July 2025

How to Write Clear User Stories with Gherkin [+ Examples]

What is Gherkin? Gherkin is a structured language designed to make user stories easier to understand — for both technical and non-technical people. At the same time, its syntax is precise enough to describe usage examples and clearly illustrate business rules. Why use Gherkin? Is it required? Using Gherkin isn’t required to write user stories. […]

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User Stories: Writing Requirements That Deliver Value

Reading and writing software documentation rarely make it onto the list of the most exciting daily tasks.Technical documentation, almost by nature, tends to be rather rigid — full of jargon, specific terms, and structures that don’t always connect with the people who are actually going to use the system. Ironically, all this formality is supposed

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Invisible Surveillance and the New Age of Decentralized Control

Before writing this article, I began reflecting on who is truly interested in monitoring us today — in the 21st century, the age of invisible surveillance. I realized that we still tend to hold a rather traditional view on the subject. When we think about security, what comes to mind are street cameras, patrolling police

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Net Profit Margin: The Formula That Shows What’s Left at the End of the Month

Net Profit Margin 1. What is it? The net profit margin is basically what really stays in the company’s pocket after paying all the bills. Unlike the gross margin, it takes into account all costs, both direct (like raw materials or services provided) and indirect (such as rent, salaries, internet, taxes, marketing, and even that

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