I'm thinking about creating a Q&A "room" in YouTube once a month. I just start a live YouTube video and everybody asks me any questions they want. I assume most of them will be about tech. What do you think about this? Would you participate and listen?

M164: If you outsource part of your software development project to a third-party, you may think that the best type of contract to sign is Fixed-Price: you set the scope, they promise the time and price, they deliver, you check the quality, and you pay. It sounds right, but in reality, it'll be a disaster. Instead, always sign Time&Material contracts: you tell them how much resources you need, they give you a quote per hour, you manage them, they work for you, you pay every month. This is much more effective. Watch it.

New blog post: https://www.yegor256.com/2021/03/03/imposters-to-win.html

Here it is, this Friday, don't miss it: https://youtu.be/cfD8gApC4P8

Ricky Gervais in Humanity (2018) explains why he doesn't have kids. This is probably the best joke I've heard in years. Monty Python style.

M165: Just working for a product, creating a product, and making your customers happy doesn't mean being good. It only means being successful, rich, or effective. It's a pretty selfish strategy. If you consider yourself as a "good" person (whatever it means), you should think about giving something to the community, for free. Watch it.

A new episode: https://youtu.be/VXbi5TXMsrY

Finally, today we'll have a webinar about encapsulation and why it doesn't really work. Don't miss it. We start in 30 minutes: https://youtu.be/fJvUTlPHSvU

A new Sunday Twitter poll for you. It will illustrate this blog post of mine: Open Source Etiquette.

I spent exactly six years going from zero to 10K subscribers on my YouTube channel. I think it's a very very slow progress, but 10K is reached :) You can subscribe too.

We just published a lecture of Prof. Eugene Zouev about compilers and their future. We'll add English subtitles within a few weeks.

We are thinking about starting a professional ACM chapter in Russia. If you are interested in joining as its first members, text me: @yegor256

ICCQ, the IEEE-sponsored conference we've been organizing for more than a year, starts in an hour! You can watch it LIVE on YouTube and ask your questions in the text chat. It should take 6 hours and you will hear 8 speeches and a few welcome intros. The full program is here.

Новый выпуск: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-qHtEMtvgk

M166: You can acquire a new team member by making a better offer. I mean money. But you can't keep them with money. To keep someone in the team, especially if this is a top performer, you need two things: 1) challenging tasks, and 2) objective appraisal. Both of them are only available to good and strong managers. Watch it.

8 talks and three welcome speeches were just published to the YouTube channel of ICCQ. Watch them, some of them are very interesting. And don't forget to subscribe to the channel, more news and videos are coming next year.