Artem Sidorenko

Software engineer @travelperk. Love technology and cats. Casually writing about Mobile Development, Swift, Kotlin.

[Artem Sidorenko @artsi_dev]

@championswimmer or both are in pre-IPO mode and just hyping up token usage 🙂

[tobi lutke @tobi]

What overregulation feels like. AI progress is now skipping Europe

[@levelsio @levelsio]

🇪🇺 eu/acc

A few weeks ago Mario Draghi asked my recommendations for his report that came out today about European competitiveness

I had a call with him and summarized my problems with doing business in the EU

I wrote this which is included in the report presented to the European Union today:

1. Minimum revenue cut offs for current and new regulation
Exempt small businesses with annual revenues below €10 million from complex regulations like VATMOSS, GDPR, the EU AI Act, and certain labor laws. This approach encourages innovation and growth by allowing startups to focus on product development and market validation without the heavy burden of regulatory compliance. Once these businesses surpass €10 million, they will have the resources to comply with regulations, ensuring that growth is not stifled.

2. Simplify starting a pan-EU business with an EU-wide Incorporation (Inc.) business form
Currently, starting and operating a business across the EU is complex due to 27 member states, each with its own company registration requirements. To streamline this process and make it easier for entrepreneurs to operate across Europe, there should be a single, standardized business entity that applies uniformly across all EU countries. I call this the European Inc.

3. Start an EU business fully online, no physical offices, notaries, lawyers etc
To continue, right now starting a business in most EU member states it’s complicated, very time and resource intensive, and often involves lawyers and notaries. Instead, it should be as simple as going online to a centralized EU website, where entrepreneurs can register their business and details in just a few clicks. The entire process should be streamlined and efficient, allowing businesses to start operating immediately.

The EU government taxes and bookkeeping of this business should also be fully online in an EU portal/dashboard.

4. 0% corporate tax for first 3 years of any new business
Countries like Singapore have successfully attracted new businesses from around the world by giving them a massive tax discount during the first 3 years of business. Because they know that’s the most difficult time of a business: figuring out what product it makes and if there’s a market for it. That takes pressure off startups and business founders that they can focus on creating a great product and innovating.

5. Change tax on stock options: don't tax when a stock option is exercised, but tax it when the stock is sold
The current tax policy in the EU taxes stock options at the time they are exercised, creating a significant financial burden on employees who have not yet realized any tangible financial gain. This approach stifles innovation, discourages entrepreneurship, and places the EU at a competitive disadvantage compared to other regions like the United States.

I propose a simple change: Tax stock options when the stock is sold, not when the option is exercised.

6. Don’t see tech or AI as an enemy, but as a burgeoning and essential industry
The most popular companies in tech are focused on AI right now for a reason. It’s the next frontier of computing. The European Union seems to consider AI the enemy. Any technology can be used for good or bad. By regulating it even before Europe has made much contributions (Europe has almost no tech companies leading in AI), it has stifled any potential innovation in AI from the start.

Apart from the regulation itself, the optics of it make the EU look bad on a global scale. Why would tech founders move to Europe to start a business if the EU is actively positioning itself as Anti-AI?

AI has gigantic potential to be used for good: think of the medical field for diagnosis of diseases, generally in programming (it helps programmers to create software faster/better), etc.

This goes further than AI. The same applies to tech in general. It seems the EU is on a crusade against technology while not being able to compete in it itself. It feels a case of sour grapes: if we can’t build great technology in EU, nobody is allowed to do so!

7. Teach tech/coding/AI topics in all schools and unis
It would help a lot if the EU has a focus on teaching AI and tech in schools and universities. Making the new generation competitive in this field instead. To secure the future prosperity of the European Union, we must prioritize education in technology, coding, and AI across all levels of schooling, from primary education to universities. This strategic focus is not just an educational reform—it’s a critical investment in the future competitiveness, innovation, and economic resilience of the EU.

[Shaun Maguire @shaunmmaguire]

Imagine:

“The year is 1994 and Vint Cerf and Rob Kahn have just been arrested

Their invention (TCP/IP) is being used for drug dealers to communicate with each other and they were unwilling to install a back door”

The equivalent version of this just happened with Telegram

[Artem Sidorenko @artsi_dev]

@x0000ff @travelperk спасибо! travel experience

[Artem Sidorenko @artsi_dev]

Excited to embark on my new journey with @travelperk!

Just completed my first day of onboarding and already feeling grateful for the opportunity to connect with such a talented and diverse group of people.

Looking forward towards what's in front!

[Amanjeet Singh @droid_singh]

Do you know about leaks CLI tool on macOS that can help you dump memory leaks! 🐛 Check out this visual for insights into retain cycles 🔄 and buffer leaks ❌.

Learn more here:
https://t.co/fcuZ0ic67E

#iOSDev #MemoryManagement #LeakDetection #SwiftLang #Xcode #AppDev

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

Whenever I see a UI like this I sigh: because I can tell whoever built it is an dev who doesn't care about their craft much.

The card type can be inferred from the first few digits of any card, using a regex. It's a neat (and fun!) thing to code + makes for more pleasant UX.

[Maestro @maestro__dev]

🤔Imagine if testing your app was as simple as… “Search for a blanket and add it to the cart”

Yes, this is a real example of using App Quality Copilot with @Etsy, and yes it's coming soon!

Get on that waitlist → https://t.co/bKQHP1vLHP

[Artem Sidorenko @artsi_dev]

@GergelyOrosz @EngGuidebook nr1 in Spain in Software development section, congrats! 🎉

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

Four years in the making and finally released today: The Software Engineer's Guidebook is out!!

Get it at Amazon or via https://t.co/nIEFSAcUfQ

@whereistanya described it like this: "This book is well named: it really does feel like the missing guidebook for the whole industry"

[Artem Sidorenko @artsi_dev]

It's great to see that the company I use for my everyday grocery shopping employs Maestro for conducting UI tests on their mobile app. https://t.co/4ENscLz1V2

Love the comparison with Espresso that showcases how less verbose and easy to setup is Maestro.

kudos @cenci7 !

[Artem Sidorenko @artsi_dev]

Great news for those working in a field of mobile app development!

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[Maestro @maestro__dev]

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And Maestro's simplicity and reliability provides the perfect foundation for AI automation.

Check the first step towards something big 🚀

[Maestro @maestro__dev]

We’re happy to share that we’ve completely removed the 3-minute limitation for Android screen recordings on Maestro Cloud! 🥳 🥳 🥳

Starting today, any Android Flows that run longer than 3 minutes will have a full screen recording on Maestro Cloud! (This was always the case for iOS flows)

For those of you who are curious about the technical bits, check out our write-up on the underlying issue and the fix:

https://t.co/GuK7IjUTv4

[Artem Sidorenko @artsi_dev]

Great podcast from @droid_singh https://t.co/3eR9JdGPIy via @YouTube

[Antoine v.d. SwiftLee  @twannl]

Just a simple way to speed up your UI and Unit Tests 🚀

#swiftlang #iosdev #swiftlee

[Maestro @maestro__dev]

🚨 Excited to share: We’re opening up a position for Frontend Lead at @mobile__dev! 🚨

This is a critical addition to the team, and if you’re seeing this, we would love your help in finding the perfect fit for the role!

Details below 👇

We’re building highly interactive, web-based tooling for developers (check out Maestro Studio as an example: https://t.co/E1Fq6isxNV).

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We’re hoping to find a builder who is product-minded and has a strong design sense to help drive and up-level our UI/UX.

If you or someone you know would be excited to work on creating beautiful web-based developer tools, please apply below or retweet!

Job Posting: https://t.co/dznEI2ldvg

[Maestro @maestro__dev]

🎉 Maestro v1.28.0 is here!

Release Notes → https://t.co/aOjGthV6YI

With lots of new features!

📷 Automatic Screenshot capture on failure.

🏃‍♂️ Conditionals in runScript

🤔 Shows command failure Reason

We've also addressed iOS, Web, Test report issues and more!

[Maestro @maestro__dev]

📷 Simplify iOS SwiftUI Testing with a one-time setup

Maestro for iOS SwiftUI → https://t.co/d48ePqQHas

Use accessibilityIdentifier("yourId") on your UI element to get ID detected in Maestro.

Or use accessibilityLabel("Your Label") for Text.

Open your Maestro Studio to see the Result in action!