Lasse Laursen's project portfolio and development blog.
For a long time I thought Visual Studio was probably better at coding in C++ than Xcode, mostly based on anecdotal evidence. I have now worked with Xcode for more than a year and can root my opinion in some concrete differences. While I was writing the original draft for this post, Visual Studio apparently [ ]
This post is the third in a three-part series about migrating from a self-built PHP-based Laravel backend to a managed WordPress backend, in an attempt to minimize on-going maintenance and custom code. Part one discussed why moving to WordPress felt like a visit to the Ferengi homeworld, and part two detailed what motivated the switch. [ ]
From 2017 to 2023 I interviewed and evaluated over 100 C++ software engineering candidates, with the final three years also covering Python. In this article I ll cover key lessons I learned from this experience, including: The TL/DR for the time poor reader: Test your software engineering candidates in the exact types of problems they re likely [ ]
This post is the second in a three-part series about migrating from a self-built PHP-based Laravel backend to a managed WordPress backend, in an attempt to minimize on-going maintenance and custom code. Part one discussed why moving to WordPress felt like a visit to the Ferengi homeworld, and the final part of the trilogy will [ ]
This post is the first in a three-part series about migrating from a self-built PHP-based Laravel backend to a managed WordPress backend, in an attempt to minimize on-going maintenance and custom code. Part two will detail what motivated the switch, and the final part of the trilogy will round out what recommendations I d give to [ ]
Hello world. Roll out the red carpet. Bring on the bubbly. Coral the celebrities. We ve got a website re-launch to celebrate! Welcome to Wait, what? Budget cuts? How much? No budget at all?! Uhm Well, then Return the carpet to the carpet store. Pack up the bubbly. Cancel Steven Seagal s appearance. Honestly, that [ ]