&#8217;s not forget my secret weapons of inspiration: books, manga, and my knack for sketching comics. These passions of mine have become a wellspring of creativity, infusing my work with a burst of imagination and unconventional thinking.
Looking back at my incredible journey, my drive remains unwavering: to create remarkable solutions through the power of code. The technical aspects, the problem-solving challenges—they all play their part, no doubt. But what truly fuels my fire is witnessing the impact my work has on the lives of end-users. It&#8217;s a feeling that&#8217;s beyond words, knowing that I&#8217;ve made a tangible difference in their world. And that&#8217;s what keeps me going, always hungry for the next big breakthrough.

Beyond the code: Personal journey from the Pampas to programming – Meet Lucas

Have you ever wondered how growing up in a certain place shapes your personality and career choices?
My favorite memories of growing up in the warm and hospitable region of Puglia in southern Italy, are the summers spent by the sea. There was something about the warm sun, the salty breeze, and the friendly people that made every day seem like there was a new adventure to discover out there. I would spend my days exploring the coastline, swimming in the crystal-clear waters, and pretty much doing any activity one could imagine when thinking about the sea.
One summer, I worked in a small family-owned restaurant near the beach. They welcomed me in as if I were one of their own, and soon I was helping out in the kitchen and chatting with customers. I learned the art of making people feel at home and at ease, a skill that has stayed with me throughout my life.
Years later, during my university studies, I worked as a bartender to support myself. The skills I had learned during those summer vacations came in handy as I interacted with customers and made sure they felt comfortable and valued. I would remember details about their preferences, such as their favorite music and drink, and use that knowledge to make their experience special.
It was during this time that I realized my passion for connecting with people and making them feel comfortable. I loved building relationships and creating a welcoming atmosphere, but I knew there was something more out there for me. After university, I moved to the Netherlands and began my career. Sales was my calling. I loved the fast-paced environment and the opportunity to connect with many different people, listening to their experiences and making them my own. But it wasn&#8217;t until my previous job that I rediscovered my passion for technology. I started writing small codes in Excel VBA to simplify workflows and optimize processes, and I was amazed by the results. The process of thinking through a challenge, translating it into instructions and codes, and seeing the results was incredibly satisfying.
When I discovered Cuurios, I knew it was the perfect fit for me. At Cuurios, I&#8217;m able to combine my commercial spirit with my interest in technology, and I feel like an important part of the team. The company culture is one of openness, collaboration, and inclusivity, and I&#8217;m proud to be part of the team.
Looking back, I realize that my upbringing in southern Italy and my experiences working in hospitality helped me boost my career in sales and have shaped who I am today. I am grateful for those experiences and for the opportunity to continue to learn and grow at Cuurios.

What shapes an Account Manager in tech? – Meet Marco

I belong to Odisha, a state in the eastern part of India. Since I was a kid I always loved to travel and explore. My prospective towards meeting new people, discovering new places made me a traveller by passion.
I like to build different structures using small things like paper, woodblock etc. That’s why I choose Civil Engineering to be part of construction world but after getting a corporate job at MNC, I developed interest in building web application and I realised this is what I should do.
I started as full stack developer at first, but I choose to be a frontend developer because it gives me satisfaction when I can showcase my idea into a result which can be understood by even a non technical person.
Working at multiple companies with domains like mining, networking, supply-chain, ed-tech broadened my knowledge about how powerful software development can be. It encourages me to explore different areas beyond my comfort zone.
The year 2020 was a difficult year for all of us and it made me realise how important it is to have a work-life balance and healthy mental state. I like being structured and organised, so I prioritise my activities based on time and complexity level.
I am very passionate and dedicated towards my work. It gives me satisfaction at the end of the day when I am productive enough towards my job.
<h3>My Cuurios Story</h3>
After moving to The Netherlands in 2021, I looked for opportunities in software development. I found Cuurios as one of my ideal work place, being a well organised growing start up holding diverse culture and ability to grow together. I had a very nice experience throughout the interview process and with a warm welcome, I joined Cuurios as a Frontend Developer in July 2021.
We have a certain way of working at Cuurios. We brainstorm the requirement with attention to detail, find the optimal way of implementation and then work upon it. Sometimes researching takes more time but helps us building a better result in future. We always gain from those experiences even if we do not succeed.
I am confident while taking responsibilities and delivering on time. We try to be a cross functional team, learn new techniques in guild meetings and most importantly I can balance my work and life very easily. I feel comfortable while expressing my opinions and get feedback from my colleagues. I get various opportunities to improve my personal skills.
In the end, I feel happy about being who I am.

“We always gain from those experiences even if we do not succeed” – Meet Adyasha

The first time I heard &#8220;she/he is a developer&#8221; was when I started working at a  software company in 2012. We were told we can ask them about everything we want and I thought, &#8220;wow, this is so cool&#8221;. From that day for about 6 years I worked with engineers on a daily basis an average 10 hours each day. Due to the fact that all things were new to me, I googled every word they said in standup.
I learned from them, grew with them, and became more and more interested in coding. Imagining millions of people are using something based on my idea and I imagined that I was the one who built it. My dream was to create my own website and share with the world everything I was passionate about, like a movie director.
<h2>New chapter of my life</h2>
“Change you job!”
“Start coding!”
“This is the thing you always wanted! “
“This is your destiny!”
These words were etched into my head over the years. The thought was both ambitious and frightening.
At first I started learning by myself, reading product codes, participating in technical solution design, and enjoying the moments as much as I could. Finally, I heard the voice clearly and decided to follow my heart. Thus, I quit my job and started the new chapter of my life.
I knew I would face big challenges, but I prepared myself for them. Even though I got frustrated at times, cried for hours, and did many other things, I had faith in the path I had chosen. Thank you to my best and lovely friend who supports, teaches, and pushes me, especially when I feel frustrated.
In less than a year, I began interviewing for developer roles. Each interview taught me something new.
In between, I began my project &#8220;Book Lovers&#8221; &#8211; one of tens of ideas on my long list. At the beginning, I had to design, develop the backend as well as the front end. BOOM. How much work you have to do!
<h3>My Cuurios-story</h3>
As part of this process, I applied for a frontend developer role at Cuurios.
I will never forget my first impression of Cuurios. I was full of stress on the day of my interview, but they were so gracious to me. The company&#8217;s co-founder asked me questions and listened carefully to my responses with a smile on his face.
On the other side, the CTO was reviewing my project and asking technical questions, but before I could answer he said, &#8220;It&#8217;s okay if you don&#8217;t know it, it&#8217;s totally fine. You are a junior developer and you will learn it soon.&#8221; He said this, and at last I could breathe.
Now I&#8217;m working with them at Cuurios, and I&#8217;m so happy I made this choice.
Open-minded managers who accept your ideas, count on you, and encourage you to make decisions and mistakes, along with phenomenal colleagues who support you, teach you, and guide you through the learning process.
Now, when I finish a feature or task and then see the impact, I am excited, high-fiving myself and more eager to get started on the next one.
<h3>Curios about the world</h3>
My biggest hobby when I&#8217;m not working is reading books and watching documentaries. I am fascinated by physics, the universe, history, and by my favourite writer and thinker, Stephen Hawking. By reading about the past, forming opinions about the future, and putting those into the present, I am taught how to think, behave, and make my mark on this world. These things lead me to the conclusion that I should try harder and be better, and I think being a developer will help me achieve these goals.
Last but not least, I enjoy working with code and solving problems for users. I am a strong believer that I am on the right track and will help everyone who has a deep love for coding!
Thank you!
Happy to work with you Anna, Tamara, Michael, Leen, Gaetan, Adyasha, Marco and Andi!

“When I finish a feature […] I am excited, high-fiving myself” – Meet Tina

I didn&#8217;t choose software engineering. It chose me. My first job was site content management using a html redactor. The manipulation of the content was pretty cool and exciting for me and had a permanent impact: I decided that I wanted to further develop myself as a software engineer. After a couple of years I became a full stack developer, and nowadays I mostly work with back-end technologies and DevOps engineering.
One of the most exciting aspects of programming for me is to see that the code you developed is used by actual people, affects, and improves their everyday lives in so many ways. You release a product and see people interact with it, use it, getting work done with it.
It is motivating to see something I built come to life. It gives me energy to create something that didn&#8217;t exist before. It also gives me joy to implement interaction between structure and dependencies within a complex application. Playing with algorithms, frameworks, methodology is like fixing a puzzle or making a puzzle of my own.
The time management process helps me organize my work more efficiently, because being busy isn’t the same as being effective. Every morning or the evening before I make a plan on how to divide my time between activities. I sort activities by priority, complexity and time consumptions to make my day as productive as possible.
It is my priority to have a healthy work-life balance. Beside my main job I am an aerial hoop instructor and a competing athlete. This is a huge part of my life and brings me a lot of energy.
This year was difficult for all of us, I miss my group classes and students, but also it gave me the opportunity to give online and private classes. This summer I am going participate in the national IPSF competition in professional senior category.  This is a big event in my life, I spend almost all my free time preparing for this competition and I hope everything will go smooth.
<h2>My Cuurios-story</h2>
After one and a half years living in the Netherlands and feeling more confident as a professional as well as in my social life, I decided to change my job: that is when I applied to Cuurios. Cuurios got my attention as it is a fast-growing start-up and they need the right people to grow.
Working at a start-up allows me to try a lot of different opportunities and responsibilities, even that weird one that I didn’t think I would ever like but find out that I did. I came into Cuurios as a full stack developer, but now I feel comfortable in a lot of different areas such as DevOps engineering or as a back-end guild speaker, just to mention a few.
The Cuurios team when sees a problem, they think of an innovative and original way of solving it. They are the best people to learn from. They continue to challenge me when I present a solution. They have a different approach than I do, that gives me a broader understanding of the different ways to find solutions.

”Being busy isn’t the same as being effective” – Meet Anna

I grew up in a small village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. During my childhood I spent a lot of my free time outdoors playing with my friends, climbing trees, building tree houses, playing football and swimming in the sea. My father was (and is) a watchmaker and as a small boy I was always intrigued seeing him repair watches and clocks. Looking at all those small parts ultimately forming one single system that tells time. I guess that during those days my passion for technology started, although at that time I excelled taking clocks apart, not repairing them…
Later I got intrigued by the possibilities of computers as we got at home in the late 1980’s: a Commodore Amiga 500. Initially we used it to play games, but soon after that I tried coding new games myself.
At relatively young age I already knew I wanted to be an engineer and I ultimately decided to study Mechanical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. During the Master phase I specialized in the field of human machine interaction. This is all about making sure you provide people with the right information at the right time to make sure they will be able to make the best possible decisions. This is the red line in my career so far: utilizing (software) technology to help people make timely and well-founded decisions.
<h2>My Cuurios-story</h2>
Gaëtan and I started Cuurios in 2018 because we’ve noticed that many industrial big data analytics projects face difficulties to make it into daily reality. In our vision you need to add business value in the early stage of digitization and transform data into prioritized (and assigned) actions for it to be taken seriously. The underlying technology to transform the data does not need to be complex (i.e. AI or learning algorithms), the trick is to select the right mechanisms for your particular use case! Most importantly, make sure you well manage the actions resulting from these data analytics: your average dashboard does not do any of this!
In my current role I get a lot of energy bridging the gap between the customer’s daily reality, new technology and software development.  I’m enthusiastic, curious and people oriented. We typically like to listen very carefully to our clients ideas and requirements and ask the right questions in order for us to be able to deliver software solutions with a WOW factor: always go one step further!
Both professionally and privately I like complex puzzles, varying from large data sets, challenging customer use cases all the way to large LEGO Technic sets. I am confident that this mindset helps me to keep pushing boundaries in search for that missing piece!

Bridge between human and machine: a people person in the IT industry – Meet Leen

My very first program was written in Turbo Pascal. It was a very simple little application, where you could give your birth date, and the app was telling you your astrological sign and all the main characteristics. That was over 20 years ago, when computer science classes for the students in my country meant learning how to turn on and off a computer and change wallpapers.
I was always intrigued by the possibilities of this technology, and my primary school teacher was really happy that someone showed interest, so we started learning the real things, hardware and software as well. After primary school, I never again had the same opportunities or means to keep on learning.
Fast forward almost two decades, in my late twenties, still trying to find my passion, becoming tired and burnt out from marketing and copywriting that I was doing for over a decade, and not finding joy in being in law school either – mainly because I saw my future as lawyer, and suffice to say that it wasn’t as „romantic” as I imagined it.
From customer relations officer to HR assistant, from journalist to head of marketing I tried myself in many 9 to 5 jobs, until one day I decided, I wanted to do something completely different. At age 27 I decided it was time for a real change – and I started learning again. In just 3 years I became a web designer, and after rediscovering my love for coding, kept on learning to become a full stack developer.
Today, for the very first time in my life, I can finally combine my need for creativity and challenge, I can connect the missing dots. Before coding, when I had an idea, I always thought: „how cool it would be”. But today, I know how to make it happen, I have control over what happens and how, and I can bring all those ideas to life.
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<h2>My Cuurios-story</h2>
Cuurios is my very first workplace as a full stack developer, but I believe I could not have been any luckier. I am not only a „coder” who translates an idea into code – my ideas are appreciated, and I can work in my own rhythm, try and solve problems alone, but always get support if needed. This is an environment where I believe an entry level programmer can really thrive, learn, and grow as fast as possible, facing challenges, a huge variety of tasks, being responsible but still getting all the support necessary.
Feels like it was yesterday when I created my very first hangman in python as a student. Back then I did not even dream of creating enterprise applications in just a couple of months after school, but with all the tools and support provided at Cuurios, I never felt uncomfortable facing that challenge.
Being a full stack developer helped me grow as a person as well. Learning how to make mistakes a thousand times and keep on trying until you get it right, knowing when you reached your limit and being able to ask for help without feeling uncomfortable about it – it is all part of a developers life as much as life itself.

A writer’s journey to software engineering – Meet Tamara

Being a teenager in the 90s, with the internet, mobile phones and all sort of exciting new technologies coming up, it was hard not being enthusiastic about Computer Sciences!
After finishing my degree (Computer Science and Networks), I took a detour, working as a consultant, busy with the soft side of IT (writing design documents, requirements, sketching business and IT processes, these sort of things). After a while I realized that I wanted to go back to the core of technology and changed focus towards more technical and code related work.
The real joy in coding for me is creating something out of your brain, and see it come to life &#8211; something most programmers would recognize. In addition to the creative thinking and joy of creation, computers follow straightforward logical patterns, what you code is what you get. Refreshing compared to working with humans (Not that I have misanthropic tendencies, but hey, everyone will agree, people can be difficult 😉 ).
I am result-driven, inquisitive, and professional, always curious, and ready to learn new technologies as well as dive deeper in what I already know. I love challenges and new discoveries, which makes my field as a professional really broad. I do not like to fit in a box and am eager to always keep learning! So, java bytecode, deep learning, graph databases, SQL, high level architecture ontologies, web technologies, security, networking, bring it on! 🙂 .
<h2>My Cuurios-story</h2>
I am one of the owners, Cuurios is my baby. As a child of the first internet bubble, of the Amazon and the Google era, being an entrepreneur has always been one of my deepest dreams. You can see it as an extension of the coder’s creative drive. Thinking out, designing, and developing a visionary product and bring it to market, full control, and total responsibility. Daunting, yet exhilarating!
As owner and lead developer Cuurios gives me the possibility to completely give direction to the work, according to my own ideas, and to where I want to go. It also gives me the freedom of setting my own agenda and being able to work as I wish – probably every thriving programmer dreams about that at some point.
In addition to that, I believe Cuurios does not only hold value for the owners or the employees. We aspire to deliver real values to our customers, always helping them to get the most of their experience with us – not just with our products, but also every level of our communication, every step of us working together. We are very proactive, and we tell it how it is, we can expect no bs from us!

Curiosity and result-centricity a.k.a. what drives a technology pioneer – Meet Cuurios’ co-founder Gaëtan

Part of my final year of international business at The Hague University of Applied sciences is to do an internship. During this engrossing year I was lucky enough to do my internship here at Cuurios. I have followed almost every business related subject during the last 3 years at my university, ranging from human resources to finance to operations management. I always missed a really tech related subject which is quite important in the modern days. I’m really happy I can fulfil that missing piece here at Cuurios.
I applied to do my internship at Cuurios because it is a relatively young, still small sized but growing company. I like this size during this internship because even though I am an intern at Cuurios I am also part of the team and I am really responsible for the tasks assigned to me. Although the pandemic has made us work from home most of the time, I am still able to get proper guidance and plenty of sparring opportunities.
Whilst I’m doing my internship here, Cuurios participates in the Investor readiness program by YES!Delft. It is a really interesting program where I get the opportunity to translate gained knowledge from my study into reality. I help Cuurios to prepare for an acceleration of their business, this ranges from a good company value proposition and pitch to a financial planning and business plan. The tasks are diverse and I’m able to work however I feel best suited while still being coached and questioned which I find is working perfectly.
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Outside workhours I like to do sports. I play field hockey myself and train and coach other teams. When the wind is present and there is any time left I’ll be out on the water kitesurfing. During vacation I like to sail and in the winter enjoy the slopes on skis and snowboard.
I’m grateful for this internship opportunity here at Cuurios, I have learned a lot here already and I am sure that many educative experiences will come in the near future.

From theory to reality: internship at Cuurios – Meet Bram

For me, programming came in late. I wanted to be a lawyer, I had graduated high-school with all hopes of studying law, but a light shone and a voice called out to me &#8211; “Michael, study Computer Science instead”. I then honoured the call and started preparation to get admission into University to study Computer Science. Thankfully, I got in.
In my first year (2012), I was introduced into the art of programming.
The idea of me building something for people to use was similar to being given a magic wand, which felt very good. I started experimenting with Visual Basic, the drag and drop system helped me easily visualize my ideas.
Year after year, I delved deeper, building applications for friends and small organizations. Everything changed when I was paid to build an application in my third year, a holy grail was given to me. I didn’t know people would pay you for what you enjoy doing most. It was an eye-opener.
To me, programming is not a task, but a hobby, and creating things is wired in my core. I became a frontend web developer because it’s the closest programmable bit to the user (had not discovered Product Design at that time) and I enjoy that feeling of being able to engineer experiences for users whilst controlling what they see and how they use the application as a whole.
As humans, it’s pure happiness to see people follow you. In programming, it’s the same feeling, if not more when you see metrics of the people that depend on what you build. I like the influence, though little, to control how people carry out their daily important business, leisure or personal tasks using my applications.
<h2>My Cuurios-story</h2>
I joined Cuurios in October 2018; a very good decision I must say. I applied because I wanted to learn how things are done in other companies, and Cuurios’ “Data to Actions” tagline sounded like a place that would boost my programming knowledge and nudge me to code more complex applications.
At the very beginning, my first project gave me sleepless nights, as I didn’t understand most of the application. I bought whiteboards and started disintegrating the project to understand the whole quite-complex system. Now, however, I have gotten a better grasp of working on complex systems, my frontend skills have improved dramatically. The best decision so far. I feel my role in Cuurios is important (very much to me), I control how and what the customer sees. Though you need to have a very keen eye for design to do this and Cuurios has enabled me to perform this art efficiently, even using my little Product Design skill. Although I cannot single-handedly add a button anywhere I like, but I can make sure the button sits where it can be easily accessed.
At Cuurios, every ticket is like a HackerRank question, especially when it comes from Leen (COO). Sometimes I’d have to read and re-read to be able to digest the problem and think of a suitable solution which has improved my problem-solving ability. I ask questions a lot and that has helped me grow. In addition to that, Gaetan’s (CTO) experience has made me a better programmer. I take time to study the codebases of the applications built. (When you learn from the best, you become like them).
I also wonder sometimes, how Leen does it, that he is everywhere from a business standpoint. I’ve learnt from him that you need to understand the customers’ request in-and-out.
I believe Cuurios is a place to be to sky-rocket your career and build fantastic projects, and most importantly everyone at Cuurios is human.

“Programming is not a task, but a hobby” – Meet Michael

A couple of introverts sitting in front of multiple dark screens with green or white texts running on each, typing with untraceably fast fingers, only the keyboard clacking breaks the silence&#8230;
Although during the last decade the perception of programmers may have changed: instead of mom’s basement, they are now imagined in a fancy, futuristic, well-equipped environment, the basic personality traits of geeks are still perceived the same.
<h2>Just typing, and typing all day&#8230;</h2>
&#8230; well honestly, no. As software developers we spend most of our times with designs, research and problem solving. We could actually sit down and start writing your application the second we got the assignment, but that’s not the effective way. You want good, steady result, fast, and there is only one way to that: design, plan, research, and finally code.
Yes, we can type fast. Yes, we can sit in silence and focus for 8 hours without so much as taking a lunch break – or at least some of us can. Yes, we are coding in the evening, in the weekend, in our freetime, even in our dreams sometimes – because we LOVE solving problems. Give us the most complex ideas, the impossible tasks, and we will trigger happy, and start working on them straight away.
Yes, we ARE geeks, but that doesn’t make us mysterious, unapproachable, introvert or unsocial. We can easily come across arrogant, but most of the time it would just take forever to make you understand the details – we don’t have God complex, we just know, that it’s better to get it done, than explaining how will we get it done.
<h3>We adore technology and advancement!</h3>
I mean, there is probably no surprise there, but we love to surround ourselves with the latest technological advances – be it about our physical surroundig, or our codebase. So we research, we read, we learn. We get familiar with new frameworks, libraries, advanced solutions every day – then apply our newly acquired knowledge in your software, making it better, stronger, faster, safer.
<h3>How do you recognize a good developer?</h3>
Now this can be hard – as a person not knowing anything about software development, how can you tell, who will be the professional skilled enough to get the job done?
The good news is, you don’t need technical knowledge to make that decision. Good professionals stand out. Not by having millions of frameworks listed in their CV-s, not by having multiple years of experience – although that is not a bad thing –, not by asseverating they are the best, or the only ones who have a solution for you.
Good professionals stand out, because they are enthusiastic and passionate. They simply love what they are doing, they are able to switch to problem solving mode, and even start braimstorming with you to enhance your ideas as soon as they understood your needs. They are perfectionists, simply because they want to be proud of their making, and give it the best they can think of.
<h3>„Okay, but what about the sneak peek?”</h3>
And yes, here we are, after all this talk about what developers are not doing, let’s see how we at Cuurios actually turn your idea into software, so next time you work with a programmer, you will have a better understanding of what we really do [1].
<ul>
<li>Driven by curiosity we listen carefully what you want and challenge what you need.</li>
<li>We read the documentation, getting a nice, overall picture of what you need.</li>
<li>We read the documentation again, going into details, stop here and there for a second, making notes.</li>
<li>We just sit and stare. Now this might look like we are not doing anything, just staring out of the window, waiting for the day to end, but this is the part where at least 20% of the work gets done. We write and design the whole application in our head, tracing our steps, making mental or actual notes, connections, stripping the whole use case down to logic, numbers, actions, and finally breaking it down to parts.</li>
<li>We read the documentation again. I know, by now we should know by heart, right? But at this point, we make notes, create diagrams, start researching for the best solution, the latest technologies, the most useful libraries.</li>
<li>Brainstorm. Yes, programmers rarely work completely alone. We use our colleagues recommendations on solving similar problems they encountered, share our experience, and learn from eachother. Even if this happens online.</li>
<li>Depending on the duration of a project, we prepare the sprints, or the first couple weeks at least, read the documentation one last time (I know, right?), include every little detail in tickets, organize the workflow, then get started with the typing all day&#8230;</li>
</ul>
From here on out, we do the same routine every day – although it’s never the same and never gets boring:
<ul>
<li>In the morning, we prepare for the day. We go through what we finished the day before, decide on and preapre for the next steps.</li>
<li>A daily scrum meeting keeps us accountable – also a very good place to see if someone got stuck, needs help, or just a different approach or idea to get out of a deadlock.</li>
<li>During the day: design, research, code, test, debug, finalize, repeat. For each and every small part of the application, until we get a result we would proudly present.</li>
</ul>
Good software developers take pride in their work. They don’t just enjoy creating solutions for you, they are just as happy – if not even prouder and happier – as you are, when you start using what they made for you.
[1] The working method described here is Cuurios-specific, other companies and teams may have different ways to divide tasks and manage their workflow.

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