By Adrian Kosmaczewski, since 2004. Updates every Friday.
The Book I Never Wrote
I’ve written and published a few books. But if you look carefully online, you’ll find one book with my name on it, even though I haven’t written it.
Microservices or Not? Your Team Has Already Decided
(Originally published on the VSHN blog in November 2021.) Let’s take a somewhat tangential approach to the subject of the Microservices architecture.
Internet Explorer 4
The news recently splashed the demise, disappearance, and final “good riddance” of Internet Explorer.
My First PC
I got my first personal computer 30 years ago this month.
Crystal is a Surprise
I blogged about Dart a few weeks ago, and I said it was refreshingly boring. I am probably late to the party, but I discovered Crystal recently, and it is not only boring but also surprising in many delicious ways.
The New Microsoft
Microsoft is a big, big, big name in our industry. No matter what they do, everybody notices.
Various Flatpak Tips and Tricks
I use Flatpak a lot, on my work and personal laptops.
The Recruitment Lottery
Finding a job as a software engineer is a lottery. You will find lots of contradicting advice online, and what I’m doing here is adding my grain of salt to this big cacophony that is the world of technical recruiting.
Dart is Boring
Lately, I’ve been playing with Dart, the programming language powering the cross-platform Flutter UI framework.
On Being a Generalist
There is a lot of discussion online these days about the relative benefits (and drawbacks) of being a generalist software developer.