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Clickhouse for Embedded Analytics: First Impressions and Unexpected Challenges
I chose Clickhouse for an embedded analytics project. Here are my first impressions and some surprises I encountered along the way.
Advance of AI
AI is here to stay. What does that mean for us humans?
Moving the Blog to Elixir
I moved my blog from Hugo to a custom Elixir static site generator.
Getting Started Building a Data-driven Business
Making effective use of data is non-trivial. Let me share what worked for us.
Problem Solving
Software creates value by solving problems. But effectively solving problems is hard. How can we get better at it?
XTDB Healthcare Typescript Demo
XTDB is a great fit for healthcare applications. Let's see how to use it in JavaScript land.
Migrating Data When You Never Erase History
Let's explore the considerations necessary when evolving temporal data over time.
Linux on the Desktop in 2020
One year ago I still had a MacBook Pro for work and a MacBook Air at home. Now I have a Thinkpad T490 running Manjaro + KDE and a Dell XPS 13 running Ubuntu + Gnome.
It's Just Data Stickers
I designed stickers. Find me at a conference some day or get in touch if you like them!
Two Kinds of Software
Let's talk about the difference between two kinds of software systems.
XTDB as General-Purpose Database
XTDB is an innovative database in the Clojure world. What follows is an experience report.
Fixing the World With Software
There are so many big problems the world faces today. We hear about them in the news every day. You want to do something good in the world. You want to make a change. But you like building software. What can a software developer do to make the world a better place?
Trends of the 21st Century
To define our own role and to know what to do next, it helps to sometimes take a break and get an idea of the bigger picture of what's happening around us.
Not a Craftsmanship
Is the creation of software a craft or what is it then?
The Cloud Is the New OS - A Developer's Perspective
It already happened a few times in the history of computing that the level of abstraction the majority of us work on has been raised.
Store Passwords With KeePass
Let me show you why KeePass is more fun than your cloud-based password manager.
An Example of How Software Becomes Complicated
Let's write a cache in JavaScript and see what it means to keep things simple.
Ratlog.js – JavaScript Application Logging for Rats, Humans and Machines
I am unsatisfied whenever I have to look at the logs in a Node.js project. Ratlog is an attempt to fix this.
Learn Elixir by Creating a Command Line Application
I'd like to share my experience of getting started with Elixir by writing a simple command line application and introduce the setup for basic Elixir projects.