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Being a Senior PHP developer with over eight years of experience as a software engineer<\/a> is not the only Riste Risafov is one of the best programmers in Cosmic Development who has become an important family member throughout the years. As a Senior PHP developer, Riste is primarily writing and reviewing code, but he also participates in the regular company’s R&D meetings where the implementation of new technologies is discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wanted to discover more about his success at Cosmic Development, so we decided to ask him about his personal experience with the company and to share his Cosmic journey. Moreover, we were curious about what it takes to be a Senior PHP Developer and what are the key steps in such a career. Read the interview below if you are also interested in discovering more about Riste\u2019s professional and personal accomplishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When did you join the Cosmic Development family and what was for you the biggest challenge at the very beginning? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My Cosmic experience began in 2015 when I joined the family as a PHP developer. But first, let me give you a little background about my previous position which I held for four and a half years. It required building a programming department from zero mostly. That refers to buying hardware, setting up the servers, programming, etc. So the biggest challenge when I joined Cosmic Development, almost five years ago, was the teamwork, or in other words: changing my mindset to get used to working as part of a team instead of doing everything on my own like with the previous job. Furthermore, another important challenge was the social aspect, the period until I got to know all of my new colleagues, the company\u2019s culture, the time needed until I built new friendships and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Being a part of a team of developers can be demanding but also very rewarding. Could you tell us how do you manage to overcome stressful situations?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To overcome every situation, taking a small break is essential for me. The next step is to explain the problem step by step in detail, like a scheme, and the resolution shows by itself. It\u2019s similar to the \u201crubber duck debugging\u201d when you try to explain the problem to someone who doesn’t have any programming experience. You must have a deep understanding of the problem so you can explain it with simple words. This insight may help anyone to avoid stress and to contribute to the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you were to offer a piece of advice to your less-experienced colleagues, what would it be? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

According to my personal opinion, there are three things that younger and less-experienced colleagues should know and those are the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n