About


Hello!
I'm Ivan, software engineer, who likes to experiment with web technologies and write about it.
I'm currently working as a frontend developer at Kontur, where i lead UX/UI engineering for Kontur.Talk, building the bridge between creative design and technical implementation, with a focus on performance, maintainability and accessibility.
I also like lifting weights, running, playing badminton and cooking.
I'm currently based in Sochi 🌅
I was born in Norilsk and lived there for 15 years ❄️
Notes

Thoughts

If I find out that the Volvo CEO is eating babies in their spare time, what should I do? Sell my car? Do I need to check if the Suunto CEO is a piece of shit to make sure I can wear this watch on my wrist and still feel at peace with myself? Frankly, I think it’s an exhausting way to live a life, and I’d be better off focusing all those energies somewhere else, trying to make something good, something that has a positive impact on the people around me
Manuel Moreale — On using Apple products
No matter WHAT you do, how you remain healthy is using your body daily. Fitness, I find, is a discipline that especially hurts from an optimization mindset. The more I optimize, the less I enjoy it. The less I enjoy working out and doing sports, the less healthy I feel. On the contrary, if I don’t optimize it, I do enjoy working out, eating healthy, etc. This creates habits I see myself following for decades. Hacks are products of the mind. Fitness, nutrition, health are the body’s domain. Don’t overuse your brain, listen to your body too! You may discover the (un)reasonable effectiveness of raw power.
maraoz — The (Un)reasonable Effectiveness of Raw Power
Résumé
For recruiters
- StatusOpen to new roles
- Contact methods[email protected] or t.me/esmantovich
- GitHub linkgithub.com/ivanesmantovich
- Résumé linkesmantovi.ch/resume
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Blogroll
Great People of the Web
- Lean Rada Favorite read: CSS sprite sheet animations
- Taylor Troesh Favorite read: 10 Minutes is 1% of Your Day
- Louie Mantia Favorite read: Make a Damn Website
- Heydon Pickering Favorite read: How I Accidentally Killed Several UX Designers
- iA Favorite read: On Icons
- Dynomight Favorite read: How to run without all the pesky agonizing pain
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