Off the Rails? The Missing Context for the Ruby on Rails Documentary
In a previous blogpost, I highlighted the fascinating documentaries produced by Honeypot Cult, particularly their high-value offerings under the Originals br...
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Retreat! …. to code!
Alright, fellow coders, let’s face it - in the ever-evolving world of tech, we can’t afford to sit still. Continuous learning is not just a good idea; it’s p...
Saving your Pod(cast)s
Podcasts are great! They are like talk radio, but available on demand when you need them. And the plethora of content and different formates covers every nic...
Voyager 2 - A prime example in defensive programming
Wikipedia defines “defensive programming” as
Hasan Minhaj in The Daily Show’s best Tradition
Recently, as Hasan Minhaj was guest-hosting the Daily Show, he had Kevin O’Leary on as a guest to (very critically) dicuss FTX, crypto and gener...
Documentaries for Developers Permalink
📽 I really love these “Documentaries for Developers” productions from Honeypot.io
Off to new Frontiers
2012 was a great year. It was the year I got married in beautiful animal sanctuary in Kenia, prepared for the last chapter of college life, got to spent spri...
Coming to Love Speaking
Tonight I gave my first community talk ever at the Symfony User Group Rhein/Main. Now, how did that happen ?
Sorry Spotify, it’s not you, it’s me
Over a year ago, a friend of mine gifted me a one year subscription to Spotify, after I helped him out with a small web app project. So for the next 12 month...
The Man in the High Castle
Every now and then Amazon.com releases a few pilot episodes of various genres. The viewership then gets to decide which of the few episodes will continue as ...
Blame it on Ray!
Just a few days ago I published my first Swift code. If only to be polite I felt it was necessary to thank the people involved in the announcement blog post....
Learning on the Shoulders of Giants
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. - Isaac Newton
Starting 2015
For a long time now, I dreamed of having my own iPhone app. I have had many ideas - maybe too many - but none ever made it past a few sketches or a very basi...