That was an excellent piece of code. The solution was concise, composable, highly cohesive, low coupled and open for extensions. I couldn’t stop looking at the beauty that came out of my fingertips. All the functional programming knowledge that I was recently reading about was involved in creating this masterpiece…

It was a cold morning. I set the alarm for 6 am to wake up for the surf. The sun was about to rise, but it was still dark outside. When I heard the alarm going off, I was hoping it was not mine, it was 5 am, and I…

You might relate to the situation when you walk in front of somebody, crossing your paths, and neither of you knows the intentions of the other. You get closer, and you try to turn left so as not to bump into a person. Unfortunately, at the same time, they turn…

In the book that I'm reading, Jimmy Carr mentioned the importance of feedback and how comedians use it to improve their game. He points out that when he stands on the stage, the performer knows straight away if the joke works or not, and he both can and should take…

A not long time ago, I wrote a beautiful piece of code. I was very proud of how decoupled it was, how flexible and reactive. I iterated over it a few times while testing the solution in the wild and incorporating reviews from my peers. It felt perfect to have…

We all have our preferences. Even though I doubt if we are born as early birds or night owls, we definitely could be classified as one or another. As a side note, I believe that our habits make preferences rather than the other way around, but this is not what…

It is in human nature to avoid work. Even though I consider myself hardworking, I often find it hard to start boring repetitive tasks such as refactoring the code, exercising, stretching, or even cleaning up my apartment. It is common knowledge that we build big things based on small pieces…

Not long ago, I had an exciting conversation that led to the way we learn and get frustrated with lack of progress. It got me thinking later about my approach to getting new knowledge and my current, ongoing projects. Firstly, a big blocker is a fact that it is tough…

I have an interesting story to share that happened to me a few days ago. Like every day, I woke up in the morning, and after some morning routines, I went for a surf. On the way, next to the lift, my neighbour came to me and told me off…