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Found a gem for learning SQL: SQL Noir — Detective SQL Game Imagine a noir-style training ground where you solve cases by writing queries. SQL Noir is an interactive platform that teaches database skills through detective stories. You get a dataset and a short brief with the context, the investigation goal, and what evidence to look for—then it’s up to your SQL. What’s inside - 6 story-driven cases with full, well-designed databases. - Difficulty ramps from basic SELECT to JOINs and subqueries. - Clear briefs that sharpen both query skills and analytical thinking. - Free to use—great for students, analysts, and QA/engineers upskilling on data. It’s a fun, effective way to practice SQL and build problem-solving muscles—wrapped in a stylish noir atmosphere. If you’re brushing up on data work or prepping for interviews, this is an easy win. https://www.sqlnoir.com/

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💥 Save the date: November 20! On this day, we’re hosting a super useful meetup for team leads, managers, and anyone aspiring to not only grow their team but also level up themselves 💪 📌 We’ll talk about: – How to create an environment where learning becomes part of the team’s DNA; – Why adult learning principles are crucial for business; – How psychological safety and a growth mindset work; – How to build a culture of feedback and intrinsic motivation; – How all of this helps teams adapt to change faster. 🍕 Pizza, networking, and great conversations await you afterwards. We’re sure: meetup + pizza = the perfect combo 🙌 🎟️ Register here Meetup details: ⏰ Time: 19:00 (Minsk time, GMT+3)/17:00 (CET) 🕒 Duration: 1 hour 🗣️ Language: Russian 📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Minsk 💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form See you!

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❓If system architecture = team structure, do organizational weaknesses entail product bugs? Get the answer at the meetup “Team Topologies: Teams as Architecture.” 📅On November 13, we invite you to discuss the ideas of Team Topologies – a go-to handbook for team leads and architects worldwide. We’ll discuss how to move from chaotically allocating tasks to deliberately designing teams. 🔹 How organizational design and product architecture are related; 🔹 What types of teams exist, and why you need boundaries between them; 🔹 How to set up an interaction in such a way that will speed up delivery and reduce cognitive load; 🎙️Speaker: Andrei Iakushin – Architect and Engineering Manager with 18 years of experience. 🎟️ Register here ⏰ Time: 18:00 (CET) 🕒 Duration: 1 hour 🗣️ Language: English 📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Krakow 💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form

🪄 What is the right way to give feedback? Experts have been debating this for years but haven’t found the miracle pill yet. However, there are proven approaches that truly work. What if we combine them and look at communication from a new perspective? 📅 On November 11, join our meetup where we will: – Discuss why expectations are the key to effective feedback; – Figure out what methods truly work; – Learn how to apply them. Informal networking, great conversations, delicious pizza 🍕 and new meaningful connections await you to wrap it up. 🎤 Speaker: Alina Nikon, Executive Coach at ICU 🎟️ Register here ⏰ Time: 19:00 (Minsk time)/17:00 (CET) 🕒 Duration: 1.5 hours 🗣️ Language: Russian 📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Minsk 💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form Don’t miss out – it’s going to be practical, dynamic, and inspiring!

Unit Tests: the Small Cost that Protects the Big Cost IBM’s System Sciences Institute described increases of up to 15× at the test stage and up to 100× after release. Barry Boehm and Victor Basili, in their work on defect reduction, came to the same idea: the earlier you catch it, the cheaper it is. More recent reports on the “cost of poor software quality” show that a big part of the loss is exactly about late defects... Read more on LinkedIn