My production setup is stil a simple VM, but I still wanted to do zero-downtime deployments. This is how I made that work.

These are the slides and script of the lightning talk I gave at Joy of Coding 2025.

Back when it happened, I didn’t really write about it, but last year I switched my ADHD meds. I’d been on long-working methylphenidate (AKA Concerta), and I switched to Lisdexamphetamine (Elvanse /...

Imagine a little scenario with me. Say, you bought a car but you don’t know how to drive yet. For some unnamed reason (let’s say a horrible pandemic), traditional lessons won’t work, but you have a...

I got a comment today that hit me pretty hard emotionally. By the phrasing it used it felt to me like I was being accused of acting in bad faith. Now whether this person really meant this or if it...

Years ago I read an old science fiction book. The main character has set his rocket ship down on an alien planet and needed to chart a course to his next destination. He pulled out his slide-rule, ...

It was sad music, but it waved the sadness like a battle flag. It said the universe had dine all it could, but you were still alive. - Terry Pratchett, Soul Music I’ve loved the blues ever since ...

I’ve been working almost fully remote for several years now. At my current client, we have 1 office day per 2 weeks which in itself is great. There is one thing that’s playing havoc with my ability...

Did you ever hear the story about how Van Halen didn’t want any brown M&Ms in their dressing rooms? It’s often held up as an example of diva behaviour. Rock stars making ridiculous requests ju...

I saw a joke post today about making someone write a bubble sort implementation on an interview. Companies asking to write that kind of stuff on a white board has become a bit of a standard joke, a...