A key part of having good judgment is understanding what matters most. The things that matter most yield the highest value. Focusing on these things allows you to reach your goal faster, increase your impact, or consume fewer resources. Understanding what matters most is useful because often we are constrained by a specific resource: time, […]
Sorbet – a type checker for Ruby – supports union types. A union type describes a value that can be one of several types. This post shows one scenario in which I found union types useful. I occasionally use a Result Object when creating API wrappers. The Result Object can either contain the data from […]
Over the years, I’ve integrated countless 3rd party APIs into codebases. I’ve used these 3rd party APIs for payments, sending emails, getting information from data providers, among many other things. Those experiences informed my opinions about the attributes I find desirable in an API. This post is a list of those attributes. These attributes influence […]
Most outdoor activities apps focus on crowdsourcing user information. This is useful, but it isn’t enough. There is value in providing richer types of information on top of maps, but most of these apps don’t. I’ve been spending more time hiking and cycling. Komoot is my favourite app to plan my trips. Their route planner […]
I have tried a handful of video streaming services this year. And I’ve realized that the most critical aspect of a streaming service is content. Everything else is secondary: apps, curation, brand, etc. Most services have affordable pricing (€6-€12 per month), which means they need customers to subscribe for a long time to succeed. However, few […]
COVID-19 has turned 2020 into a challenging year for restaurants/bars. They had to overcome many challenges, including: Not being able to receive guests for part of the year; Restrictions on how many guests they can receive and opening hours; Less demand due to customers being afraid of being infected Less demand due to lower consumer confidence. […]
Countless times I have found it useful to read a gem’s source code. When you can’t find the answer in the documentation, you need to read the code. You can run bundle open $gem_name in your project’s directory to see the source of a gem. I prefer using this method instead of reading the code […]
“It never gets easier, you just go faster.” Greg LeMond I think about that quote almost daily. I workout (almost) every day. Getting out of bed and slogging through that workout is the hardest thing I do on those days. I am thrilled about the results I have seen and how I feel. But damn, […]
I saw this question on Hacker News, and I tweeted my observations about it. However, I also wanted to have it here in my personal space on the Internet. I must clarify how I think about goals first. Goals are mere intentions or dreams. I don’t think they mean much if you don’t do anything about […]
This post gives you an overview of the key components needed to deploy a Rails app to Amazon ECS on AWS Fargate. When I started working with AWS, I felt overwhelmed with all the necessary pieces to make everything work. Some resources tell you which buttons to click on the AWS console. But my greatest […]