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Ukrainian IT professional Oleksiy Borunov announced the release of his board game «Cyberspace» about the confrontation between hackers, developers, and testers. dev.ua talked to Oleksiy and learned details about the project.

Timlid Yevhen Turovets raised an important topic in the discussion, which caused a resonance in about 100 comments. The discussion took place around childhood traumas, child-rearing strategies, and a discussion of whether traumas can really be a point of growth. What do IT experts think about this?

Android Developer Yevgeny Maslak has a mixed attitude towards children’s programming courses. On the one hand, he sees some benefit from them, just like any other clubs, but on the other hand, looking at the courses, from the point of view of a future profession, it’s a waste of time, because «everything will be forgotten, damn it.» Do other technical specialists agree with him and what arguments in this case are convincing to them?

Andriy Oblamsky is a Technical Artist at Pingle Studio, who creates amazing collections of 3D figurines in his free time. dev.ua asked Andriy how this hobby came into his life and whether such leisure time helps him relax from work.

In February 2022, three weeks before the full-scale invasion , the American University Kyiv (AUK) opened in Kyiv, a private university that provides an opportunity to obtain an American-style higher education and an American diploma in Ukraine. In 2024, AUK expanded its activities to the city of Dnipro, opening master’s programs there. And this fall, the university is launching programs for bachelor’s degrees. We talked about the peculiarities of American higher education, the role of Ukrainian business in the development of the country, and AUK in Dnipro with Oleksiy Shershnev, co-founder, vice president of AUK, and developer of infrastructure projects.

The trend of vibe coding, where programmers simply ask AI to perform certain tasks and do not delve into the actual code offered by the chatbot, is gaining momentum, and IT professionals have different (sometimes negative) opinions about this practice. However, a number of representatives of prominent tech companies believe that vibe coding can increase programmer efficiency. Here’s what they advise.

English has long ceased to be just «one of the foreign languages». In the modern world of IT, it has become a must-have tool and not only a necessity, but also the key to new opportunities. If you are a parent who wants to secure the future for your children, or an IT specialist who is striving for career growth, knowledge of English will become the «necessary tool» that will provide access to a multitude of opportunities. From career heights to simplifying work processes, the role of English in the field of information technology is difficult to overestimate. If you want to grow in IT, you should learn English at JustSchool — it will help you work with international projects, pass interviews and communicate confidently with colleagues.

Ukrainian Observability Engineer Yevgeny decided to test the Grok 3 AI chatbot from xAI in app development. To do this, he created a simple English Words Trainer app for learning new words in JavaScript. In a comment to dev.ua, the developer noted that he is not a professional programmer and wanted to do something useful for his younger brother, who is learning English. According to him, Grok 3 felt «like a smart friend who really wants to help.»

Traveling abroad during the Great War became a means of physical recovery and psychological relaxation for both military personnel on leave and their families, as well as for civilians — now these are mostly mothers with children and older people. With a car and a week of vacation, you can arrange a tourist quest around Europe: visiting three cities in three countries in three days is a good way to distract yourself from the air raids with the Shahids and return charged with new strength and impressions. We, indomitable Ukrainians, also need a recharge. So we'll tell you about all the intricacies of planning a trip in advance and how to save on mobile internet by paying only $0.55 to always have access to Google Maps and stay in touch with your loved ones.