Intro
And one more recurring column in the magazine is interviews. Today I'd like to introduce you to Polina. She's a middle backend developer at my company and is now also writing for CDMAG. For CDMAG#5, she wrote Messaging in a Fragmented Internet and received her own column in the magazine, which we called Core Lab.
I think Polina has a pretty interesting background, and I hope you'll agree with me.
Evgeny
Hi. Thanks for agreeing to do this interview. Obviously, I've known you for a long time, but our readers haven't, so could you briefly introduce yourself? How old are you? What do you do?
Polina
Hi everyone. My name is Polina Migel. I'm 21 years old. I work at an IT company as a backend developer. Basically, I work for Evgeny, whom you all already know well.
Evgeny
I'd like readers to get to know you as a person first, so what are your hobbies? That's my smooth way of leading into Naruto😉
Polina
For a long time, one of my hobbies was watching TV shows, mostly American ones. Then at some point I decided to try anime, and Naruto was always one of those titles everyone talked about. When I started watching it, I binged the first seven episodes immediately. I really liked the format — episodes are only about 20 minutes long. After Naruto, I continued watching other anime as well. First, I got used to the format because Naruto itself is pretty huge. Second, I just liked it: the art style and the culture promoted in Japan — friendship and relationships between people in general.
I've also always liked studying things. Not fiction, but specifically technical subjects. I never thought it could eventually turn into something bigger. But after I came to do an internship with you, I just started learning and reading things, and it all came so naturally that I kept doing it in my free time. I've always loved reading.
I also enjoy making things with my own hands. Back in school, I attended a beadwork club, and later in vocational college, I spent my free time weaving rings and bracelets for my friends. And it makes me really happy when they show up somewhere wearing the things I made.
Lately, I've also been playing sudoku a lot. At one point there was even a funny situation where I went to play sudoku but accidentally opened the calculator app instead.
And I guess video games also count as a hobby. In my free time, my friend and I play online games together — there's usually an open world where we run around and complete challenges.
Evgeny
What's it called?
Polina
[laughs]
Evgeny
Okay, let's keep that a secret😉
Alright then. Now let me ask about you as a professional. What does your typical weekday look like?
Polina
Okay, from the beginning. I've always been a morning person — I love waking up early. In most cases, my most productive hours are before lunch. Usually, I wake up around 7:00 AM. After that I do some exercises for about 20 minutes, then take a shower. Then I have breakfast.
Before going to the office, I either spend time reading something — technical or non-technical — working on university assignments, or simply handling everyday tasks that need to get done anyway.
To be continued... ➡️