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In today’s world of technology and business, being busy has become a kind of indicator of success. Calendars are filled with meetings for weeks ahead, deadlines are rolling in wave after wave, and the line between work and personal life is increasingly blurred. As the Head of Talent Acquisition Department at IdeaSoft, I communicate every day with managers, highly qualified specialists who work in a constant state of stress. And sometimes the conversations ultimately boil down to the question: how to stay productive and at the same time not lose the sense of joy in life?

When people talk about international education for IT professionals, they usually imagine moving to the States or Britain, a sky-high price tag, and years of waiting. But the reality of 2026 looks different: you can get an American diploma, study English, and do internships in global companies — and at the same time stay in Ukraine, without giving up your job and family. American University Kyiv (AUK) is a university in partnership with Arizona State University, where both fresh bachelors and experienced engineers who decided to add systems education to their practice study. We asked three students to tell their stories — from doubts before admission to the real impact on their careers.

40 years ago, the world’s largest man-made accident occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Tens of thousands of people joined the ranks of liquidators to contain the growth of deadly radiation contamination. Today’s story is about Serhiy Mykolayovych, who gave the Zone of Alienation for almost three years, working as a liquidator driver. He saw the first refugees from Pripyat, the incomparable nature of the Zone, hid radioactive equipment under tons of concrete and played music on the piano for his fellow liquidators. The dev.ua journalist talked to his father, a liquidator, who, despite his age, is an avid gamer, and his favorite game is the cult STALKER series, where he returns to familiar landscapes again and again.