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Foundations #3: The Rise of Virtualization

An idea born in the 1960s that made the cloud possible.

Oct 12 • 

Andre Nobre

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Building Better Interview Processes: Lessons From the Candidate’s Side

Lessons from over twenty interviews across startups, scale-ups, and big tech — and what they reveal about how companies value people.

Oct 6 • 

Andre Nobre

2

September 2025

Foundations #2: The Birth of REST

How Roy Fielding’s 2000 dissertation reshaped the web by embracing its constraints.

Sep 29 • 

Andre Nobre

2

The Disappearing Skill: Why Intuition Still Matters in an AI World

How the rise of AI is threatening the experience we need to build intuition, and what we can do about it.

Sep 21 • 

Andre Nobre

4

December 2024

Foundations #1: The Proposal for Relational Databases

I’m launching a series of posts called “Foundations,” which will present the roots of well-known technologies, patterns, or solutions that quietly…

Dec 15, 2024 • 

Andre Nobre

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October 2023

Winning Hearts and Minds: Persuasion Strategy for Engineering Leaders

In the end, it's not about selling an idea; it's about inspiring a movement.

Oct 17, 2023 • 

Andre Nobre

4

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Riding the Wave First: The Ups, Downs, and Loop-de-Loops of Being a Software Development Trailblazer

First-Mover in Software Engineering: Navigating the Balance Between Innovation and Prudence

Oct 12, 2023 • 

Andre Nobre

3

The Double-Edged Sword of Positional Power in Tech Organizations

Positional power, the inherent authority that comes with a specific title or position, can be a game-changer in technology organizations, especially in…

Oct 1, 2023 • 

Andre Nobre

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