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Laptop Lids – Individualism for every dev

I was recently asked what are the stickers on my laptop lid for? It took me a while to give an answer but I felt that there was more to it than the answer I gave. I myself was not…

“Just”-ification

Every day we decide to seal ourselves off in a bubble. A bubble consisting of domain knowledge and functional expertise. We are doing this intentionally because we want to ease communication with colleagues and customers at the expense of sounding…

Laptop Lids – Individualism for every dev

I was recently asked what are the stickers on my laptop lid for? It took me a while to give an answer but I felt that there was more to it than the answer I gave. I myself was not…

Ship It!: A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects

The book by Jared Richardson and William Gwaltney Jr. got my attention because of its title combined with the relatively low costs. I didn’t know what exactly to expect but hoped for the best. Technically this book is totally outdated. It…

How did you get into programming?

The title is the first question, Michael Kennedy asks every guest on his podcast “Talk Python to Me“. As I am a big fan of the show and the interviews are affecting my way to think about software and the…

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