Why Writing Your Own Operating System Is Like Baking a Cake With a Flamethrower

Why Writing Your Own Operating System Is Like Baking a Cake With a Flamethrower

Picture this: It’s 2 AM, you’re hyped up on cold brew, and you just finished reading Linus Torvalds’ biography. Suddenly it hits you - “I should write my own operating system! How hard could it be?” My friend, let me stop you right there before you rm -rf / your entire existence. The Siren Song of Kernel Development graph TD A[Developer Ego] --> B("I'll make everything better!") B --> C[Write bootloader] C --> D[Panic about memory management] D --> E[Abandon project] E --> F[Blame hardware manufacturers] We’ve all been there....

April 27, 2025 · 3 min · 582 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Building a Time Series Forecasting System with GRU Networks: From Data to Predictions

Building a Time Series Forecasting System with GRU Networks: From Data to Predictions

Picture this: You’re trying to predict the future like a modern-day Nostradamus, but instead of crystal balls, you’ve got gated recurrent units. Don’t worry if your last prediction was guessing tomorrow’s weather (spoiler: it rained… again), we’re about to make you look competent! 1. Why GRUs Are Your New Best Friend Gated Recurrent Units (GRUs) are like the younger, faster sibling of LSTMs that didn’t get stuck in the family’s “memory gate” drama....

April 26, 2025 · 4 min · 703 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Why Your Test Automation Obsession Might Be Killing Your Productivity

Why Your Test Automation Obsession Might Be Killing Your Productivity

Let me tell you about my first kitchen disaster. I once tried using a food processor to make scrambled eggs. The result? Something between omelet soup and a motor oil smoothie. That’s exactly what happens when we reach for automation tools without asking: “Does this truly need automating?” When Manual Testing Is Your Kitchen Knife While everyone’s busy chasing the Shiny Tool Syndrome in testing, let’s explore three scenarios where good old manual testing isn’t just sufficient - it’s superior....

April 26, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Cooking Up Adobe Extensions: A Chef's Guide to ExtendScript Wizardry

Cooking Up Adobe Extensions: A Chef's Guide to ExtendScript Wizardry

Picture this: you’re a digital chef, and Adobe Creative Suite is your kitchen. Extensions are your secret spices - they transform bland workflows into Michelin-starred efficiency. Let’s put on our apron and cook up some script magic that would make Gordon Ramsay nod approvingly (a rare feat indeed). Setting Up Your Scripting Kitchen Before we fire up the pots, let’s organize our tools: ExtendScript Toolkit (ESTK) - Your digital chef’s knife Visual Studio Code with ExtendScript syntax support - The sous chef ZXP Installer - Your serving tray for finished dishes graph TD A[IDE Setup] --> B[Write Script] B --> C[Test in Adobe App] C --> D{Errors?...

April 25, 2025 · 3 min · 586 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Agile as Garlic: When Methodology Gets Stuck in Your Teeth

Agile as Garlic: When Methodology Gets Stuck in Your Teeth

You know what they say about garlic? The right amount gives flavor - too much ruins the kiss. Agile methodologies are similar. This article comes with a 100% money-back guarantee if you don’t laugh at least once while learning how to avoid becoming an Agile fanatic. The Cult of Agile: When Standups Become Prayers I once saw a team spend 37 minutes debating whether their retro belonged in the “Keep/Stop/Start” matrix or the “Mad/Sad/Glad” spectrum....

April 25, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Maxim Zhirnov