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For the past year, I’ve been hosting the Rust in Production podcast, diving deep into how companies use Rust in their tech stacks. This journey has taught me a lot about what it takes to create and maintain a successful podcast. Whether you’re considering starting your own podcast or just curious about the process, I hope my experiences can offer...

This post offers personal insights on predicting tech trends by observing hackers. It’s based on subjective observations and should be read with critical thinking. If you’re looking for meticulously researched, data-driven analyses, you might want to check out an actual research paper instead! A good way to predict which technologies will be...

People sometimes ask me how I come up with things to write. To me, it's the same as asking how I come up with things to say. There's always something to say. It might not be novel or interesting to most, but it's important to me and hopefully to someone else. What people actually want to know is how to come up with something interesting to write....

Growing up as a kid in rural Bavaria, I always dreamed of moving to the US to run a startup. Many kids in my generation shared that dream. To me, it felt like the only way to combine my two greatest passions: coding and building things. As I got older, I became disillusioned with the narrative surrounding Silicon Valley. The hockey stick growth,...

Recently, I realized that I mostly get paid to ask questions. As a consultant, advising companies As a podcast host In calls with potential clients The curious thing is that, like most people in a similar position, I never had any formal training in asking questions! I basically just wing it and try to get better over time. That got me thinking:...