14th of June, 2021 · Updated on 30th of June, 2021 · Tagged with culture, business
The Uber of Poland
A few years ago I visited a friend in Gdańsk, Poland. As we explored the city, one thing I noticed was that cabs were relatively expensive and there was no Uber. Instead, most (young) people used a community-organized service called Night Riders. I couldn't find anything about that service on the we… More »
31st of May, 2021 · Tagged with dev, rust
How Does The Unix `history` Command Work?
In which we learn about the intricacies of the Unix `history` command, rewrite it in Rust and throw it away again in the end as we uncover the truth. More »
10th of March, 2021 · Updated on 28th of July, 2021 · Tagged with business
Your First Business Should Be A Spreadsheet
One of the best decisions I made in 2020 was to open my calendar to everyone. People book appointments to chat about open-source projects, content creation, and business ideas. When we talk about business ideas, people usually gravitate towards problems suitable for startups. Things like using artif… More »
22nd of January, 2021 · Tagged with business
Starting A Print-On-Demand Business As A Software Engineer
One day I had the idea to make a print of my Github timeline. I liked the thought of bringing something "virtual" into the real world. 😄 So I called up my friend Wolfgang and we built codeprints. It's my first "physical" product, so I decided to share my learnings. … More »
4th of January, 2021 · Tagged with business
So You Want To Earn Money With Open Source
I earned 0 Euros from maintaining OSS software for years, and I thought that's the way things are. I finally looked into ways to monetize my projects last year and in this talk I want to share what I learned so far. It didn't make me rich (yet!), but I built my first sustainable side-project with an… More »
14th of September, 2020 · Updated on 14th of April, 2021 · Tagged with dev
My Blog Just Got Faster: Cloudflare Workers and AVIF Support
Did I mention that this website is fast? Oh yeah, I did, multiple times. It's never fast enough, so today I go one step further by adding support for the new AVIF image format to the blog. The results were suprising. More »
21st of August, 2020 · Tagged with oss, business
Launching a Side Project Backed by Github Sponsors
Yesterday we launched analysis-tools.dev. It's a project about comparing static analysis tools. What's best about the project is that it's completely open-source and backed by sponsors. If you like to do the same, keep reading! More »
2nd of July, 2020 · Updated on 11th of October, 2021 · Tagged with culture, dev
What Happened To Programming In The 2010s?
How has programming changed in the 2010s? You'd roughly need a decade to talk about all of it, but let me pick out some of the highlights. More »
21st of June, 2020 · Updated on 23rd of December, 2021 · Tagged with rust
Tips for Faster Rust Compile Times
When it comes to runtime performance, Rust is one of the fastest guns in the west. 🔫 It is on par with the likes of C and C++ and sometimes even surpasses those. Compile times, however? That's another story. Below is a list of tips and tricks on how to make your Rust project compile faster today. Th… More »
29th of May, 2020 · Tagged with dev
Gravity
Here's a test to check your age: Do you still remember that funny JavaScript gravity effect, which Google used on their homepage ten years ago? More »