Thoughts

Today, there are many ways to achieve the same goal. When writing code, for example, one can use a fully equipped IDE like IntelliJ, something super lightweight like Vim, or, if you are really mad, Notepad++. You could dedicate hundreds or thousands of hours switching between different tools, experimenting and starting from scratch every time, and still not find something that really works for you. I believe that a true craftsman of any discipline needs to invest in their tools. Here are a few reasons why. ...

After leaving my corporate job to re-centre and decide in which direction to take my life, I travelled around for a few months. I had picked up a freelancing gig, and while I was in the Caribbean, working on the balcony of my villa, surrounded by sun, trees and sea, I thought: Why can't I do this all the time? My office for a few weeks I remembered a dream I had while backpacking across India in 2023. To travel and work at the same time. At first, the idea seemed ludicrous, but as I met more people doing the same, and saw that most of my work as a software engineer didn’t require in-person interactions, the idea became more feasible. ...