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Scrum doesn't have to suck
30 Oct 2024 | original ↗

Over the past few years, I worked with over half a dozen teams claiming to be agile and implement some version of Scrum.Over the past few years, I worked with over half a dozen teams claiming to be agile and implement some version of Scrum. Even though on paper they were all doing some form of Scrum, in practice, my experience varied wildly from one team to another. It’s almost as if the term “agile” has become meaningless.Even though on paper they were all doing some form of Scrum, in practice, my experience varied wildly from one team to another. It’s almost as if the term “agile” has become meaningless. This isn’t a rant against Scrum and agile but rather a semi-structured, subjective review of what I think works well and what doesn’t.This isn’t a rant against Scrum and agile but rather a semi-structured, subjective review of what I think works well and what doesn’t.

The day I canceled my Spotify subscription
19 Feb 2024 | original ↗

I used to be a big fan of Spotify. Today I cancelled my subscription.

Web development is (at least) 6 things
30 Sept 2023 | original ↗

Maybe don't listen to that guy on HN that tells you to rewrite your SPA in jQuery...

Predictions for the year 2023
31 Dec 2022 | original ↗

It is a yearly tradition to make a list of predictions for the upcoming year (2023) that will probably look redicilous in 365 days.

The Big Elephant in the Rooms of Mastodon Moderation
24 Oct 2022 | original ↗

In the recent few weeks, like millions of people, I jumped on the Mastodon bandwagon. After over a decade on Twitter, I was ready for something else. And Musk’s clown-show gave me the push I needed to do a leap of faith.

Bitwise Operations for the Average Developer
12 Oct 2022 | original ↗

As a web developer, I haven't thought much about binary and bitwise operations since early school days. I just didn't see a place where shifting or XOR'ing bits would fit in my CRUD apps. That was until I stumbled upon a trick that would save me a lot of headache.

Myths Developers Believe About Hiring
3 Jul 2022 | original ↗

7 myths developers believe about hiring

Dear recruiters, here is why developers don’t respond to your messages
30 Apr 2022 | original ↗

All developers are familiar with the typical unsolicited recruiter messages. They are generic, usually feel spammy and it gives recruiters a bad reputation. But it can be better.

Buying a Laptop Online is a Broken Experience
8 Aug 2018 | original ↗

This is the story of why it took me 8 months to buy a new laptop. Along the way I learned to love my crappy old machine, because it was so god damn…

IoT Networks: SigFox vs. LoRa
18 Oct 2016 | original ↗

This is the story of why it took me 8 months to buy a new laptop. Along the way I learned to love my crappy old machine, because it was so god damn…

5 Reasons Why Clickbaiting Is Killing You
24 Aug 2015 | original ↗

I have received some criticism lately about the way I title my blog posts. And I got accused of clickbaiting the readers in order to get more views. But you have to understand…

Is Cryptography a lost fight
27 Sept 2013 | original ↗

If you have a computer, a tablet or a phone you must have heard about the story of the NSA leaked by Edward Snowden, where they are spying on EVERYONE in the world….

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