Russian IT Union
We have to talk. Why do we have to write a letter to Mishustin?

We have to talk. Why do we have to write a letter to Mishustin?

On October 10, 2022, we proposed to write a letter to Mikhail Mishustin with a request to provide reservations to IT specialists from the mobilization call. Reading the comments to the article, it seems that many do not understand why this is necessary. If you think that you need to relocate and make political demands, and the union should only strike instead of writing any letters, then it’s time to tell you:...

October 17, 2022 · 10 min
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Guide: Set up async python app with strawberry-graphql

Do you code in Python and always wanted to jump on the GraphQL hype train? Could not choose between Graphene and Ariadne? We suggest trying Strawberry. Strawberry is a code-first library with batteries included. 2.6k stars on GitHub. You can use dataclasses and pydantic-models for your types. Strawberry supports both sync and async by design. We’ll create an app for creating and retrieving users and their books in this guide....

September 19, 2022 · 16 min
IT specialist under sanctions in Russia and Belarus

Open letter to Mikhail Mishustin: we don’t have the conditions to build our ecosystem and IT sovereignty

Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, “used the occasion” to speak directly to software developers and IT workers on April 7th, 2022. He said: “Folks – developers, programmers, IT crowd – let’s make our ecosystem, we have everything we need for it! There are elements of this ecosystem that need some improvements. We have to make out own online shop because AppStore and GooglePlay can practically restrict us from downloading apps soon”....

April 19, 2022 · 22 min · author4
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A bit about Bitsy

A bit about Bitsy Hi all! If you’ve always wanted to learn how to make games but didn’t know where to start, I recommend you giving Bitsy a try. It’s a full cycle HTML-based game editor for creating simple games and small worlds. This means that your game is as undemanding and accessible as possible. It can be easily published on Itch.io or any other free platform and shared with a wide range of players....

April 17, 2022 · 21 min · author7, author11