What I've learnt from building a start up. Firstly, it's not what I expected. I think I learnt more about what not to do. I didn't learn a whole lot about scaling a business because we didn't. I got some good time behind the keyboard but lacked someone to learn from. I took took too… Continue reading Start up lessons
Using HikariCP to connect to Heroku Postgres(ql!) in Kotlin
Are you trying to connect to a Heroku Postgres instance using HikariCP? This has been way too hard because I couldn't find much documentation out there 😦 We only need to do a few simple code changes and the DATABASE_URL env var is sufficient for our needs. What these simple changes are though, is not… Continue reading Using HikariCP to connect to Heroku Postgres(ql!) in Kotlin
Book review: The Systems Bible
Readability (how easy to digest) : 10 To-the-point (succinct, no fluff) : 9 Assumed knowledge (need to know stuff to appreciate it) : 10 Egoism (author writing for themself?) : 3 Get-into-ness (gripping from the start?) : 9 This book is great. John Gall creates a system in which we can think at a system level of thinking. A discussion at… Continue reading Book review: The Systems Bible
Reflecting on reflecting
Chris : > I recall frustration at myself for not acting in the way that I know I want to. tell me about it Me: it’s so difficult Chris: i like your point about being aware of it all, you're right but try not to beat yourself up too much over it Me: >  you’re right but… Continue reading Reflecting on reflecting
Building a business
I tried to build a business for 9 months. I worked on the tech solely. I left my job to focus on it while my two partners kept theirs. I worked from home. We made some money but didn't manage to grow much. I'm back at work and excited to be. Why I built a… Continue reading Building a business
Excited to go back
After 9 months off work I am so excited to go back to my previous company. I have renewed optimism and curiosity. I want to cut my teeth on new problems. Bring fresh perspective. Learn new things. Work with new people who have different ideas. I want to make new friends and form new gatherings… Continue reading Excited to go back
Graduation – advice for Grads
I was asked:Â Does anyone out there have any good advice for code academy grads? Here's some general advice for 1) those who are new to programming 2) those who want to cater for them - I graduated from Makers 3 years ago. I just so happened to chat to a few friends from my class… Continue reading Graduation – advice for Grads
