Logging Off

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 02:05:00 +0200

Last year felt like someone pressed stop on my life and rewound the tape.
It changed me: personally, technically, and even in the work I do.
Today I press play again.

A decade ago, I wrote "The Zen Programmer". Overwork and burnout filled our offices; development felt like endurance.

Japan Insights

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200

In November 2024, I left for Japan to speak at the Tokyo Java Usergroup and meet colleagues from the Apache Software Foundation. It turned out that the trip taught me more than I thought.

It all started as a business trip. I brought my Laptop to support my trainees at home and also do some coding work. After twelve hours, I reached Osaka, then continued south. By the next morning, I was in Kumamoto for my first meeting.

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Japan Insights