https://dariodip.com/ Recent content in Home on Dario Di Pasquale Hugo -- 0.147.2 en-us Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:56:41 +0100 https://dariodip.com/quick-thoughts/2-thought/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:56:41 +0100 https://dariodip.com/quick-thoughts/2-thought/ <p>And it is better than the original Twitter!</p> https://dariodip.com/quick-thoughts/1-thought/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:54:40 +0100 https://dariodip.com/quick-thoughts/1-thought/ <p>My personal Twitter is ready!</p> https://dariodip.com/posts/product/stop-building-everything-start-building-this-the-power-of-the-mvp/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:10:00 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/product/stop-building-everything-start-building-this-the-power-of-the-mvp/ Stop Building Everything, Start Building This: The Power of the MVP https://dariodip.com/about/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://dariodip.com/about/ <p><img alt="Dario Di Pasquale" loading="lazy" src="https://dariodip.com/media/profile/dario-main-portrait.jpg"></p> <p>I am an Engineering Manager with a strong software engineering background in distributed systems, delivery execution, and pragmatic architecture.</p> <p>Today I lead engineering in the Claims area at Prima, where I built and scaled teams around Data Management and Machine Learning initiatives. My work sits at the intersection of technical leadership, product delivery, and execution quality.</p> <h2 id="what-i-focus-on">What I focus on</h2> <ul> <li>Building engineering teams that deliver predictably</li> <li>Turning architecture decisions into measurable delivery outcomes</li> <li>Designing systems that are maintainable, scalable, and operationally stable</li> <li>Coaching engineers and growing new technical leaders</li> </ul> <h2 id="operating-style">Operating style</h2> <p>I care about outcomes over hype.</p> https://dariodip.com/portfolio/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://dariodip.com/portfolio/ <h2 id="selected-experience">Selected Experience</h2> <h3 id="prima-assicurazioni--engineering-manager-2023present">Prima Assicurazioni — Engineering Manager (2023–Present)</h3> <p><strong>Context:</strong> claims domain, data-intensive environment, high operational criticality.</p> <ul> <li>Built and led the Claims Data Management team in a greenfield setup</li> <li>Introduced and scaled a Data Mesh-oriented approach for domain data products</li> <li>Partnered with Data Governance on company-wide data strategy</li> <li>Built and evolved the Claims Antifraud initiative into a broader Claims Machine Learning scope</li> <li>Mentored and developed internal leadership, including growth paths toward Engineering Manager responsibilities</li> </ul> <p><strong>Focus areas:</strong> team design, delivery execution, architecture decisions, Agile/Scrum operating model.</p> https://dariodip.com/services/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://dariodip.com/services/ <p>I help B2B SaaS engineering teams improve delivery predictability without architecture hype.</p> <h2 id="what-i-focus-on">What I focus on</h2> <ul> <li>Reducing production instability and recurring critical bugs</li> <li>Improving sprint predictability and execution discipline</li> <li>Strengthening technical leadership and engineering ownership</li> <li>Making release processes explicit, repeatable, and measurable</li> </ul> <h2 id="engagement-model">Engagement model</h2> <p><strong>Fractional Technical Lead + Senior Implementation Partner</strong></p> <ul> <li>Initial technical audit</li> <li>90-day engineering roadmap</li> <li>Delivery process setup (review/release discipline, CI/CD practices)</li> <li>Hands-on implementation on core components (Python/Elixir)</li> <li>Mentoring for internal engineers and new technical leaders</li> </ul> <h2 id="typical-outcomes-in-90-days">Typical outcomes in 90 days</h2> <ul> <li>Fewer critical defects reaching production</li> <li>More stable sprint throughput and fewer delivery surprises</li> <li>Clearer ownership and stronger technical decision-making</li> </ul> <h2 id="who-this-is-for">Who this is for</h2> <p>Startup and scale-up teams that need better delivery reliability, stronger engineering structure, and pragmatic architecture decisions.</p> https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/prepare-for-the-psm-i-using-scrum/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:40:39 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/prepare-for-the-psm-i-using-scrum/ Introduction In the fast-paced world of project management and software development, staying relevant and competitive requires continuous learning and adaptation. https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/introduction-to-domain-driven-design-ddd/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 19:15:46 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/introduction-to-domain-driven-design-ddd/ Designing software nowadays can be such a tough job, we know. Software complexity has raised and it is still raising reaching summits above the havoc. All this wave of fe… https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/rust-fear-love-hate-love-disillusion/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:02:32 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/rust-fear-love-hate-love-disillusion/ My journey through Rusthttps://www.rust-lang.org/ was very tortuous and tormented. During this article, I want to retrace my steps towards the discovery of that language https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/find-duplicates-using-python/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:01:13 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/find-duplicates-using-python/ The exercise of finding duplicates in a list is a classical example of a didactic problem that you may find during your journey through learning algorithms. https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/understanding-linux-containers-explore-user-space-cgroups-and-namespaces/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:57:49 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/understanding-linux-containers-explore-user-space-cgroups-and-namespaces/ What is a container? Actually, it is not a real thing. In this post, I will try to explain what containers are and how they work, decomposing them and understanding their… https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/goembed-unleashed/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 08:38:00 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/goembed-unleashed/ One of the reasons why I love Go is that Go compiler creates static binaries by default. https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/false-sharing-an-example-with-go/ Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:12:37 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/medium/false-sharing-an-example-with-go/ False Sharing — An example with Go Diving in multiprocessor programming https://dariodip.com/posts/books/a-list-of-books-during-my-journey/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:10:00 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/books/a-list-of-books-during-my-journey/ A list of books during my journey https://dariodip.com/posts/devops/a-brief-introduction-to-ansible/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:11:00 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/devops/a-brief-introduction-to-ansible/ Ansible 102: an introduction to Ansible from a developer point of view https://dariodip.com/posts/devops/a-brief-introduction-to-ansible/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:11:00 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/devops/a-brief-introduction-to-ansible/ Ansible 101: an introduction to Ansible from a developer point of view https://dariodip.com/posts/algorithms/a-brief-introduction-to-data-structures-using-go-part-ii/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 17:05:35 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/algorithms/a-brief-introduction-to-data-structures-using-go-part-ii/ A brief introduction to data structures using Go - Part II https://dariodip.com/posts/algorithms/a-brief-introduction-to-data-structures-using-go/ Fri, 03 Jan 2020 17:05:35 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/algorithms/a-brief-introduction-to-data-structures-using-go/ A brief introduction to data structures using Go https://dariodip.com/posts/algorithms/binary-search-with-go-python-and-c/ Sun, 01 Dec 2019 17:05:35 +0000 https://dariodip.com/posts/algorithms/binary-search-with-go-python-and-c/ <h2 id="the-binary-search-algorithm">The Binary Search Algorithm</h2> <h6 id="this-page-has-been-migrated-to-medium">This page has been migrated to <a href="https://dariodip.medium.com/binary-search-with-go-python-and-c-3eaf3ed5f761">Medium</a></h6> <p>The <em>Binary Search Algorithm</em> is a search algorithm that works for sorted collections (e.g. sorted arrays). It takes as input a collection, the length of that collection and an element to find, and gives as output the index of the element in the collection (if it exists).</p> <p>This algorithm is as efficient as easy to learn due to its simplicity.</p> https://dariodip.com/gows/goref2019/ Sat, 16 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://dariodip.com/gows/goref2019/ <h3 id="go-language-tutorial">Go Language Tutorial</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://golang.org">https://golang.org</a> (official website)</li> <li><a href="https://go-tour-ita.appspot.com/welcome/1">https://go-tour-ita.appspot.com/welcome/1</a> (an interactive tour through Go)</li> <li><a href="http://www.golangbootcamp.com/">http://www.golangbootcamp.com/</a> (comprehensive Go tutorial)</li> <li><a href="https://blog.golang.org/">https://blog.golang.org/</a> (official blog)</li> <li><a href="https://golangcode.com/">https://golangcode.com/</a> (a library of useful Go snippets)</li> <li><a href="https://golangbot.com/">https://golangbot.com/</a> (tutorials for beginners)</li> <li><a href="https://appliedgo.net/">https://appliedgo.net/</a> (tutorials and explanations for advanced users)</li> <li><a href="https://changelog.com/gotime">https://changelog.com/gotime</a> (Go podcast)</li> <li><a href="https://dave.cheney.net/category/golang">https://dave.cheney.net/category/golang</a> (another blog of Go)</li> <li><a href="https://golang.ch/">https://golang.ch/</a> (Go news, libraries and tutorials)</li> <li><a href="https://www.golangprograms.com/">https://www.golangprograms.com/</a> (Go blog and tutorials for mid-advanced users)</li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@trevor4e/learning-gos-concurrency-through-illustrations-8c4aff603b3">https://medium.com/@trevor4e/learning-gos-concurrency-through-illustrations-8c4aff603b3</a> (clear explanation about Go concurrency)</li> <li><a href="https://awesome-go.com/">https://awesome-go.com/</a> (a list of Go frameworks and libraries)</li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/a-journey-with-go">https://medium.com/a-journey-with-go</a> (tutorials for advanced users)</li> <li><a href="https://hub.packtpub.com/concurrency-and-parallelism-in-golang-tutorial/">https://hub.packtpub.com/concurrency-and-parallelism-in-golang-tutorial/</a> (a detailed explanation about Go parallelism)</li> <li><a href="https://www.airs.com/blog/archives/277">https://www.airs.com/blog/archives/277</a> (Go Internals)</li> </ul> <h3 id="go-language-popularity">Go Language Popularity</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted">https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted</a> (Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2019)</li> <li><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/the-top-programming-languages-2019">https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/the-top-programming-languages-2019</a> (IEEE Rankings 2019)</li> <li><a href="https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/go/">https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/go/</a> (Tiobe index for Go)</li> <li><a href="https://hub.packtpub.com/why-golan-is-the-fastest-growing-language-on-github/">https://hub.packtpub.com/why-golan-is-the-fastest-growing-language-on-github/</a> (Packt Analysis of Go)</li> <li><a href="https://www.gowitek.com/golang/blog/companies-using-golang">https://www.gowitek.com/golang/blog/companies-using-golang</a> (Big Companies using Go)</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/GoUsers">https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/GoUsers</a> (Companies using Go)</li> <li><a href="https://www.quora.com/Other-than-Google-what-companies-are-using-Go-in-production">https://www.quora.com/Other-than-Google-what-companies-are-using-Go-in-production</a> (Other companies using Go)</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/ExperienceReports">https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/ExperienceReports</a> (User Experience Reports)</li> </ul> <h3 id="go-language-performance">Go Language Performance</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.toptal.com/back-end/server-side-io-performance-node-php-java-go">https://www.toptal.com/back-end/server-side-io-performance-node-php-java-go</a> (Go vs Node vs PHP vs Java)</li> <li><a href="https://codeburst.io/should-i-rust-or-should-i-go-59a298e00ea9">https://codeburst.io/should-i-rust-or-should-i-go-59a298e00ea9</a> (Go vs Rust)</li> </ul> <h3 id="type-system">Type System</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_type_system">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_type_system</a> (Structural Type System)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_inference">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_inference</a> (Type Inference)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_and_weak_typing">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_and_weak_typing</a> (Strong and Weak typing)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covariance_and_contravariance_%28computer_science%29">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covariance_and_contravariance_(computer_science)</a> (Type Variance)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_system#STATIC">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_system#STATIC</a> (Type System)</li> </ul> <h4 id="go-type-system">Go Type System</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://rakyll.org/typesystem/">https://rakyll.org/typesystem/</a> (Go type system)</li> <li><a href="https://bluxte.net/musings/2018/04/10/go-good-bad-ugly/">https://bluxte.net/musings/2018/04/10/go-good-bad-ugly/</a> (Go type system pros vs cons)</li> <li><a href="https://mycodesmells.com/post/accept-interfaces-return-struct-in-go">https://mycodesmells.com/post/accept-interfaces-return-struct-in-go</a> (AIRS motivation)</li> <li><a href="http://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/~cmccabe/blog_golang_type_system.html">http://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/~cmccabe/blog_golang_type_system.html</a> (Go type system detailed)</li> <li><a href="http://asserttrue.blogspot.com/2009/02/inheritance-as-antipattern.html">http://asserttrue.blogspot.com/2009/02/inheritance-as-antipattern.html</a> (Inheritance as Antipattern)</li> <li><a href="https://www.javaworld.com/article/2073649/why-extends-is-evil.html#talkback">https://www.javaworld.com/article/2073649/why-extends-is-evil.html#talkback</a> (Inheritance as Antipattern for Java Developers)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IKcPMJXkKs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IKcPMJXkKs</a> (Closured as Generics)</li> </ul> <h3 id="go-language-error-handling">Go Language Error Handling</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.golang.org/error-handling-and-go">https://blog.golang.org/error-handling-and-go</a> (Error Handling and Go)</li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/rungo/error-handling-in-go-f0125de052f0">https://medium.com/rungo/error-handling-in-go-f0125de052f0</a> (Error Handling in Go)</li> <li><a href="https://8thlight.com/blog/kyle-krull/2018/08/13/exploring-error-handling-patterns-in-go.html">https://8thlight.com/blog/kyle-krull/2018/08/13/exploring-error-handling-patterns-in-go.html</a> (Error Handling Patters in Go)</li> </ul> <h3 id="programming-languages-concepts">Programming languages concepts</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipf%27s_law">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipf%27s_law</a> (Zipf&rsquo;s Law)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_responsibility_principle">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_responsibility_principle</a> (Single Responsability Principle)</li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@rakyll/interface-pollution-in-go-7d58bccec275">https://medium.com/@rakyll/interface-pollution-in-go-7d58bccec275</a> (Interface Pollution in go)</li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@matryer/line-of-sight-in-code-186dd7cdea88">https://medium.com/@matryer/line-of-sight-in-code-186dd7cdea88</a> (Line of Sight Rule)</li> <li><a href="https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2011/01/23/how-debuggers-work-part-1">https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2011/01/23/how-debuggers-work-part-1</a> (How debuggers work)</li> <li><a href="https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/avoiding-and-identifying-false-sharing-among-threads">https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/avoiding-and-identifying-false-sharing-among-threads</a> (False Sharing)</li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@genchilu/whats-false-sharing-and-how-to-solve-it-using-golang-as-example-ef978a305e10">https://medium.com/@genchilu/whats-false-sharing-and-how-to-solve-it-using-golang-as-example-ef978a305e10</a> (False Sharing in Go)</li> </ul> <h3 id="creators-of-the-language">Creators of the language</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/">https://www.google.com/</a> (Google)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Thompson">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Thompson</a> (Ken Thompson)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Pike">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Pike</a> (Rob Pike)</li> <li><a href="https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Speakers/Robert-Griesemer">https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Speakers/Robert-Griesemer</a> (Robert Griesemer)</li> </ul>