<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>First Draft — Blog</title><description>Thoughts on software engineering, leadership and telecommunications.</description><link>https://thefirstdraft.dev/</link><language>en-GB</language><item><title>How to manage a distributed team across different countries</title><link>https://thefirstdraft.dev/en/blog/managing-distributed-teams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thefirstdraft.dev/en/blog/managing-distributed-teams/</guid><description>Practical reflections on the day-to-day management of a team spanning Italy and Albania: communication, trust, processes and tooling.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Marco Mariotti</dc:creator><category>leadership</category><category>team</category><category>management</category></item><item><title>Roaming monitoring: why a software engineer should care</title><link>https://thefirstdraft.dev/en/blog/roaming-monitoring-why-it-matters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thefirstdraft.dev/en/blog/roaming-monitoring-why-it-matters/</guid><description>Roaming data traffic can generate enormous costs in very little time. I explain why this problem is more technical than it looks and what makes it interesting to solve.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Marco Mariotti</dc:creator><category>telecommunications</category><category>architecture</category><category>product</category></item></channel></rss>