Welcome back to Not So Random Software. This week’s links are dedicated to Anger and our relation to it. As Seneca pointed out many years ago we often suffer more in imagination than in reality. Our response to feelings of anger make all the difference to what happens afterwards and our happiness. A random article […]
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Not So Random Software #8 – Time
Welcome back to Not So Random Software. This week’s links are dedicated to Time and our relation to it. If you are anything like me you see time running faster and faster the more we get involved in our career; you need to build your strategy to not let the most precious asset in your […]
Not So Random Software #7 – Goal Setting
After last week’s reflection time, this week is about goal setting for the new year. Over the years I have found hundreds of strategies for doing this type of exercise and it’s easy to get lost; accept that it is a challenging problem to crack. For comparison, seemingly simple problems like the Traveling Salesman or […]
Not So Random Software #6 – Reflection
Another year has gone by. Days, weeks and months disappear in the blink of an eye. We are busier than ever, and if you happen to live in London you know what I am talking about. We feel the pressure to deliver more and more, but we are rarely encouraged to stop and reflect on […]
Not So Random Software #5 – Lazyness
It’s Christmas time, and we all get a bit lazy. Time to be with your friends and family rather than keeping up with your productivity hacks. I hope you can find a signal in the noise of these links. A random tool With Data Science use cases exploding we need tools to make data analysis […]
Not So Random Software #4 – Gratefulness
With the festivity season kicking-in, I have been thinking about gratefulness. As technologists, we are one of the luckiest professionals in the world. To be grateful is an important reminder that helps us feel fulfilled, happy and helps us define our purpose — even when you are just fixing an obscure bug no one else […]
Not So Random Software #3 – Burnout
Here is the third week of Not So Random Software. Met multiple people being close to burnout lately, so this week my mind is exploring how we can do good work while keeping our mind and body healthy. A random tool I have been using Insight Timer for a long time now for meditation. I […]
Not So Random Software #2 – Time Management
Here is the second week of Not So Random Software. My mind has been on time management lately and you might notice some signal in the randomness of these links. A random tool I have been using Timing for the last three months to track my time automatically. It is so good that it feels […]
Not So Random Software #1 – Data
I have been trying to write longer articles lately, which obviously means things take longer. On the other hand I would like to share what I have been thinking about more often and get your feedback. So I am starting this Not So Random Software newsletter. Let me know if you find the content helpful! […]
A different take on validation using the dry-validation gem
If you are using Rails and you find yourself fighting validations more often than you would like to, then you should consider watching my talk I gave at the London Ruby User Group this February about on dry-validation. I will present the API surface which uses a schema based declarative approach and I will compare […]