How I started Running

Hello Everybody. Today I would like to write about something non-technical. I would like to write about running and how I started it and what my experiences were with it. So tl;dr. here we go. What led me to running There were actually two things that led me to start running. Three. Reason One: The accident I’m a bike person by default. I *hate running with a passion. One day I was riding my bike in the woods when suddenly I hit a big ol’ tree trunk right head on at which moment my bikes front fork bent inwards and became completely useless....

May 16, 2014 · 7 min · hannibal

How the past influences the present

Hello. This is only a quick rant about a discussion I overheard the other day. ...

April 13, 2014 · 1 min · hannibal

Example when to use the Strategy Pattern

Hello folks. A quick post about an interesting idea. I want to elaborate on a possibility to use the Strategy Design pattern. ...

February 19, 2014 · 3 min · hannibal

How to write a blog – Why long posts rarely work

Hello. So let’s clarify this. They rarely or ever work if you are a beginner blogger. If you have a reputation it will probably work or people will use it as a reference. But I’m skipping ahead. Beginnings When you are a beginner blog writer you want to get out as much content as possible. Write mostly relevant things and interesting information because you need to establish a name for yourself....

February 13, 2014 · 4 min · hannibal

How to check content header on unknown number of items – Python

Hello guys. I’d like to share a little something with you. It’s what I cooked up in Python to check an unknown number of content items in a web application. Basically the script runs from a script folder under Grails. It goes through all the configured folders where there is static content like images, javascript, css and so on and so forth. And then with curl it calls these items up in using their respective paths’....

February 11, 2014 · 2 min · hannibal

The method of Loci and how it works for me

Hello. Today I would like to write about something very interesting to you folks. It’s a common remember / recall technique called the Method of loci. Otherwise known as the Memory Palace. A very popular usage can be seen in the episodes of Sherlock Holmes from BBC. He uses it often. What is the Method of loci? As the Wikipedia page write so properly.“In basic terms, it is a method of memory enhancement which uses visualization to organize and recall information....

February 11, 2014 · 6 min · hannibal

Why you should learn using Vim

Hello, So Vim is a very powerful editing tool and has lots and lots of potential in regarding plug-ins. It has years and years of gathered knowledge and extensions and can virtually do anything you want. But that’s not even it’s final form. The real power of Vim lies in navigation and manipulation. The ability to navigate and edit without the use of arrow keys or mouse chops of a large portion of your time which you didn’t even realize you are wasting until you try it without it....

February 10, 2014 · 3 min · hannibal

Why does it matter if I sit in an office or in a park

Hello everybody. I’d like to explain a lot about a topic that is very near my heart. If your job is in an office you will understand this. Why offices? So why are we sitting together in one big place cramped up with 20-300 other people? Why bother the catering and the ventilation and what not to accommodate these people at one place? Why not just leave them be and let them work at home?...

February 9, 2014 · 4 min · hannibal

How I recruit – Why tool requirements are stupid

Hello folks! Today I would like to write about something very interesting I’m seeing all over the place from recruiters. And that is tool requirements from developers. For words So why is it a problem that in a requirement from a developer there a lots of these: DB2 QTP Ranorex Eclipse ( yes I saw a few of these. ) Hibernate Grails Ruby on Rails . Long answer The answer is simple yet it has it’s roots very deep in the recruitment and the way companies work....

February 4, 2014 · 3 min · hannibal

Why you should care about the quality of your test code

Hello folks. Today I would like to talk to you about something interesting I was talking about with a developer friend. We talked about the quality of test code. He said. And I will quote this.“Why should we care? It’s not production code. We aren’t giving it to the customer.” There are a few reasons why you are going to get a slap in the face for a sentence like this....

November 2, 2013 · 4 min · hannibal