Usually developers can switch their role, upgrade their skills and become a full-stack developer, which means that you can create both server (back-end) and client (front-end) applications. Now I’m a Python developer and I’m going to switch from back-end to front…
But in my case, front is not about client-side applications.
In my case, the front is a military front, because I was conscripted and now joining the Military Forces of Ukraine as an officer in the Signal Corps.
Like many other men in our country who had a peaceful life and peaceful professions like teachers, artists, drivers, IT developers, and thousands of others we were put into a choice, and we have to switch to the front.
For my part, it was not my choice. I like to be a developer more than a lieutenant of the Signal Corps. It’s just my duty. I must. There is no other option. Ukraine will win this brutal war, no doubt, and then I’ll come back to my servers and developer tickets in Jira.
But now we must protect our motherland, our freedom, and our right to choose our own path. Honestly it’s not only about our sovereignty or democracy. It’s about our right to live, it’s about existence rights for our nation.
Stand with Ukraine, guys! Slava Ukraїni!
Truly yours,
Dmytro Ustynov,
Military Forces of Ukraine