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After the full-scale invasion began, a team of Ukrainian volunteer engineers faced a new challenge: the massive use of enemy drones on the battlefield. To counter this threat, in 2022, enthusiasts began developing the first anti-drone rifles on the most common frequencies (2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz, and 900 MHz). However, over time, the enemy began to use non-standard frequencies, and to cover new ranges, modules had to be added, which made the rifles bulky and reduced their battery life. It became obvious: a qualitatively new solution with a greater range and more flexible functionality was needed.

Junior Project Manager Valeria Zolotareva spoke on LinkedIn about an unscrupulous employer who did not pay the team for the work done. In the comments, IT professionals write that this is not the first time — such «partings» with teams seem like a well-established pattern. We tell you the details.

In the more than three years since the large-scale invasion, the Ukrainian Internet has undergone perhaps the greatest test in its entire and world history. We are used to having access to the Internet always and everywhere, without thinking about where it comes from on our smartphone, but today most users already understand the difference in speed, stability and quality between wired, mobile and satellite types of access.

Whether it’s a new startup or a long-term project, internal or outsourced, in any IT project, the team starts with an estimate — it assesses the necessary resources, costs and deadlines. This can be done by various specialists: business analysts, sales managers, product and project managers, as well as direct task performers — developers, designers, testers, DevOps, etc.

What negatives monopolization of any sphere brings — it is unnecessary to explain, it is obvious even to people without a specialized economic education. Of course, many nuances depend on the specific domain, but basically — the risks are the same. After talking to a number of experts and participants in the Ukrainian govtech market — both publicly and off rec — the dev.ua journalist heard a number of stories about how Ukrainian state bodies found themselves in a monopoly dependence on those companies that supply them with software, as well as develop and maintain specialized IT systems.

A user with the nickname maximalist14 asked the community: «Is a programmer as a profession everything? Is it still synonymous with success?» Dozens of comments shine a light on the not-so-inspiring mood of IT professionals.