Origins

When I developed Android apps, I spent some time at the end of my work to check that everything was working. Nobody ever asked me to do it, but I felt the responsibility to check what I had developed and it was natural for me to make sure that everything was okay. In the experience at MOLO17 I remember that close to the delivery of an app, my boss constantly asked me the state of my work because there was a bit of a rush in delivering it, while I was finishing the last tests. Also thanks to this experience, the MOLO17 ' CEO noticed a methodical and precise side in me. He talked to me about it, and he put me at a crossroads: continue in the world of development or change path. It was a leap of faith, but this choice allowed me to become a Software Tester. It was a difficult and complex choice, but it came spontaneously.

I have never asked myself too many questions about the reason for this choice and the sudden change of direction after a course of study entirely dedicated to the world of development, but inside me I felt I had made the right choice, even if I didn't have the slightest idea of what my future could be. It was a leap into the unknown, I embraced that moment and achieved a good result: I've been doing this job for 7 years, I really like it and I'm convinced that this will still be my path.

Ogni tanto vado a trovare i nonni, un giorno ero a pranzo da loro. Spiegandogli il mio mestiere, la nonna mi racconta che anche mio nonno paterno è una persona precisa e metodica. Prima nel lavoro, e mentre si gode la pensione… un po’ di più! :-)

Before making my change of course, I was unaware of his choice. When I learned his story I was happy because someone else in my family had already followed a similar path to mine, and this reassures me. My grandfather was responsible for assembling and testing theodolites, instruments used by surveyors to make measurements or also used by the military to aim cannon fire. These products passed under his hands and came out better. In fact, grandma says they came out perfect!
In the world of IT there are no perfect software and never will exist, some bugs always escape. But I feel I can give my contribution to making software better, just like he did with theodolites!

Shortly before his 87th birthday, while my grandmother was telling me again about his work, she showed me a photo of himself at work on a theodolite. An idea comes to me and, for his birthday, I decide to give him an original gift: a photo where I pose in the same pose as him, indicating the place and year. Just like his photo. Knowing that my talents come from my family makes me smile, and makes me think even more that I have made the right choice for my career and my life.