I am a massive fan of note-taking and to-do lists to know what I should focus on the current day or week. Before, I used paper, but I was looking for something more modern that could also be an e-reader. Even though I have an unlimited number of pages with…

A few months ago, I transitioned from a Front End developer to an engineering manager at Happeo. Here is a collection of my thoughts. Context I always felt as much gratification when developing a new feature, helping a teammate, or contributing to a successful project. …

How to tap into what you truly believe in If only I had two hours to focus on that, how good would it be. How often did you have a great idea that you wanted to try out, but you or your team didn’t have the availability to take it? Or this deprecated package that has been nagging you…

I started a series named “One of the things I hate about software development”, and it seemed only fair to balance it with things I love in this industry. — I love the diversity you can find in Software development. In five years, I worked in the music industry, blood analysis, genetics and internal communications. And I am not a professional musician, nor a doctor and not a specialist in intranets.

I think here you had your best point. Super important to read what the company is about. I have been on both sides of the interview table those past few years. I would have had some red flags if they were asking the same technical questions to me. Of course…

Welcome to my new series of things I hate in software development. ASAP — As Soon As Possible A conversation happening right now on the planet: Random stakeholder: “I need feature X.” Naive dev: “When do you need it?” Random stakeholder: “ASAP.” Naive dev: “But what about Y, Z?” Random…

2020 was a weird year. 2021 is following its path. But for software engineers, it is (almost) the same routine, only with comfier pants at home. This article is my retrospective on my job hunt in 2021. You can use this as a guide for your potential job search. I…