June 17th, 2022 · 8min read
Goodbye Atom!
On June 8th, GitHub announced that they would officially sunset their Atom text editor by the end of the year, which sucks. Here are my thoughts on the matter, and some alternatives you can switch to.
May 31st, 2022 · 7min read
A Look at Mastodon
The world leaves Twitter for Mastodon! Well, perhaps not quite, but with all the talk about it recently, I decided to try out Mastodon for a month and here are some of my thoughts and experiences from that time.
April 29th, 2022 · 6min read
My OS of Choice: Linux
I’ve been using Linux as my daily driver for more than a decade and in light of the newest release of Ubuntu, I felt like it was a food time to share my experience so far...
March 31st, 2022 · 4min read
WordPress Revisited
After almost six years, I took another look at WordPress and really tried to dive into it this time instead of relying on yet another theme and a bunch of plugins. This journey certainly gave me some new perspectives...
February 13th, 2022 · 7min read
Let’s Talk about Vue 3 and Change
Vue 3 just became the default version for the ‘vue’ package on NPM, bringing with it a new recommended workflow that I wanted to give a shot by trying it on a new side-project. Here are some thoughts…
January 23rd, 2022 · 5min read
NPM Scares
npm is great. It can make a JavaScript developer’s life much easier, but it can also be really scary, as numerous issues show. Here are some of my experiences with it and what they have done to me.
December 21st, 2021 · 3min read
2021: A Year in Review
A brief review of 2021; the good, the bad, the ugly…and perhaps a look at what’s ahead.
November 22nd, 2021 · 3min read
Creating a bootable Windows USB on Linux
As a full-time Linux user, I rarely have to create Windows installation media, but sometimes I do. While it's definitely possible to do without having a Windows machine around, there are some pitfalls I'd like to spare you from if I can.
October 27th, 2021 · 4min read
On Analytics and Tracking
I have long been against tracking my users, but recently I realised that at least some anonymous usage data could come in handy. Some thoughts—and a solution.
October 8th, 2021 · 7min read
Thoughts on Using a Standing Desk
I’ve been using a height-adjustable desk for the past two months and am really happy with it! Here are my thoughts and experiences (and a little update why there was no post in September)…