Juan Saavedra

Innovation compounds

Tue, 27 May 2025 22:32:19 -0300

How do you get to effective innovation at an organization or company? Well, by innovating of course. Hidden in that cheeky answer is a real insight that’s easy to overlook…

What's the HTTP to the TCP/IP of MCP?

Mon, 19 May 2025 12:07:22 -0300

MCP is all the rage right now, and rightfully so if you ask me. As agents step into the spotlight as a promising pathway for deeply embedding AI into our lives (at companies and…

"You are going into sales? Seriously?"

Sat, 10 May 2025 00:45:47 -0300

Yes, seriously! Sales is a helping profession about deeply understanding someone else’s problem and guiding them to a better outcome. What’s not to like?

Building Seniority

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

There’s no strict definition of what makes someone a senior engineer. But there are patterns in how the role is actually lived — and they’re more about judgment than skill level.

Is it trunk-based development time already?

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0300

A tsunami erupted recently when an outreageous post questioned an almost religious practice in software development. Nowadays, at least. There was a strong rebuttal to an already…

Run on Kubernetes

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:05:54 -0300

Do you want to truly leverage the cloud as a platform for deploying modern applications? Run on Kubernetes Many are still unsure of how to balance flexibility, cost, security, and…

Exergy & Tarpit Ideas

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:13:57 -0300

Most have seen bright-eyed founders passionately pitching their latest idea—an idea that seems reasonable, gains some initial traction, and yet, somehow, never quite transforms…

Tasking Background Workers

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:51:08 -0300

When building a software product, I’ve always found it indispensable to have reliable escape lanes that can be taken while in growth pain to win some time. One of those reliable…

Exception Handling in Organizations

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:31:34 -0300

While continuously refining roles and information flows in an organization, covering the regular and non-erroneous situations is usually a handful. Nonetheless, dynamic scenarios…

Feature Flags

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:13:38 -0300

One of the most important techniques to me in building digital products on the web is using feature flags. When used correctly, it brings adaptability where it’s most needed…

Amazing Data Visualization

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:10:37 -0300

Crafting stories that capture people’s attention and that can effectively convey a message is one of the most powerful skills you can have. Yuval Noah Harari argues it’s our…

Boring Tech You Should Be Using

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 22:49:25 -0300

Over the years I had several opportunities to pick tools for different projects and challenges, with varying requirements. Occasionally, I would encounter myself like a cranky old…

Mind the complexity

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:43:16 -0300

One great thing about the present-day abundance of software tools is that you get a lot of options when faced with a problem. These tailored solutions often provide a (almost)…

Web frameworks in the age of AI

Mon, 27 May 2024 16:28:39 -0300

I’ve been recently coming back to an old habit, and sitting down to code. Thinking and solving problems coding through them, which I enjoy! I thought it might be a good idea to…

Anti-fragility and organizations

Tue, 14 May 2024 10:20:58 -0300

I’ve recently been digging through systems theory, and coincidentally came across the wonderful concept of anti-fragility. Originally proposed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb it refers…

Is AI the new offshoring in software?

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:45:40 -0300

A lot of people in the industry is quite nervous about the future prospects of these tools and their jobs opportunities. And while it is futile to predict the future, I think it…

You can't make it better until you make it work

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:40:10 -0300

This is something that has come up a lot during the years when creating software, and is something that has consistently been around in various forms in the industry. I want to…

Treat time data like the sea 🌊

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0300

As with every other leap year, we have had some curious stories about leap year bugs. While you might be thinking about how something that is so foreseeable brings issues, I’d say…

Octobot has been acquired

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:02:27 -0300

I’m very happy to announce that Octobot has been acquired by Sparq, an Atlanta-based company. I’m certain that this is the right step to continue moving forward, and that we have…

About me

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Personal

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay on October 23, 1985. I have two kids, Facundo & Carmela. Soccer fan, love a hoppy beer.

Early life

From a very young age, I had the opportunity to interact with a computer at home, and it was something that captivated and interested me from then on. Along with sciences in general, I began to find a vocation that I was fortunate to be able to develop.

Contact

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Let’s talk.

Get in touch by any of the following means.

hola@juansaavedra.uy

With the exception of LinkedIn, I do not actively use any other social networks - even though there may very well exist a legitimate profile.