A good senior Software Engineer fullfills the roles of a writer, an engineer and a gardener. What are these metaphors and what do they speak of? As a writer, they have to weigh every word, every sente…
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How to create a Trix custom toolbar
Trix Trix is a WYSIWYG editor that seems to use the same architectural model as DraftJS. Instead of working around quirks in contenteditable they both have an internal model of content and apply trans…
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This video really struck a cord. We tuned the world for the average. However, if we want to make a world that is inclusive of everyone we need to accommodate for people outside the average. Intellige…
Lees verderCycle superhighways
I’m in London. As a dutchie I love my bicycle and riding it. So what do you do? You ride a bike in London. The software of the renting poles can be improved qute a bit. I tried to rent 2 bikes. One …
Lees verderWalking the Nijmegen Marches
After walking for 4 days straight, I finally reached Nijmegen using the famous Via Gladiola. I walked 200 kilometers in total. I didn’t realize exactly how much this is until I actually walked t…
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I love the internet: Also, see the Reddit thread. The original video is also very cool.…
Lees verderCurrently at WordCamp Antwerp
I am currently volunteering at the first Belgian WordCamp ever: WordCamp Antwerp. This morning I’ve been at the registration desk where attendees helped me find their batch, on which I greeted…
Lees verderCurrent status: Barbershop Quartet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUffPtS3-7A A few weeks ago Omar and Joost said to me: “You really need a vacation, you haven’t had a week of since you started.” They were and are co…
Lees verderAmazing anecdote about parenting
I don’t have any kids, but this part of the most recent Tim Ferriss podcast is awesome. Even though the entire podcast is good, this part especially stuck with me.…
Lees verderNumbered tasks in OmniFocus
I’m an avid user of OmniFocus. It gives me the ability to manage all my current projects and to prevent me from forgetting things I want to do. For example when I pack for a trip I use the aweso…
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