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Novelty gratification
I like new things. The excitement from a new phone, tablet, or laptop is always there. What can it do? What is new? This feeling usually leaves after a few days, and I am a couple of hundred Euros poorer.… Read More »Novelty gratification
Recommended Watch: Debugging Microservices in Production
https://www.infoq.com/presentations/debugging-microservices-production
Recommended Read: The accidental tyranny of user interfaces
“YouTube’s Android app features perhaps the most egregious set of insulting user interface decisions. The first relates to individual entries for search results, subscriptions or other lists. Such a list contains a series of video previews that contain (today) an… Read More »Recommended Read: The accidental tyranny of user interfaces
Recommended Read: On Being A Senior Engineer
“Generation X (and even more so generation Y) are cultures of immediate gratification. I’ve worked with a staggering number of engineers that expect the “career path” to take them to the highest ranks of the engineering group inside 5 years… Read More »Recommended Read: On Being A Senior Engineer
Using turn signals when there is no one around
You should use turn signals even when there is no one around. At first glance, it seems stupid. Why should I turn them on, when there is no one to see them? There are two main reasons. First, you never… Read More »Using turn signals when there is no one around
The importance of mission statements and goals
If you think about it, most missions in video games are really boring. Go somewhere. Pick something up. Talk to someone. Kill 10 lions. Solve a small puzzle. But video games are fun, mostly because of two things – interesting… Read More »The importance of mission statements and goals
(AI) Regulation
Regulation in IT is not very strong. For example, if you want to be a construction engineer or an architect, you need to comply with multiple rules and there is a chamber, which can grant and remove your license. You… Read More »(AI) Regulation
Write it down
People do not like to write. They like to act. Do stuff. Fix things. Especially engineers. Is there an issue? Start working on solution. Is it fixed? Start working on the next issue. This is good and well in an… Read More »Write it down