Hi, my name is Ines Panker. I’m a software engineer by trade and an explorer at heart.

I’m currently making my living mostly as a Python Web Developer and a mentor for everything software-related.

My forte is finding patters…. in code, in systems, in data and in people. Must not forget the people 😉.

- I hate writing about myself. I’ve been writing this page for 5 years now. Even in the age of ChatGPT I still can’t find the words to describe myself. The right words keep eluding me.

I’m good at organizing chaos and also good at simplifying complexity to just the right level for every situation.

Think of me as the chaos whisperer. I’m turning wild messes into smooth, scalable systems.

The best code systems are like well-designed cities: carefully planned, easy to navigate, and capable of growing without falling apart. The catch is to build foundations while creating solutions.

My other passion lies with people and our motivations as we interact with code.

It started with a simple focus on the user: What’s the point of the code we write? The settings should be minimal, the buttons intuitive, the design self-explanatory.

But then it expanded to developers and managers. How do you build code systems that take care of the bureaucratic aspects of code interactions: let’s automate everything that isn’t fun to do manually. Technology must work for us, not we for it. How do you build a community, a true team of people to replace the often autocratic default relationships inside companies?

And what’s the point of the media in this whole equation? Which lies are we telling ourselves and which do we gladly hear from industry leaders? What is our future?

There are a million facets to building software. I focus on creating solid architectures, maintainable, scalable and efficient while ensuring they align with the business goals and prioritize user needs.