gitlab Gitlab inspiration Gitlab is another company that I love. They are very open about how they do things. The entire inner working of the company is published in an handbook and publicly
startup Finding your own way I have re-read REWORK from the founders of Basecamp. Their views on how to build a company goes against what's popular. It's refreshing to know that there is another way
laravel A great framework I've been using Laravel for the past few years. The more I used it, the more I like it. It comes with a lot of good features to make your
tool Right tool I'm looking for a great software were I can host my code, manage development tasks and have a view for project management. Do we spend to much time looking for
habit Flexible plan I like habits, they simplify your life. You do a lot of things automatically, without giving to much thought about it. That's giving you time to think about what matter
email Emails Emails, a way for other people to put things in your todo list. Just reading the email is a task that you might not have planned. Then it's website to
reading Looking for the trick Procrastination can sometimes disguise itself. Instead of doing the work, you read a book on some strategies on how to do it. You are looking for a shortcut, an easy
copy Cloning We tend to think that copying ideas is wrong. It's somehow associated with stealing something from the original creator. When we copy something, the result is never exactly the same.
metrics Metrics There like an addiction with looking everyday at metrics of your app. How many people are using the app right now, how many yesterday, how many download, do you keep
silence Silence I do my best work in a quiet environment, achieving sometime a flow state. It seems that the awareness around noise pollution is increasing. We realize that a open office
competition Competition An invitation to work harder and smarter. To review what you are doing and what they do. How you are similar and what's your differences, strengths and weaknesses.
meeting Keep it short Long meeting tend to be not very productive. People get tired, conversations get sidetrack, problems are not solved... For improvement : Set a clear agenda before the meeting. Send it in
heroku Hosting layers I received an quote for hosting a backend which require to be HIPAA compliant. My reaction when I saw the price was just "lol". It was at least 10 times
seo Tailored to Google bot I made some adjustments to the structured data I send to Google. Do we spend to much time trying to understand the ranking algorithm of Google and to little on
stress Commit for a time to reduce stress I often like to question the choice I make and spend time to evaluate if I made the right one. I found that it can be stressful and I tend
analytics Analytics and HIPAA During the last few weeks I have been designing the architecture for a mobile app and the backend supporting that app. The domain model is related to healthcare, so all
