Blog.
My musings on anything from leadership to technology to entrepreneurship and back.
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!
SEO - How I Made My Website Rank on Page #1
Having visibility on search engines like Google is crucial to attract potential clients and receive requests. This website now ranks highly for relevant keywords like 'Interim CTO'. Let's check out strategies that made this happen.
Generate Tests with AI
Discover how GPT-4 can assist in writing tests for JavaScript code. In this blog post, we dive into a practical example of generating Jasmine tests for a given JavaScript function. Not only does the AI model understand the code's structure and logic, but it also creates detailed, meaningful tests. And here's a twist - this entire post, including the code examples and tests, was written by GPT-4 itself.
