Should I move to a different country? To boost my career, to pursue more interesting work and a higher salary, or simply to escape a war zone? Not long ago, the world was converging, and software engineering was a tailor-made profession for a globalizing humanity: decent pay, freedom to choose between cities, countries, and projects at will. But the rules are changing at breakneck speed. The future that IT specialists were counting on looks different now — fragmented, uncertain, and in some places, dangerous.
Over two decades, the IT sector has evolved from a standalone services market into one of the key drivers of macroeconomic stability. It’s still often described as a volatile and contradictory space — dotcoms, bubbles, AI hype, promises the market doesn’t always have time to put to the test. But something else has been unfolding in parallel. The digital industry is turning into a source of innovation, foreign currency earnings, high-skilled employment, tax revenue, services exports, and the technological modernization of other sectors.
Japanese companies have completed the first tests of a main marine engine powered by hydrogen. It’s a notable step toward decarbonizing maritime transport.
Many promising companies fall apart not because of bad ideas, but because of growth. Once a team reaches a certain size, the informal agreements and goodwill that once kept things moving stop working. Decisions get lost, accountability blurs, and instead of results you get endless process reshuffling and work for the sake of work. The way out is clear, firm rules. Today we talk about the attempt to reconcile creativity and structure inside large companies. Not everyone likes it, but there’s no other way to build systems that last.