This site was started as show case of my past and present work. However, it has now evolved into a place where you can find unique and innovative content regarding programming and web development in particular.

Mission Statement

Provide others with content and tools that will enable them to solve hard problems, automate processes and create a better user experience on the web. I intend to challenge your ideas and prove you that nothing is impossible on the web; as web-developers, we have the ability to create a better experience than most traditional desktop application. It is our responsibility to rise to the occasion and make incredible cloud based applications.

Who am I?

My name is Michael Yagudaev and I am a Computer Science Co-op Student at the University of Manitoba. Having completed my co-op program, I am now attending my two final university terms and expect to graduate in April 2012. In addition to school, I stayed part-time after my last work term with iQmetrix working on RQ4 Intranet -- an internal web application used by our clients to schedule meetings, create training items, post bulletins, etc -- as a front-end software developer. My job mostly involves dealing with Javascript code, trying to reduce complexity and improving the organization of the code, which can be challenging at time, but also come with great rewards. Lately it also involved a lot of C# and .net programming, which is quite different, but an interesting learning opportunity.

My second work term was with Research in Motion (RIM) in Ottawa were I worked on Middleware for Blackberry Phones and the Playbook tablet. It was a great experience, not only was I in a strange new city, but also working on embedded software which is quite different than web application development. It was a little outside my comfort zone providing me with a good and exciting challenge. Looking back I was able not only to meet great people who became good friends, but also to learn a lot about embedded software development. 

My first co-op term was with Ceridian Canada ltd. working as a software developer. In one word, it was a blast. I have learned a great deal of useful information, worked with some really wonderful people, overcame challenges along the way and became a better web developer. Moreover, by working on PowerPay Web I had a small contribution to software that affects the lives of millions of employees around Canada. It can be an overwhelming, yet very rewarding, thought and I am glad to be able to say that I touched (even if ever so slightly) so many lives.

I have always been interested in web development and web design. My quest to build bigger better, faster, and cooler website has brought me extensive knowledge that is invaluable to me at work. Even though, every now and then I would go in a completely different direction to learn something that will help me with web-development. For example, as web developers we have a lot we can learn from desktop developers, who have been around longer and already solved many of the problems we now face on the web. Always remember that each and every person is here to teach us something, all we need to do is be patient and listen.

Thank you for visiting my site, I hope you enjoy your visit. Please feel free to contact me; I often enjoy hearing what you have to say.

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"I came, I saw, I coded"

"Do not let the machine defeat you!"