Pedro Fernandes

Pedro Fernandes

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Blog posts

2025

The Traveling Salesman Problem: From Gregor Samsa to Max Verstappen and the Relentless Search for the Perfect Path

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A traveling salesman is a person who travels constantly to different cities and regions in order to sell products on behalf of a company. You may (or may not) remember, but a famous example of a traveling salesman is the character Gregor Samsa from The Metamorphosis. Gregor worked hard as a traveling salesman to support his family and pay off his parents’ debt, enduring an exhausting routine with various pressures at work.

How to Integrate Different Programming Languages in a Project: The Multilingual Approach

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In software development, especially in the startup and small business world, it is common to work with a single programming language for the entire project — frontend and backend, for example, using JavaScript/TypeScript. However, there are situations where different languages need to coexist within the same application. Whether to take advantage of specialized libraries, improve the performance of certain processes, or integrate legacy systems, knowing how to combine multiple languages efficiently can be a significant advantage.