"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
I believe that great software isn't just about code—it's about clarity. In a world of increasing technical complexity, my mission is to remove noise and build systems that are elegant, maintainable, and remarkably efficient.
I call this the "Zero Waste" approach:
- Zero Waste of Resources: Optimizing code and infrastructure to run faster and cheaper.
- Zero Waste of Time: Building internal tools (Platform Engineering) that allow developers to ship features in minutes, not days.
- Zero Waste of Mental Energy: Designing clean, intuitive architectures that are easy to understand and hard to break.
Currently, I serve as Platform Leader at Fiscozen, but you can think of me as a Software Architect for Architects.
My job is to enable others. I build the hidden foundations—the "roads and bridges"—that our product teams use to deliver value to thousands of customers.
- I solve standard problems once, so my team doesn't have to solve them a hundred times.
- I bridge the gap between legacy systems (the past) and modern Cloud Native infrastructure (the future), ensuring a smooth evolution rather than a disruptive revolution.
- I mentor engineers, fostering a culture where "clean code" and "psychological safety" go hand in hand.
My path hasn't been a straight line, but a continuous evolution.
- The Early Days (The Full Stack): I started by building everything from scratch—websites, e-commerce platforms, and databases. This gave me a holistic understanding of how businesses operate online.
- The Scale-Up Phase (PhotoSì & Eko): I learned how to handle traffic, complex data, and growing teams. I discovered "DevOps" before it was a buzzword—automating the boring stuff so we could focus on creativity.
- The Leadership Phase (Fiscozen): Now, I focus on strategy. How do we structure a team of 50+ engineers? How do we manage cloud costs? How do we ensure our architecture survives the next 5 years?
Technical skills get you hired, but human skills build careers.
- Simplifier: I translate complex technical jargon into business value for stakeholders.
- Mentor: I take pride in watching junior engineers grow into seniors under my guidance.
- Problem Solver: I don't just patch bugs; I look for the root cause in the process or design.
- Writer: I share my knowledge on my blog, writing about everything from Python internals to digital sustainability.
I am currently exploring the intersection of Event-Driven Architectures and Developer Experience. I want to make building complex distributed systems feel as simple as writing a script on a single machine.
- Python: Django, Django RestFramework
- JavaScript: Backbone, RivetsJS, Require, jQuery, React, Vue.js
- DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Vagrant, OpenStack
- Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
- Zen Generator: generatore di codice Python partendo da una specifica AsyncAPI e viceversa (Python)
- urllib_s3: urllib handler per il protocollo s3 (Python)
- CarrierWave::ImageSorcery: Ulteriori processi per utilizzare ImageSorcery in CarrierWave (Ruby)
- MsTranslate: API semplice in Ruby per Microsoft Translator V2 (Ruby)
- padrino-lazy: Include alcune proprietà comuni tra gli oggetti modello usati come oggetto base (Ruby)
- celery-pubsub: Publish and Subscribe with Celery (Python)
- sqlany-django: Backend del database SQL Anywhere per Django (Python)
- MiniRecord: Micro estensione per la nostra gemma ActiveRecord (Ruby)
- Minio Client SDK for Python: Libreria Python per Minio compatibile con lo storage Amazon S3 (Python)
- design-web-toolkit: Toolkit web contenente CSS, componenti Javascript accessibili e snippet HTML (JavaScript)
- ampersand-state-mixin-datatype-iso-date: Aggiunge funzionalità di data ISO 8601 allo stato di ampersand (JavaScript)
- outlinejs: Nano-framework ES6 opinato (JavaScript)
- padrino-framework: Padrino è il padrino di Sinatra (Ruby)
- padrinobook: Guida per padroneggiare il framework web Ruby elegante Padrino (Ruby)
- Padrino Integration: Test di integrazione per il framework Padrino (Ruby)
- Padrino Recipes: Raccolta di template e plugin per Padrino (Ruby)
- Padrino Contrib: Plugin e utilità contribuite per il framework Padrino (Ruby)
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2024: Zero Waste: Trucchi per Riciclare (la Memoria) Meglio Zero waste: trucchi per riciclare (la memoria) meglio
Qui potete vedere il talk che ho fatto insieme a Francesco Panico durante il Pycon.it 2024. Parleremo del peggior spreco per un dev: quello di memoria.
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2023: Coding to Interfaces: Structural Subtyping in Python Coding to interfaces: Structural Subtyping in Python
Qui potete vedere il talk che ho fatto insieme a Francesco Panico durante il Pycon.it 2023. Separare l’interfaccia dall’implementazione, una delle regole d’oro dell’OOP.
- GitHub: WaYdotNET
- LinkedIn: Carlo Bertini
- Blog: WaYdotNET