Code of Leadership 28 - Interview with Vadim Goncharov about Design in Software Development (Category Management)

In this release Vadim Goncharov came to me to talk about his path in IT and how this was influenced by the passion for design. Vadim in Web Development More 15 years. In 2008 He ran his own web studio. S 2013 worked for VK, and in 2017 He joined T-Bank, where he launched Tinkoff Magazine, the largest money media in Russia, as a technical manager. S 2020 Vadim began to lead the development of interactive special projects and games in the T-Bank mobile application. He preaches lifelong learning: he graduated from MIEM, studied in Britain and HSE, and now studies in Skolkovo on the MBA program. The episode is also available in Yandex Music and podster.fm

We discussed the following topics.

• Early years of Vadim and study at school and university: Vadim was always fond of games, studied at a physical school, and then went to MIEM. The impact of education on career: the university gave Vadim basic knowledge and the ability to learn. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the interrelationship of different ideas and concepts.
• Creation of a design agency: after school Vadim founded a design agency in Podolsk, which was engaged in the development and design of sites
• Working principles and quality: The agency paid great attention to quality and aesthetics. Vadim emphasizes the importance of developing taste and finding good specialists. Influence of books and learning: Vadim talks about the influence of various books that influenced his approach to design and development. Certification and frameworks: discusses the importance of certification in programming and learning different frameworks. Data visualization: Vadim talks about the importance of data visualization and mentions the work of Edward Taft. Interaction between designers and developers: Vadim emphasizes the importance of synergy between designers and developers to create quality products.
• Experience in Mail.ru: Vadim talks about his experience at Mail.ru, where he developed as a front-end developer and worked closely with designers. Studying in the UK: Vadim talks about how studying at the British School of Design pumped his skills

List of recommendations for study

• Programmer Pragmatic. Andrew Hunt.
• Perfect code. Steve McConnell
• Clear Code. Robert Martin.
• Release It! Second Edition. Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software. Michael Nygard
• Designing familiar things. Donald Norman
• Design for the real world. Victor Papanek
• Design thinking in business. Tim Brown.
• Beautiful Evidence. Edward Tufte
• Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative. Edward Tufte
• Envisioning Information. Edward Tufte
• The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Edward Tufte
• Look Inside: Cutaway Illustrations and Visual Storytelling. Juan Velasco and Samuel Velasco

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