# Vlad Mykol - Personal Website

> Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience developing backend systems. Engineer by profession, curious builder by nature, singer at heart, and father on duty.

## About

Vlad Mykol is a Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience developing backend systems. He writes about software engineering, backend development, testing, and building things from scratch.

Website: https://vladmykol.com
Blog: https://vladmykol.com/blog/
Projects: https://vladmykol.com/projects/
RSS: https://vladmykol.com/rss.xml
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladmykol
GitHub: https://github.com/vladmykol
Medium: https://medium.com/@vladmykol

## Blog Posts

- [My Top 7 Most Used IntelliJ IDEA Features](https://vladmykol.com/blog/my-top-7-most-underrated-intellij-idea-features/)
- [I Built a Powerbank-Sharing Startup Alone — and Today I'm Shutting It Down](https://vladmykol.com/blog/chargebro-startup/)
- [Best Kotlin features I value most as Java Developer](https://vladmykol.com/blog/best-kotlin-features-i-value-most-as-java-dev/)
- [AI State Of The Art: It Feels Like Falling Behind](https://vladmykol.com/blog/ai-state-of-the-art/)
- [Top 5 Improvements For Create-Next-App](https://vladmykol.com/blog/create-next-app-optimization/)
- [Don't Let Adblockers Break Your Website Analytics](https://vladmykol.com/blog/dont-let-ad-blockers-break-website-analytics/)
- [Most Popular Programming Languages In The Next 30 Years](https://vladmykol.com/blog/most-popular-programming-languages-in-30-years/)
- [Creating own link-gathering page: Biolink clone](https://vladmykol.com/blog/biolink-clone/)
- [Exploring My First VR Headset - Oculus Quest 2](https://vladmykol.com/blog/exploring-my-first-vr-headset-oculus-quest-2/)

## Projects

- BalconyPatrol - solar-powered DIY wildlife patrol: open-source ESP32-S3 camera for off-grid solar use on balconies, gardens, and small wildlife watch spots. Captures wildlife, saves the best moments in a private visitor log, and can gently deter selected species without bothering residents or household pets. Website: https://balconypatrol.com/
- Mando chatbot: open-source programmable chatbot with ML and GPT3 NLP
- ChargeBro: solo-built powerbank-sharing startup with Java/Spring backend