Is this the year of Linux on the desktop? David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), the guy behind Ruby on Rails, thinks so. He ditched macOS and Windows for...
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7 things I wished I knew early in my developer career.
7 things I wished I knew early in my developer career. After more than a decade of coding (and breaking) stuff in C#, JavaScript, Dynamics 365, and...
I once ran a 12-person company.
I once ran a 12-person company. We had just 2 rules, and things worked beautifully. Most companies? They write a new rule every time something goes...
Cancel Culture in IT
Cancel Culture in IT Cancel Culture is happening in major communities to developers and contributors, like: Linux Kernel C++ Standard Committee...
Fast way to increase your developer salary?
Fast way to increase your developer salary? Earning potential in the tech world isn't just about what you know, it's about how niche your expertise...
I can’t read it anymore!
I can't read it anymore! You know those old guys with MASSIVE text on their phone or laptop. I have joined the club. I am 47 now and I started to...
The art of saying No in a world of endless opportunities 🚫
The art of saying No in a world of endless opportunities 🚫 We live in a time where opportunities are abundant, and the constant bombardment of new...
Embrace the power of delegation!
Embrace the power of delegation! As professionals, we often fall into the trap of wanting to do everything ourselves. It's human nature, but it's...
The power of saying No in your professional life.
The power of saying No in your professional life. We often find ourselves taking on too many tasks, saying Yes to too many commitments, and...
Expert multiplier
A great developer can be 10 times as productive. In creative professions, that difference between the average joe and an expert can be huge. They...
What is GitHub? Wrong answers only.
"What is GitHub? Wrong answers only." I came across this question on Twitter and the answers made me laugh-out-loud.
The smartest person in the room
What's one thing I wish I'd have figured out earlier in my career? Stop trying to be the smartest person in the room. You'll learn a lot more that...
What are you paid for?
I got ill recently, and I thought I didn't need rest. But you're not paid for your stamina. You're paid to make good decisions. If you're working...
My must-have Chrome extensions
As many transitions into remote work, let's share resources that help productivity. 1Password – Stores passwords. Better than LastPass!AdBlock –...
Hiring a car in Bali
On holiday you want as little friction as possible. Yesterday I wrote about the unwritten traffic rules in Bali and that they remove a lot of...
The Unwritten Bali Traffic Rules
Last week I was on holiday in Bali, Indonesia. The traffic there looks chaotic and dangerous. There seems to be a lot of friction. But when you...
Ninety percent of the friction
Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by the wrong tone of voice.— Arnold Bennett The sound of the message is itself a message that...
Hourly billing hates Productivity
Why hourly billing isn't working anymore. It hates productivity. There is no incentive to improve it. Suppose we define increasing productivity:...
Listening accomplishes more than speaking
Listening accomplishes more than speaking I see people falling into the same trap every time. I still even fall for it sometimes. They start talking...
Job-hopping: Don’t
Yesterday I posted about the best way to increase your salary as a consultant. How? By switching jobs! Sad but true. I explained about when you...

Remy van Duijkeren
The Marketing Developer
I build automation and integrations that remove the annoying stuff—using Power Platform, Dynamics 365 & Azure.
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