The rusty developer

When I was younger I was - and being honest, I still am - madly in love with Futurama, an American animated sci-fi sitcom created by the crazy creative mind of Matt Groening, the father of The Simpsons. The whole series is completely based on the oddities of a future…

The "almost manager" purgatory

Dante Alighieri is the author of a masterpiece of Italian literature called The Divine Comedy, a book full of allegories that perfectly describes the Italian society of the 13th century. The opera describes Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven and the word "comedy"  is oddly used in opposition to…

I'm a Manager, not a pigeon

I worked in Milan for a couple of years and I have many amazing memories blended with this vibrant, diverse, classy, and flamboyant Italian city. Milan is the city where I become an adult, where I learned how to live alone, pay my bills, work in a team, talk with…

Elves, Humans and Engineering Managers

During the last years, I've been mentoring and coaching developers and I can tell you, the most common question I get asked is always the same. Should I become a manager or should I stay on a technical track? I'm not going to minimize the problem. When you reach a…