Blog.
My musings on anything from leadership to technology to entrepreneurship and back.
Breakneck Speed vs. Full Prudent Speed in Engineering
Startups often operate at breakneck speed, facing frequent changes and accumulating tech debt. Established engineering departments typically run at a prudent speed, maintaining focus and stability. Know when to choose which.
Engineering Vs. Programming
There's a huge difference between 'programming an application' and 'engineering an application'. This difference can make a business succeed or fail. Let's examine the difference.
Time-Series Data - Part 2
In the first part we found out that pure PostgreSQL was too slow for the volumes of data we expected for a client. Let's check out wether TimescaleDB - an extension for PostgreSQL - improves the performance.
Time-Series Data - Part 1
Storing time-series data has some very distinct properties to other more random data. But couldn't we leverage good old databases like PostgreSQL? Let's do some benchmarking and find out.
Saying No
Ever had the challenge of a CEO coming to one of you teams and requesting them to implement a super-urgent feature? Saying 'no' is extremely difficult. Saying yes to everything is also not an option. But there's a third way to say 'no' in a good way.
Is Twitter/X Like Tinder?
Many people complain about the new X/Twitter where only paying customers get an audience. Is X becoming like Tinder for News?
Keycloak on Dokku
Running your own Authentication / Authorization solution on Dokku is not magic. Here's my journey to install Keycloak on Dokku in 5 minutes.
On Showering Cold
Here's why I take cold showers, how to do it and some thoughts on potential health benefits.
AI-Generated Content - Opportunity or Danger?
GPT models have taken the world by storm. I've personally use often in my daily work to e.g. craft emails from simple bullet points. This leads us to a question: How far can we push the boundaries of this approach, and what implications does it hold for journalists and online content creators? Let's explore!
