Her favorite book is Little Prince. She is a hedonist and passionate traveler. She would like to have more time dedicated to another passion - painting. Her name is Jovana, a creative girl, and fashion lover. She has been a part of our team for 5 years. We want to congratulate her for her work and effort and we hope that she will find more time for some good painting or another great book.

• What would you advise yourself 5 years ago?

Less stress and more gratitude.

• Which of your professional skills do you consider to be the most important?

Commitment, loyalty, flexibility, perfectionism, and unlimited effort when the goal and motive are clearly defined.

• What would you highlight as your biggest contribution in the past 5 years?

The first thing that comes to my mind is that I met really dear people and gained real friends, even the future godmother Saska :) (something that I always thought was reserved for school-age and childhood). On the other hand, I realized what the working environment and teamwork should look like, which gave me perspective for further business challenges.

• Tell us your impressions of how much the company culture influences recruitment and how

Definitely, there is a big influence. All of us who recruit future colleagues, we represent the company and provide a first impression of the company culture and overall atmosphere. From my point of view, it is a combination of a professional and friendly approach in order to provide as much information and details as possible through pleasant and less formal conversation, with the slogan when we hang out, we hang out when we work, we work.

• What was your first job?

My first job was in a bank, during my student days. It was hard to reconcile business and university obligations, but at the same time, it was an opportunity to get a bigger picture of how the banking sector works. That somehow directed me to the other side.

• What would you never give up?

Time for myself and my daily rituals :)

• From your point of view, what trait is most important to have to be a successful recruiter?

Commitment and that you love what you do.

• Besides your job, what is that you also do well?

Besides the economy for which I was educated and my work with people with the Quantox team, I would say that my thing is also a sense of aesthetics for interior design, fashion, art…

• If you could become an expert in another field for a moment, what would it be?

Certainly something related to the previous answer. During primary school, I wanted to be a painter, which later grew into a hobby.

• What surprised you the most while working at Quantox?

Some special people, working atmosphere, and the fact that this company operates and grows in such a simple and natural way, which has resulted in today’s borders of Quantox, in a territorial and every other sense.

• What is it that people mostly don’t know about you?

That I am, for the most part, a big introvert.

Quality music is her groove. And a good running track. Although, coffee is at the top of that list also. When she is nervous we know that she is hungry. Passionate about taking pics, which is good cos when you ask her for some nice photos, you get 15 of them :)Winter is not her friend, Lisabon is. She is Andjela, but for us, Andja. A serious programmer and a true professional. Always up-to-date. It is very easy to create memories with her. Andja, we want to congratulate you for 5 years of dedication, effort, and great work. We know that you will celebrate it with something sweet and a g-drive full of photos :)

• How do you start your day at work?

Coffee, morning chat with colleagues who are in the office and then checking emails and daily plan: meetings, tasks.

• Besides programming, what is something that you also do well?

I’m good at running and sports in general. It’s a shame that I don’t have time to dedicate myself more to that.

• If you are not a programmer what would you be?

A pilot :)

• What would you advise yourself 5 years ago?

To be more confident in myself and the decisions that I make, not to trust everyone, and to grab and take everything that I can.

• Do you remember your first day at work?

Of course. I was nervous, but the whole day went really well, with a lot of positive energy, meeting new people, and details about my future project.

• Who or what influenced you the most to become a programmer?

During high school, I already, somehow, knew my future path and what I want to do, so at university, it was only a matter of which department to choose. I would say that education itself guided me to become a programmer.

• What would you never give up?

Laugh, sun, dear people, and coffee!

• Do you have some totally irrational fear of something?

I am totally terrified of cats, even kittens.

• Which of your professional skills do you consider to be the most important?

Eloquence, perseverance, I am detail-oriented and always willing to help and make people laugh :)

• What is it that people mostly don’t know about you?

I have been practicing Latin American dance for 10 years and - small, little things will always blow me away.

• What would you highlight as your biggest contribution in the past 5 years?

I gave my maximum effort to every app that I was working on, every deadline and agreement was respected and fulfilled.

• From your point of view, what trait is most important to have to be a successful programmer?

A good programmer must have good logic and, for me, that is the most important thing. After that, knowledge, passion, and willingness to always learn something new.

Written by: Vojislav Branović

If you are a writer or want to become one, you will eventually come across some kinds of questions that are very important to be clarified. What is the site review? What is it used for? How important is it to the final users?Who writes and who reads blog posts, why are they so popular and why do you need to know how to write them if you are into a writing job? Here are some tips and tricks that you can use to improve your writing!

What Are Site Reviews and How To Write Them?

What is a Site Review?

In simple words, the site review is a detailed text of some web place, which gives valuable information about the site to the end-user! You need to cover several things when you are writing a site review, such as Validity of Information, the tone of writing and text editing, and the details (the more details, the better the review).

What Must a Site Review Contain?

Overview - Give an overall idea of what the given website is. What does it do? What does it offer to the user? How does it work, in general terms? Give the big picture before getting into details.Ease of Use - Emphasize the ease of use. Even though today’s generations are very well educated when it comes to computers, we all want to breeze through the sites we are visiting and to click as little as possible to get the wanted results. Applications and Benefits - Help your readers see how this site would work for them. The reader wants to know how this online service will be to his advantage.

Discuss Website Features

If you are writing a site review article, you should include all features that your site has. That can be Loading speed, Search feature, Ads free or ads, Any filters, Membership, Safe environment, help, financial, Visual appeal, FAQ, community, Plugins or software required, and others. Give your readers a detailed preview of the stuff offered on the website and give yourself the freedom to write in your own words! That will improve the quality of your review!

Deal with Negatives

No matter how much effort someone has put into his website, there will always be people who can find a negative side of it! If you aim to become a successful site reviews writer, you will have to deal with these negative sides, and there are two simple ways of achieving this: Ignore or Spin! Before getting detailed about these two ways, I have to tell you that the clients who pay you to write reviews don’t like seeing negative reviews! That’s why you have to be cunning and try to avoid mentioning this, but still, be objective and give your readers trustworthy information! Yeah, not an easy task, but check this out:

• Ignore: people already know that all sites have downfalls, don’t mention them. It's as simple as that! You can mention it somewhere in the text, but don’t focus on them!
• Spin: Use something like “site won’t work for you IF…” to avoid being negative, yet gives the reader information that something is not ideal on the site!

Personalize Your Review

You are hired because of your skills, personal writing voice, and audience reach! So, make your review unique, put your own personal mark into it!Finish with your own final thoughts on the website! Take care of the business, don’t let anyone tell you you are a plagiarist or something similar! Be creative, be free to write in your own words, choose the right words, and the results will come!

Remember:

• Avoid promotional jargon: always remember that you are not advertising the website, you are writing a review.
• Use the main keyword! If it is asked, the density of keywords should be 3%
• Stay neutral: A perfect online review should be as neutral as possible.
• Always proofread: Write in a friendly format not academic, write clearly and concisely, and always proofread!
• Include details: Never forget to include as many details as you can!

Tips for Writing Blog Posts

A blog post is an article that you write on a blog. It can include content in the form of text, photos, infographics, or videos.

How to Write a Blog Post?

Okay, there are some unwritten rules when it comes to the writing of blog posts, and I will try to be as simple as it can get in the explanations: All you have to do is to follow these 5 easy steps when creating your blog post:Step 1: Plan your blog post by choosing a topic, creating an outline, conducting research, and checking facts. Aim to choose a topic that interests you!Step 2: Create a headline that is both informative and will capture readers’ attention. Be creative and catchy!Step 3: Start writing your post. No matter if you can’t do it in one draft session, do it in several of them, the end result will be the same!Step 4: Use images to enhance your post, improve its flow, add humor, and explain complex topics.Step 5: Edit your blog post. Read your post aloud to check its flow. Make sure to avoid repetition. Get feedback from someone else, do proofread. Keep your sentences and paragraphs short. Long ones will make the readers go away. Avoid being boring!

The Structure of a Blog Post:

If you want to be a successful blog post writer, you will have to make almost perfect blog posts! How to achieve that goal? Well, there are certain things you need to follow here, and I am more than willing to share them with you! A perfect blog post must have some basic elements, such as:

1. Headline - Title - try to be creative and catchy. This is your promise to the readers
2. Cover image - must be related to the topic
3. Publish date, author name, post category - not necessary, but useful
4. Introduction - Very important! Make sure that it makes people read the rest of your content.
5. Main content - If the headline is the promise, this is the fulfillment of that pledge!
6. Sub headlines - Use them to break your content into smaller sections.
7. Conclusion - sum up the content you have written.
8. Call to action - ask your readers to share the post or leave comments.
9. Social media buttons - the best way of promoting your blog.
10. Comments - allows your readers to interact with you and other visitors

Content Writing Tips and Tricks

Check this paragraph carefully, it can improve your writing, save your time, and make your blog post better:

• Visual appeal: Pay attention to this. Posts with details, text editing, different fonts, images, videos, and similar stuff are more interesting to the readers! So, don’t be afraid to add:
• Bolded text: it can point out some important parts and it looks cool
• Bulleted lists: if you have a chance to use these lists, use them!
• Media: always add some media! It makes the post more interesting
• Photos: Add them all the time, in every single post! In blog posts, photos are used to explain, add humor, and much more.

Last But Not Least: Writing tools

No matter how good your English is, you will always want help from some of the numerous tools on the web! I personally use two of them:WordCounter: awesome thing when it comes to the keywords density, counting the words, characters, paragraphs! It also shows the reading level, speaking time, and much moreGrammarly: the best grammar tool, period! It corrects typos, bad sentences, gives suggestions, and makes your writing look more professional!

I sincerely hope that these tips and tricks will help you, and if you are still thinking about whether to take this path or not, I hope that after reading this you will make that first step into the world of copywriters and bloggers!

Written by Filip Dimovski

In today’s fast-paced world of software development, it is necessary to deliver a product or a service promptly, while ensuring all the best security practices and considerations are taken into account and ensuring the infrastructure is capable of handling the requests of the modern web and mobile applications. These tasks need to be handled by several different engineers due to their complexity and the many areas they cover.

What are DevOps?

Development Operations (DevOps) as a software engineering concept involves a multidisciplinary approach, where software development, software and infrastructure security, and systems engineering and administration skills are used to streamline and improve the software development and delivery processes, as well as infrastructure management.The core of the DevOps philosophy is the automation of processes, declaration of infrastructure resources, and reuse of components. Essentially, it sounds like software development, right?Modern software development practice expects the use of software version control, such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and others, which foster collaboration between software developers. It allows keeping versions of the code too, to ease auditing and resolution of software and security defects. The repository acts as a single source of truth, that must reflect the current state of software and infrastructure, and a place through which changes can be reviewed and applied in a controlled and automated manner.One key area that speeds up the developmentof software and lets developers do more work is the automation of the lint, build, and test phases of changes introduced to a software component. This is accomplished by utilizing a CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Deployment) system, which consists of pipelines, declarations of steps that need to be executed to accomplish the aforementioned tasks. Such automation aims to find and resolve software issues quickly and efficiently and create reproducible builds of software artifacts, packaged software ready for deployment and execution in different infrastructure environments.

Why are Docker Containers Important?

Docker containers are an excellent tool to easily prepare and ship applications as image artifacts that can be run on many different container orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes. By packing the application and its dependencies (libraries, static content, etc.) in one container image, it can be delivered easily and executed on different environments, and a well-crafted container can be reused on several different environments, such as development, staging, and production. A developer can also run the whole application stack locally on their machine by using Docker Compose or Minikube, ensuring that the way their application runs is as similar as possible to production environment requirements.Applications designed by employing the 12 Factors rules of software development and Docker containers can help achieve the universality and ease of deployment of applications. By leveraging environment variables for configuration, and keeping the all-state outside of containers and inside managed cloud databases, such as Amazon RDS, Elasticache for Redis, and similar, even if the application fails due to any factor, you can be sure that the data is preserved, and the application can be started back easily and quickly, due to the ephemeral stateless nature of containers. Also, many instances of the same application can be run in parallel on an orchestration platform, providing scalability when the usage is growing, such as when many users access the application at the same time.

What is the Role of DevOps Engineer?

Besides improving the speed of delivering software to production environments, one of the most important responsibilities is to ensure software, data, and infrastructure security. Together with Information Security (InfoSec) engineers, DevOps engineers can automate processes that check for security compliance, and adherence to standards, such as ISO 27001 and PCI, ensuring the software and infrastructure are secure for performing tasks related to monetary transactions, medical research, work with sensitive data, and similar.If the software constitutes the main driving implementation of processes, the infrastructure is as important in ensuring the software works according to requirements. The DevOps way of managing infrastructure uses declarative formats, such as Terraform or CloudFormation templates, to define cloud resources and manage them in collaboration with other DevOps team members and version them in a code repository, and audit them using automated tools. The templates allow easy creation of new and modification of existing cloud infrastructure resources, and also constitute an excellent tool to ensure business continuity, in case disaster strikes and everything needs to be recreated from scratch and as soon as possible as part of disaster recovery and disaster contingency planning processes.

How DevOps Use Tools For Software Development?

Lots of tools allow us to follow how the infrastructure resources and applications are performing, such as Prometheus, Grafana, the ELK stack, by collecting metrics and log data, allowing us to correlate them and discover points of slowdowns and contentions, discovering issues with the applications and infrastructure, and offer us a great tool for resolving such issues. Monitoring can be automated to inform teams when their applications do not perform as well as expected, and even allow the system to roll back in case of failures, increasing its resiliency and ensuring services are up and running for the clients.One of the main concerns is data integrity. As most software represents a way to work with data, we must ensure that data is preserved in case of software errors, cyber-attacks, or disasters. That can be ensured by setting up automated replication of data in different data-center regions, or even different services, snap-shooting of stateful resources (databases, servers’ volumes), automated backups, and by defining a life-cycle policy of the data - how long it needs to be preserved and how. This can all be automated and performed consistently, by leveraging declarative infrastructure tools and writing scripts to perform automated backups according to schedule.As we can see, many of these topics can be enhanced and many parts of the applications and the infrastructure can be improved by following design principles and processes defined by the DevOps software development philosophy. By leveraging the multidisciplinary approach and automating most of the processes, developers can ship software faster, and businesses can be more certain that things are going to perform well within the expectations.

The Importance of DevOps in Quantox Technology!

One of the reasons why Quantox was able to become a leading IT solutions company is its approach to DevOps. With special consideration to software development, infrastructure security, system engineering and administration, we achieved a streamlined software development and delivery process. Our approach and automation of the process means your software can be build faster and with better performances. Let's Talk!

Written by Davor Minchorov

If you want to devote your time learning web development I will present to you the path that I think is the best to start this adventure, specifically oriented in the Laravel and VueJS world, and share some tips on how to get better at it over time.
This blog post is aimed at anyone interested in the web development world, either who started learning wants to start learning, or even people who are a few years into it and want to get some ideas that might be useful for them.

Can Your Learn Web Development From Online Courses?

I must admit, there are a ton of web development learning resources on the internet and too many options for beginners to start from when they are looking for a path in the web development world, and some people even give out some crazy advice like:

• Get a course from Udemy
• There are free courses on YouTube or FreeCodeCamp
• Start with W3Schools
• Just read the documentation man

thinking that it would be as easy as they say it is for someone who has no idea what he/she is doing.
While these places on the internet have their usages, you can't learn from a course site where you don't even know the authenticity of the person who teaches you things, you need to rely on ratings and other people's word. As for W3Schools, it's more of a documentation site than anything, where you can just search for what you need to get an idea of how things work and use that into your project when you get to that point, but it is not a site you can learn from just by reading.
Udemy has some great content creators, but you need to know which one to learn from and how detailed are the courses. So can you learn programming online? Bottom line- it all depends on what you want to learn, resources you're learning it from and who's teaching you.

How To Learn Web Development Online?

From my experience, I've only watched courses from one person on Udemy, which is Maximilian Schwarzmüller from Academind, I watched his Vue 2 The Complete Guide 12 hours course a few years ago when I was starting a project with VueJS.
The same thing applies to YouTube, there are a ton of content creators on there but you need to know which ones are the best, and it's hard to figure that out when you are new to this world.
Whatever course creator or content type you choose to learn from, just remember to investigate the creator, his experience and the way he explains things, the way he speaks, and how many details is he/she going into.

There are multiple sources where you can learn from so you can choose whatever you like the most or fits your style the best.

Watch Video Courses

I personally prefer video courses with quality content that focuses mostly on a specific topic (if I am interested in that) or a web app building type of course where the course creator uses multiple tools, techniques, and technologies to build a whole app from scratch so that I can follow along.

Whenever I want to learn something new, either programming, concept, technique, tool, technology, or a programming language, I start by searching for a course or a video on that topic. Once I get enough knowledge and get a good idea of how things work, I either search for another video or a whole course that uses the tool, technique, programming language in combination with the technology stack I am interested in just to see how things can be connected together.

After that, I start integrating the new learnings into my project so that I can understand the new knowledge even better.

Read Books

Some things cannot be found in a deep dive video course, so I look for a book or an e-book that has that tool, technique, technology, or programming language and read it to get an even better understanding of it.

Books (or e-books) are great because some of them are written by very experienced people in the industry and can provide a lot more information than a video course on any video platform ever will.

Ask Questions and Read Forums and Chats

Asking questions is one of the most important skills if you want to ever learn from someone else in the community.

I started just by reading forums at the beginning of my career, on the Laracasts forums, where I learned everything related to the basics of PHP, Laravel, and JavaScript, VueJS, to the more advanced programming concepts like Domain-Driven Design, project architecture, event sourcing, command buses and domain events, design patterns, SOLID Principles, and similar concepts, tools, and technologies.
If you hang out long enough on one forum or in a community, you will start collecting a lot of learning resources and learn so much more, which will boost your knowledge to the next level.

I also hang out on a lot of Slack and Discord chats which are very useful, because there are a lot of community members and there are a lot of people who need help and I've learned so much from them just by reading their conversations.

Help Other People in the Community and Participate in Discussions

This is one of the most useful skills that helped me grow so much in a short period of time. Laracasts was my home for years (even though I don't hang out there anymore, more active on other places like Reddit, Twitter, dev.to, Hashnode, Medium, etc.)

I've helped so many people, just trying to solve things and improve my searching and figuring out abilities that also helped me later on when people found me and recruited me for their projects, clients, companies, or even met people who shared a similar interest and was part in a table talk style meetups.
It opens so many opportunities for personal branding, and it helps you market yourself to the world where people can find you and offer you a job or a business opportunity.

Read Newsletters

Newsletters are a great way to discover news, tools, learning resources (articles, blogs, books, videos, etc.), which can boost your knowledge to the next level.
I am subscribed to a lot of them, Some of them include:

• CTO Insights (by my colleague Tosho)
• Adeva Developers Community Newsletter
• Awesome PHP
• Laravel News
• Laravel Daily
• Freek.dev
• JavaScript Weekly
• VueJS News
• NodeJS Weekly
• Tailwind CSS Weekly
• Dev.to Weekly Digest
• Hashnode Weekly Digest
• DB Weekly
• UX Collective
• UX Design Weekly
• Smashing Magazine
• CSS Tricks
• Percona Database Performance Blog
• API Developer Weekly

and others to keep up to date as much as possible.

Now, I know that it is impossible to keep up with all of the new things that are coming out in this web development world, but I do try to learn something new every day so that I can use it if I need it in my projects or someday in the future. That way, I get a better full picture of what I would need in a whole project, besides working on a project directly.

Work on Projects

Besides working on full-time/part-time / internship job projects, I always work on something else besides the full-time job, like my personal projects to experiment (like this personal website and blog here) with tools, techniques, or technologies that I do not usually use in my daily job.

Now, I know everyone wants to get paid to learn and/or build projects but working on personal projects or helping out other people teaches you so much that it can help you get a better job, become better, and even ask for a higher salary/rate per hour in the future.

Learning on a full-time job is all good, but sometimes that job can be boring or not really useful for the career when you are fixing bugs or work on useless tasks that do not teach you anything new.

That's why I recommend for everyone to start building their own personal website and blog, deploy it somewhere so that people can see it.

Also, don't forget to work on a personal project for a longer period of time that you might need to use for yourself, just so that you learn and experiment in your free time for fun.
Another option is to help out in the open-source world where you contribute to projects by helping other people.

Work enough so that you don't burn out so much but still learn something new every day.

Read Articles and Blogs

Same as the video courses, there are so many blog posts related to one specific thing that you might find useful or build a whole app based on a series of articles on a blog.

There are many blogs that can be useful to follow but I would suggest checking out dev.to and Hashnode first and then finding out people who have blogs and that you trust them based on their authenticity and the community you are a part of.

I use Feedly as my preferred RSS reader to follow the various websites and blogs. I also have the daily.dev new tab chrome extension that shows me new articles from different blogs to read every day.

Watch Coding Live-Streams

A few years ago, I started watching coding live streams of other people building projects to understand and learn how a person thinks when they build a project from scratch with the tools, technologies, and programming languages I use or like.

There's always something new to learn from someone else and you can incorporate it into your own projects (personal or not).

The interesting thing is that I've seen different approaches to how people structure their code, how they approach the database or project design, the pros and cons of some tools in some scenarios, and so on.

Follow People on Twitter

I know that many people think that social media can be a distraction and you should stay away but I've learned so much from people on Twitter because there are a lot of valuable Twitter threads, tips and tricks that people share and you can't find them anywhere else.

There's also a lot of useless content that is irrelevant but I try to ignore that part and mute profiles to keep it web development specific only as much as possible.

First Steps to Leaning a New Programming Language

The first thing I would do if I want to learn a new programming language (example: Go), I'll try to get to know the ecosystem and community so I would do the following:

• Go to the Awesome List on GitHub and search for the programming language.
• Go to the programming language community on Reddit
• Try to find the most influential people in the sphere to follow on Twitter
• Search for top-rated books
• Search for people who live stream on YouTube or Twitch
• Search for newsletters
• Search for Slack and Discord communities
• Star useful tools, packages on GitHub
• Ask people where they learn from, who they follow, what books or video courses are useful etc.
• Start building projects once I learn the fundamentals of the new programming language, tool, framework, etc.)
• Collect learning resources as I find them along the way.

Conclusion

There's no one way to learn web development just from one source and hope that you will get a job after a 6 months academy or a few video courses. It might take you a while but always be building something, helping someone, reading something, watching something. It's really up to you how much time and effort you are willing to put in. IT is not an easy career choice.

Use the community and the learning resources to become a better developer, designer, DevOps, or QA engineer.

• Do whatever you have to do to progress in your career, just don't burn yourself out.
• Do the work, be consistent and it will get you great results over time.
• Learn how to filter useful and useless content that will benefit you. It's a great skill to have.
• Don't forget to enjoy the process, even though there will be tough times and you will ask yourself if this is for you. If you manage to get through it, you will get closer to whatever you describe as success.
• Have fun and happy coding.

Stay Focused in Web Development with Quantox!

Quantox is dedicated to providing the right resources and knowledge for their employees, but also for anyone interested in programming, and willing to learn more and grow in IT industry. Starting September 2022, we are launching our very own Quantox Academy with a goal to provide expert IT education. Stay tuned and follow up on the courses we'll be presenting in Fall 2022 and the opportunities you can seize with Quantox Academy. However, if you have an idea you want to share with us, or a wish to work with us on a project, let us know. Let's Talk!

This year is important to us for several reasons. Celebrating 15 years of successful work, we have expanded our business to Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we also got a new challenge - 247 open positions! The fact that we have reached the number of 350 employees speaks about the ability to successfully open and close positions. An impressive number, but how to get it? What puzzle has to be “solved” to get a task like this? And most importantly - how does it affect the team and complete work organization?How many clients? The number of 247 came from a complex client structure. If we can divide them into groups, we would have existing clients, partner companies from the region, local representatives of global companies, large IT centers, and our partnerships with corporations like Microsoft and vendors like Lex Wear. Project phases and industriesDetails about projects that are most important to developers are that the open positions are referred to several projects in different phases of development. They will work on building projects from scratch but also on maintenance and improvement of existing ones. Integration within existing systems will also be included. Implementation, migration, and adjustments with security standards within the partnership we have with Microsoft which concerns the sale of Microsoft Azure licenses will also be a part of the work. Projects come to us from different industries - fintech, digital entertainment, retail hospitality, construction, sports organization. Tech skills and seniorityThe structure of the positions is very diverse. Most of them refer to JS and its frameworks - Angular, Vue, Typescript, React, Node, and their combinations. PHP and Java are present in smaller amounts and .NET, QA, Mobile developers, and Salesforce developers are also on the searching map. Developers of all levels will be included in this process. We also have a plan to start junior to medior training, where talented beginners will undergo 12 months of training with a mentor which will be completely free for them. Through whole training, developers will be, of course, duly paid.

1. JavaScript developers ( Node, React, Typescript, Vue, Angular ) - 135
2. PHP - 43
3. JAVA - 30
4. .NET - 18
5. Mobile developers - 10
6. QA - 8
7. Salesforce developers-3

When we get a large number of positions like this, what most people don’t see is how exactly a meeting with a client looks like and what they actually ask from us. Negotiation of a large number of positions Primarily, what brings you to that first meeting with an important client are reputation, recommendations, achieved results, capacities, and operational capabilities. They can also be interested in a company's experience with certain technologies and all these things can set you apart from the competition. However, it is important to highlight that this is just a ticket for the first meeting with the potential client. That first meeting usually goes smoothly, most of the time C level is present and the conversation is about business in general. Lack of experience could make you think that everything went well and it’s done - the job is yours. However, the negotiation part is just about to begin. After that positive first impression, further conversations are about specific things - checking references in terms of providing a list of contacts where clients can check them, meetings with our Tech, Project management, and HR team. It is important for the client to truly understand what kind of company we are, what types of projects we do, what technologies and tools we use, and what is the seniority structure of our team. The necessary information can also be our way of measuring the results and complete the development process analysis. Often, they can ask for case studies and financial data in order to define whether we can or cannot financially handle the project. After that, mutual visits and further series of online meetings are arranged. Work reorganizationWhat comes with the plan of hiring a large number of people is an inevitable question - how will that affect our current work organization? In 2017, Quantox went through a 100% employee growth for the first time. The doubled number of people also meant increased obligations and tasks for different teams. Offices have been opened, developers started their first tasks and that year has given us a solid foundation for further expansion. The test of our organizational structure was definitely the pandemic time in 2020 and transition to full-time work from home. The benefit of 2 months of remote work was previously on and it helped us tremendously to easily slide to full remote mode. Our employees got used to new working conditions relatively quickly without a negative effect on results. Such changes have taught us which business moves were done right and how to be ready to welcome and respond to new challenges of a dynamic market and planned growth in the future. Our daily task is to improve the process of introducing our culture and work system to new people and we are always open to ask for additional support in leading regional teams, project management, higher management, and legal assistance.Providing a large number of job opportunities is a long-term goal. Some of them will be opened, others will be closed. The dynamics of the business, as well as the client’s requirements, often create a demand for a large number of people. Having in mind the development of the market and further growth of the company, we believe that a high level of need for staff will be present in the long run. Our focus in responding to such demands is on standards of recruitment and team quality that we strive to maintain. We want to continuously have a large number of open positions while further maintaining our standards for team expansion. Our quality is and will be primary in the future.

They say that the first year in business is always hard. They also say that if you are not losing money in that first year you will probably be ok. For us, the first year of our business was unforgettable.We will always remember how much coffee we drank, how many days without sleep we had, how many cooperation requests were sent back negative or we didn't get any response at all. But we started this game and quitting was not an option.The first year, but also the next couple, were, as they usually say - one-man jobs. However, the situation is starting to change in 2009. And then it hit us. A job is so important that if you do it right, it opens you with so many opportunities, but you are in trouble if not. It was a renowned client from the automotive industry, the market of Great Britain.What usually comes with an important contract that is so significant for further progress is a great sense of responsibility. A small team started this path just a year ago, and now that exact team has to deliver a serious project that, if done right, can mark your company as a serious player on the market.But imagine the technology and equipment that was available 15 years ago. Today we will call that kind of work a rough and ready approach. Available connection speed for development and further possible refinements would today, at least, cause tremendous stress. We were working in a small office, without any additional accommodation or benefits that we can see today in the IT world. Analysis of every possible and impossible step was a daily job and of course that we were sometimes asking ourselves why we chose what we chose, especially when mistakes were made. But we managed to pull it off. The doors were open and we didn't want to go back. We delivered the project on time and the further task was to repeat the success and build a reputation. And we did repeat it. More than 120 times.What we have learned from our first business year? Our approach was good but it needed to be better and to progress. 15 years later, we are modernized, better coordinated, and nurture the same “deep analysis” approach to every project entrusted to us.

written by STEFAN RADOSAVLJEVIĆ

The main thing when you start learning any programming language is to have a great resource from where you can start and spend quality time. The whole learning process is much easier when you have some great guide, at least to know what are the most valuable docs and tutorials.

The usual way to start learning is through video lessons. Ups, wrong!
The way that is much better is to go with the documentation first.

Xcode Program

If you want to be an iOS dev, you need to have one of the Apple products (laptop or desktop) and an iPhone is desirable but you can find simulators in Xcode so it can replace the iPhone.
Xcode is the main IDE for making an iOS application. It provides everything you need for programming, including simulators for every device that Apple supports. You can find the built-in documentation inside the Xcode, you can debug your code, track the performance of the application, and much more. In one sentence - All in one.

Swift road and Where to Start

Let’s take a closer look at the swift road that I am trying to follow.
It is the learning curve for beginners and also some advanced info. Let me unclutter some things in the beginning. Basic stuff can be swift as a programming language, Xcode, and playground part of the Xcode where you can check and test small codes and play in swift in general. Common or next step should be to get to know about Human Interface Guidelines.
In the deep, it can be app structure and design pattern as oop and package manager, testing tools, and deployment.

Main and Side Documentation and Resources

If you want to know what's the one place you can learn everything from, take a look at this documentation collection.

My learning process starts with going through swift documentation.
You can find everything useful about getting to know a language. In the end, it is just reading with concentration.
After that, you can visit HackingWithSwift which is a little more organized with lessons and of course, the main thing that you can find in lessons or blog form is https://www.raywenderlich.com
The most helpful information you can get from the books:

1. iOS Apprentice - Beginning iOS Development with Swift and UIKit - Joey deVilla, Eli Ganim & Matthijs Hollemans
2. Swift Apprentice - Ehab Amer, Alexis Gallagher, Matt Galloway, Eli Ganim, Ben Morrow, and Cosmin Pupaza
3. SwiftUI by Tutorials - Antoni Bello, Phil Laszkowicz, Bill Morefield & Audrey Tam

In those books, you can learn through the examples of mini-projects.
The most important thing to me is to get knowledge of some inevitable stuff in programming. You can find this part of the blog everywhere in the programming world.
So in the meanwhile, you should pay attention to the design patterns and architecture, also you need to pay attention to the project structure.
Which design pattern you need to apply depends on the type of application.

You can pick MVC or MVVM design implementation in your project and clean architecture. The difference is mostly in whether you want to use UIKit or SwiftUI. Once again this is the most popular design pattern.

Patterns and Framework Explanation

UIKit

This is the one way of programming that you can divide on MVC or clean architecture. This is the traditional way of programming with storyboards which requires mostly applying  MVC pattern and you can use UIKit with clean architecture implementation which looks like dry coding without storyboards (visual representation of pages in the device). This way of programming is better (in my opinion) because you can better understand what is going on in the code when you merge in git or resolve conflicts. The only thing that is a little odd is because you need to build your project to see changes.

SwiftUI

The other similar way that I have already mentioned above is SwiftUI which combines these two options. You can write only code without storyboards, but you can check changes (visually) in the preview window in the Xcode.

MVC

Model-View-Controller is one of the building blocks of Cocoa packages.
The three roles are:
Model - The objects that hold your application data and define how to manipulate it.
View - The objects that are in charge of the visual representation of the Model and the controls that user can interact with.
Controller - is the mediator that coordinates all the work.
The project structure with MVC in use.

MVVM

Model-View-ViewModel is a structural design pattern that separates objects into three distinct groups:
Models - hold the application data. They are usually structs or simple classes.
View - display visual elements and controls on the screen.
View models - transform model info into values that can be displayed on the view. They are usually classes.

Clean Architecture

It is the conceptual application architecture for scale and can be simply described as an onion layered architecture. It can be split into VIPER and RIB’s implementations.

• VIPER stands for the View, Interactor, Presenter, Entity, and Router. Those are the building blocks of that architecture. RIB’s stands for Router, Interactor, Builder.
• Builder is responsible for fetching or creating dependencies for the interactor, router, and view/presenter and initializing them.
• The router is responsible for navigating to specific children RIB’s.
• Interactor is responsible for all the business logic.
• The presenter and the view are typically combined in a view controller where the presenter is responsible for formatting data and display in the view.
• The view is responsible for displaying data on the screen and collecting user input.

The other design patterns that can be in use are SIngleton, Delegate, Observer …

Tutorials

After all of the process, you can watch some tutorials.
My favorite is from the Stanford YT channel.
A very good channel where you can find explanations is CodeWithChris.
Please check the Developer app on iOs or MacOS.

For more information and interaction with real developers, you can check the slack group - ios-developers.slack.com. Do not expect to be an iOS developer and find a job after a couple of months, the learning process is much longer.

Quantox- Paving the Road For Future iOS Developers!

Quantox knows that having the right resources is the path to becoming an amazing developers. That's why in our organisation our people have access to some of the best learning tools in order to master iOS development. Today, we have some of the best iOS developers in the country because we believed in our people and supported them in their growth. With Quantox, your iOS app is built by the people who've been learning it right and doing it even better. Let's Talk!

The Quantox story begins in a house next to the garage, a place that today can testify to the numerous business ideas and efforts. The founder of the company is Vuk Popović who is well known on the IT scene today, but if we go back to 1998, we will see a young man who, without experience and capital but with strong will and perseverance, enters the world of serious business. Vuk transfers his great interest in computers, specifically in sales and modern technologies, to his brother Milan with whom he starts a business. The story went on, it progressed, and the BPO sector was opened. Vuk decided to take another risk and with the support of his family, he opened the company Media in Limited. Great effort and work have led to the growth of the number of projects and the number of employees. Shortly after the whole business had its turning point when the decision to start providing programming services was made.Entering the world of software development made the list of satisfied clients and completed large projects even bigger. Quantox is a company that started its journey in Ćuprija. With both small and big steps, risks, and sacrifices, one name was created. One team functions perfectly, even though our people are in different locations. We are a community that is carefully created and built and that sets us apart from others. A community that, out of few young people who had a clear vision for the future, reached the number of 300 highly qualified professionals from various IT fields. All these steps have led to Quantox being an international company that is conquering not only new markets but also trust from developers who want to continue to grow with us. For 15 years this story has been developing, gaining its significance, symbols, and recognizability. The boy's dreams came true and Quantox continues to spread its spirit, brand and success.

written by MLADEN PAIĆ

Object Calisthenics are basically programming exercises, formalized as a set of 9 rules.
By trying to follow these rules as much as possible, you will naturally change how you write code. Of course, it doesn’t mean you have to strictly follow all these rules, all the time.

Here are the 9 rules for writing a better code:

1. Only One Level Of Indentation Per Method
2. Don’t Use The ELSE Keyword
3. Wrap All Primitives And Strings
4. First Class Collections
5. One Dot Per Line
6. Don’t Abbreviate
7. Keep All Entities Small
8. No Classes With More Than Two Instance Variables
9. No Getters/Setters/Properties

#1: Only One Level of Indentation per Method

Having more than one indentation level is often considered bad for readability and maintainability, it's not easy to understand the code without executing step by step in your head, especially if there is a loop in another loop, or if there are multiple conditions nested.

By following this rule, code will be split into separate methods. The number of lines will not be reduced, but the readability will be improved significantly.

#2: Don't Use The ELSE Keyword

If else cases can get hard to read, and they don't really bring any value to the code.
An easy way to remove the else keyword is to implement an early return solution.

#3: Wrap All Primitives And Strings

To avoid Primitive Obsession, all the primitives should be encapsulated within objects. If the variable of your primitive type has a behavior, you MUST encapsulate it.
Objects like Money, or Hour for instance.

#4: First-Class Collections

The collection class should not contain any other member variables. If you have a collection of elements and you want to manipulate them, you should create a dedicated class.
Each collection gets wrapped in its own class, and all the behaviors for filtering applying rules are encapsulated inside of it.

#5: One Dot Per Line

Method calls should not be chained (this does not apply to Fluent Interfaces and Method Chaining Pattern, any other class should respect this rule). It's directly related to respecting the Law of Demeter. Objects should talk only to closest friends.

#6: Don't Abbreviate

If you keep writing the same name over and over again, that will probably lead to code duplication.
If the class/method name is too long, it probably means that it has more than one responsibility, violating SRP. Naming is a big thing and can improve your code a lot. Abbreviations can lead to confusion because not everybody will understand what abbreviation means, so the trade-off is not worth it.

#7: Keep All Entities Small

“No class over 50 lines and no package over 10 files.”
The idea behind this rule is that long files are harder to read, harder to understand, and harder to maintain.
This is obviously very hard to apply (not even applicable to some languages like PHP, but it can be adapted), but IMO classes/methods should be somewhat short and this rule should be applied to some concern, but respecting these exact numbers (50 lines, 10 lines) is not crucial. As long as your classes are not more than 100-200 lines (especially in languages like PHP), it's not that big of a deal.

#8: No Classes With More Than Two Instance Variables

This rule relies on RULE 3 (Wrap All Primitive and Strings), and its benefits are high cohesion, and better encapsulation.
The main idea is to distinguish two kinds of classes, those that maintain the state of a single instance variable, and those that coordinate two separate variables. Two is an arbitrary choice that forces you to decouple your classes a lot.
IMO this doesn't have to be exactly two instance variables but should be kept to a low number and it can be applied like in the following example:

#9: No Getters/Setters/Properties

As long as you don't use the result of the accessor to make the decision outside of the object it should be okay. Any decisions made upon the state of the object should be done inside of the object itself. That's why getters and setters are bad, they violate Open/Closed Principle directly.

In the end, some rules are very easy to follow and they will improve your coding a lot, other ones are not the easiest ones to pull off. It's up to you to decide when and which one you want to implement and practice them in your spare time.

One Rule For Better IT Solutions- Quantox!

Quantox programmers and developers are a team and as such they've adopted coding practices which makes the code understandable for every team member. By having a clean code we can all participate in creating a better, stronger and safer applications for our clients. Here, a good organisation is the key, and we start at how we write your code. Let's Talk!

Being an entrepreneur and starting a business story of your own, always carries a lot of courage but also a lot of risks. You work every day, try your best to prove yourself, and be recognizable on the market.

When you achieve a certain success and that success, at some point, leads you to some major and crucial changes. Anyone who has participated in a process of building a brand knows how long-lasting and well-thought-out it is. That is why any major change in it leads to serious decision weighing. Reason - you’re getting into rebranding. There are many questions. How to name the company? Is it better to give some symbolic, hidden meaning? Will the market understand our new message? Time will tell if you made the right decision.  

The time showed us that, after many consultations and suggestions of the whole team, we did the right thing by choosing the path called Quantox Technology. Word Quantox as itself has no specific meaning. For us, on the other hand, it means a lot. It is a symbol of an idea created 15 years ago and which has been successfully implemented and continued to grow. A word that has weight today, that carries one brand and that is recognizable to the wider IT community.

For us, Quantox means responsibility. Responsibility for each accepted project, no matter how challenging. From the idea, through strategy to the presentation of the finished product and its future maintenance. Responsibility for meeting deadlines, respecting everyone’s time and obligations. Responsibility for the normal functioning of all our 10 offices, especially during a pandemic.

‍Quantox represents stability. We are thinking of 300 families. Kovid, various changes in the law, did not shake us. There was no withdrawal or radical moves. On the contrary. We kept the team, we kept the job. We also opened the jubilee  10th office. We came out as winners and that is the success of the company itself and all of us who are part of it.

‍Quantox is a synonym of progress for young people. We are proud of our professional development program. Great attention is paid to creating the whole process of practice, choosing the right mentor for each individual candidate, and also measuring the final results. The success of interns and their further employment is really on a high level.  This program, among other things, helped us to enrich our team with extremely high-quality people.

‍Quantox is a domestic brand. It originated in Serbia. We live, grow and prosper in Serbia. Yes, we have stepped into new markets, but we are pleased to introduce all our international colleagues to Serbian customs. Our people selflessly and openly share their knowledge and experience.

That is why there are no boundaries for us. We are one team, we are a Serbian brand and wherever we do business, everyone knows where we come from.

There were many opportunities to talk about various different topics. He is just like that - a man-made of experience and stories. Once, we tried to summarize his biography in one sentence. We ended up with an ideal description that goes like this - Excavator, secret correspondent of the “Drevni Vanzemaljci” show, and seeker of the ghost sword of Alexander the Great.He is Igor, internally known as Gojko. He is a recruiter, exceptional interlocutor, and even better friend. Many of us have spoken to him, some of us even had the opportunity to meet him. He surely justified the title of this interview - The first voice of Quantox. He has been with us for five years, we surely congratulate him on this jubilee, and wish to continue to rock as before. Disclaimer: This interview was originally done as a video. The recruiter was interviewed. The interviewer was also a recruiter. Originally it was supposed to be a short conversation, but it lasted almost an hour. We naively thought it would be different :) These are recruiters, talking is their thing. We tried to do a transcript of the video. This is one 1/24 of the conversation :)

• We know that you are, almost, an archeologist. What brought you to the world of recruitment?

The recruiter has the strangest ways :) After finishing college and getting the job, I quickly realized that archeology is not something I could do for the rest of my life. Luckily, a friend of mine introduced me to the IT world where I realized that recruitment is the path I want to take for the future development of my career.

• Tell us something about the company.

This company is made of people ( I “accidentally” chose some of them :)) and people are an invaluable source and that is the reason why this company got to this level. The team is great, always ready to help each other, and I don’t have enough amazing words to describe them.

• Do you remember your first day at work?

Yes, it was quite interesting. The crew of 15 people welcomed me and it was such a relaxed atmosphere. I still remember the famous big whiteboard with caricatures of every new member done by our colleague Uroš.

• What are the adventures over the past five years that directly associate you with Quantox?

Pushups in the office, coffee breaks, and Vukota who has an interview with a candidate in the closet cos all conf rooms and offices are occupied.

• What characteristics do you think have helped you the most in your work?

Definitely flexibility.

• Why recruitment?

Recruitment is personally quite challenging for me. It’s great because it is not just about interviews and making contacts as most people think. It combines several areas - marketing, sales, and IT itself and requires constantly following the market.

• Do you have a number or rough assumption of how many people you have talked to in the last 5 years?

I don’t have a precise number but it is not small for sure. I and the numbers have always been at war, but I believe that figure is certainly five digits.

• You don’t have just one hobby, but tell us which one is your favorite?

Definitely music, I even set up a little studio for me. Also, playing with raspberry pie, in fact, one arcade game is in the final development stage.

• Now one really serious question - how many Slava do you visit during the year?

Hahahahah twenty I would say.

• What do we get by matching a Canadian bear and Tesla’s electric vehicle?

Fuzzy cover for steering wheel :)

• Your time during the weekend is reserved for what?

Family, good SF book, and air rifle restoration.

• Something that you did and you wouldn’t do it again.

Got drunk from tequila.

• Which is the weirdest food you have ever tasted?

Once, there was a big plate of seafood, a lot of it. I was extremely hungry and I think I even ate the decorations on the plate. Result - serious allergic reaction to something.

• What would you never give up?

Listening to music.

• What would you advise yourself 5 years ago?

Don’t change anything.

• If you are not a recruiter what would you be?

Frontend developer. I am always amazed how one piece of code that you write can make something.

Besides programming, there is an opportunity for developers to join internship programs as mentors. It is a special challenge, but also a pleasure when you successfully transfer the acquired knowledge to younger colleagues. A responsible but also demanding approach is necessary, so here is some good advice that you can apply during the program.

‍Get to know your mentee When you take on the role of mentor, one of the important tasks is to get to know the person you are mentoring. This will help you to understand the obstacles that the mentee encounters and thus finding an adequate solution will be easier. From my personal experience, during the internship program, really positive reactions occur when, as a mentor, you show interest in the mentee's hobbies and if your work plan is in the line with his interests, the results are even better. When a candidate works according to such a plan, he is additionally motivated, goes a step further, and will, very likely, dare to step out of the comfort zone.

‍Communication is the keyMentoring brings responsibility. You need to be there for candidates. Of course, we are not talking about the obligation to answer the questions immediately, especially when other projects are active, but you should not go to the other side and not answer for hours. It is necessary to harmonize communication with the mentee, to respond to all doubts in an adequate time, and encourage candidates to discuss and express their opinions and potential task solutions. Very often candidates are reluctant to ask questions because they feel they are stealing your time and don’t want to bother, they think those questions are too basic. In that case, you have to step up, encourage them and make it perfectly clear that you are there for them. This prevents the creation of any potential communication barriers. You have to be able to listen, let the candidate express his idea, and give your own if you have one. These steps show that you are interested in your interns, in their work and thus make a significant contribution to strengthening their self-confidence.

‍Plan and goals All these steps that I am talking about are some of the ways of motivation and encouragement. However, you have to keep in mind the main reason for mentoring - interns came to learn and progress, and therefore it is necessary to set work goals and a plan according to which those goals will be achieved. It is a good idea to start with smaller tasks, which can be quickly realized. In that way, the mentee has the impression that he is progressing and there will be fewer chances for them to be demotivated and give up. It is necessary to go gradually, in smaller steps, which will eventually lead to the realization of more serious goals and challenges. Don’t make plans that take 3 or 4 months to complete, because these are people who are often without any previous work experience and who can really drop down if big tasks are put in front of them. One of the suggestions could be to give a candidate a chance to break one larger task into smaller ones, for him to get used to such a working system. This can be followed by some of your personal examples where you got to the solution by dissolving a big goal into several smaller ones and working on them step by step. So, at the beginning of the internship program, stick to tasks that can be solved in a couple of hours, and later you can set bigger challenges.

‍Checkup It is recommended to take your time for monitoring the mentee’s work and progress. To be more specific - use spontaneous conversations with your candidate and find out how far he has gone and whether he needs any help. Also, an official meeting once a week where you will together check all tasks and problems from past days will benefit both sides. Keep a record of your conversations, notes on problems encountered and solutions agreed. These records will help you later to see if the mentee has followed your recommendations or he found other solutions.

‍Constructive feedbackWhen you are a mentor, your opinion of someone’s work has a lot of significance. That is why it must be honest, and provided promptly. This means that you have to react immediately if you notice any mistake. Giving feedback can sometimes be uncomfortable, but it is necessary if you want a candidate to progress. If your opinion has a negative connotation, make a plan on how you will say it as well as mandatory steps on how to resolve the problem and prevent further possible mistakes in the future. By doing so, you make it known that you are aware that a problem exists and that you want to work together to solve it.  If you show some examples of solving mistakes and misjudgments, you have also contributed to the candidate not giving up. Of course, there is more than just negative feedback. Highlight, praise a good idea, solution, or significant effort to achieve the goal. What is by no means allowed - not providing an opinion and not giving any feedback to the candidate.

‍Mentor student Mentoring can be challenging, sometimes it can take you more time than you planned and require a lot of patience. However, it awards you significant progress. A good mentor never stops being a student. Don’t be surprised if, at the end of the internship program, it comes out that you are the one who learned a lot, maybe more than the candidate themselves. TOMISLAV NIKOLIĆ

For many years, we have been interested in the development potential of local communities that lack the opportunity for growth. We want to create those opportunities by providing support for the local Startup scene in Ćuprija.  Today, fortunately, we can witness numerous examples of fantastic Startup stories that have been realised and set off on the path of further success. However, the reality is a little bit different. Many people have great business ideas but not enough investment to go a step further in development and ‘launch’ their product or service. Many questions arise here - how to start, what are the necessary steps?Quantox Technology has decided to help implement these steps. Providing all the necessary technical support, we want to give that much needed `push` for a maximum of 10 Startups registered in Ćuprija. With an investment of up to 50.000 euros, which will be reflected in technical support and consulting, we want to help business stories that arise far from large IT centers.All Startups registered on the territory of Ćuprija will have the opportunity to apply and Quantox will, as a technical partner, support the growth and development of the local community.All information, as well as application forms, you can get via mail startup@quantox.com Let’s start up together!

A situation like “You are missing one paper” is unknown to her. In her creative chaos, as she calls her desk, you can find every contract, invoice, greeting card, note or long-forgotten phone number. She is someone who laughs loudly and contagiously. Although she is mostly the oldest in the team, the spirit of the student did not leave her. That is why most of her colleagues would characterize her as - joyful. And for some unknown reason, she always has the strangest costume at masquerades.If the repairman is needed in the middle of the night, she has a man. If anything needs to be fixed urgently, she has a man. If you need to find a rare whiskey, a book, an animal :), she has a man.She is Dragana, known to us as Jana, and for 5 years we have had the privilege to spend every working day with her.Happy five years of work and to celebrate beautiful moments together for a long time.

• What would you advise yourself 5 years ago?

Nothing, just to take the best from every situation I’m in and to be patient. Time is the one that teaches you wisdom and gives you experience.

• Do you remember your first day at work?

I remember that I was very happy and fulfilled. We were in the old office, 15 of us. I had a beautiful welcome from the whole team. Everyone worked relaxed, with music, and then, I got the nickname Jana. I was not into it the first time, but later I got used to it.

• What people don’t know about you?

I don’t know why, but they don’t believe that I know how to cook. Everyone thinks that my husband does that in my house.

• What would you never give up?

Sea and chocolate.

• Which moment is most memorable to you?

Halloween, when we organised a celebration with cocktails and masks...and our New Year’s celebrations as well as Team Buildings and hanging outs till dawn… And of course you Nađa, as my roommate on all trips :)

• Do you hang out with colleagues out of work?

When we have time, we gather together and there is always some good food around. Now, with our kids, private gatherings became bigger.

• Which of your professional skills do you consider to be most valuable?

Persistence and communicativeness. I have a specific way of communicating with people that turned out to be very successful. To be honest, I really love my job and I think that communication is my strongest skill. There lies my success.

• How would your colleagues describe you?

I am someone who cheers people up and lifts the atmosphere in the office.

• How much paper went through your hands?

A lot. Tons, I think.

• What is the secret to keeping old binders?

We have to keep them for 5 years, that is the role…There is always documentation that is needed at some point, and I personally have a small archive in my desk that is not thrown away. Sometimes I’m the only one who can save the day.

• What are the verses of Jana that you like the most?

I don’t listen to that kind of music but I do like the song Hajde Jano konja da prodamo….Often Nebojša (my husband) says to me - Jana, please make some coffee.

• What kind of coffee do Neša and Đole like to drink? ( your postmen)

They eat candies, they are my super postmen who helped me a lot during the lockdown last year. Those two men are always willing to meet our needs.

• What is the difference between management and worker-ment? :)

It’s a great thing that when you know the difference and you don’t start to act arrogant once you move up to a higher position. That famous sentence came about when some young colleagues clumsily became interested in ‘who is who’, of course in a humorous way, while we played darts. Then I had to explain ‘who is who’, right? :) First ‘who’ is management, the second one is worker-ment :)

• Do you have some totally irrational fear of something?

Fear of loneliness.

• Weirdest food that you have tasted?

Chinese and I don’t like it.

• If you are not an administrative manager, what would you be?

Stewardess, that was my wish since primary school. And to study geography, that was my favourite subject. And then, I ended up studying law…