Notes
Every now and then I write down some of my observations and thoughts in a note. The contexts and topics may vary. Wildly.
2024
- 2024‑12‑20
Ten years with React
I have now been working with React professionally for ten years. And I'm still working with it. I wonder what will be around ten years from now of all the new things we start using today.
- 2024‑11‑28
Do we really need this?
A good system isn't one that can do everything. It's one that does the important things clearly, and can be changed easily enough. So I keep asking: Do we really need this?
- 2024‑10‑05
🇸🇪 Ugnsbakade äppelskivor med krispigt frötäcke
En naturligt söt höstdessert utan smör och mjöl. Perfekt till fikat, efter maten eller som mellanmål.
- 2024‑09‑29
🇸🇪 Ett Hemnet för...
"Ett Hemnet för" allt från auktioner till återbruk. En lista på digitala marknadsplatser som jämförts med Hemnet. Likheten och framgången varierar.
- 2024‑08‑14
Newsletters I read
A list of my favorite email newsletters that I like to read to stay up to date.
- 2024‑06‑28
Visiting Fuji-Q Highland in Japan
Things I learnt from a visit to Fuji-Q Highland, the largest amusement park in Japan.
- 2024‑06‑03
Size matters when streaming HTML to Safari
Streaming a HTML response to Safari requires the document to have a certain size, both in bytes and pixels, for a partial document to be rendered.
- 2024‑02‑01
Software development is a lot like politics
Whatever you want to make happen you have to convince other people it is in line with their interests.
- 2024‑01‑28
How would you know what good looks like if you have never seen it?
What good looks like keeps changing, but it might be hard to even picture something better until we know it exists.
- 2024‑01‑14
Let the interview process be similar to how you work for real
If you work together as a team, discussing problems and building solutions together, that is probably what you should show potential employees.
2023
- 2023‑12‑20
Permadeath and laundry
Wash, rinse, reset. I just got game over on the washing machine.
- 2023‑12‑14
I might have done some of my best work when I wasn’t working at all
How a sabbatical helped me solve some tough problems at work, and return well rested and motivated.
- 2023‑11‑24
Private Slack conversations should not be the default
I’m allergic to private conversations and channels on Slack. Bringing posts and discussions to public channels have so many benefits.
- 2023‑11‑23
All documentation is incorrect, so write it as a news article
Embrace the inevitability of change by thinking of the documentation as a series of news articles or blog posts.
- 2023‑11‑09
My to-do list for faster changes in a new company
I have a few things that I like to try after joining a new team or company, to quickly help bring value to the team as a developer.
- 2023‑10‑19
What do you do during your Pomodoro breaks?
The Pomodoro technique is an amazing and simple way to avoid both fatigue and feeling stuck with a task without making progress.
- 2023‑10‑02
Product development is complex work
Product development is complex work. But perhaps not for the reasons you would guess.
- 2023‑09‑22
Slow feedback
I love fast feedback. But last week I was reminded that slow feedback is also something very precious.
- 2023‑06‑08
The point of traveling to the office is not to work more efficiently
Travelling to the office every now and then is not very efficient. Socializing and eating together with other people is what makes it valuable.
- 2023‑06‑05
🇸🇪 Toppdomäner som betyder något på svenska
En lista på toppdomäner som motsvarar ord på svenska.
- 2023‑06‑01
Use example domains for examples
Using a reserved example domain instead of a made-up domain in examples and test cases decreases the risk of leaking information.
- 2023‑04‑06
🇸🇪 Restips för San Francisco
Tips på saker att se och göra i San Francisco
- 2023‑04‑03
🇸🇪 Restips för Vancouver
Tips på saker att se och göra i Vancouver
- 2023‑04‑01
🇸🇪 Restips för Seattle
Tips på saker att se och göra i Seattle
- 2023‑03‑10
Scaling a B2B product by saying no
Require that anything added to the product must help 10 or 100 customers. Everything else is built as a separate custom solution billed by the hour.
- 2023‑02‑06
How the Hemnet product development article club helped us grow together
There isn’t much I miss from 2020 and the time of pandemic restrictions. But there is one thing: Hemnet product development article club.
2022
- 2022‑12‑31
My job title is just developer. And that is just great
Since my job is all about development in different contexts this is a perfect title.
- 2022‑12‑10
How my team celebrated a new filter by playing bingo
Celebrate milestones and achievements with your team! Playing bingo together is one of the most elaborate ways I’ve ever done that.
- 2022‑12‑04
Did I actually write this?
The use of large language models such as GPT-3 has revolutionized the way texts are written. But did I really write this text?
- 2022‑03‑22
Sharing our energy levels to connect as a team
My team share our individual energy levels every day. That helps us understand and support each other better.
- 2022‑03‑08
Adding security.txt's to the largest websites in Sweden
A security.txt file make it easy to disclose security findings for web services. I'm slowly adding them to all large Swedish websites, one by one.
- 2022‑01‑11
My developer job interview experience in 2021
There is no lack of developer jobs at the moment. But finding a really good company where working is fun and challenging is still not that simple.
2021
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- 2019‑05‑27
Svenska skrivregler for product development
As a product developer, not all my tools are digital and not everything I write is computer code.
- 2019‑04‑04
🇸🇪 Avanza-meetup: En användarupplevelse i världsklass med webbteknik i appar
För ungefär ett år sedan började Avanza fundera på hur de kunde få ihop sina tre teknikplattformar till en.
- 2019‑02‑18
Speedback Friday
Combining the beautiful force of feedback with the fast and energizing idea of speed dating. If you want quick feedback, this is your chance!
2018
- 2018‑10‑10
🇸🇪 Pricerunner Tech Talk: Sök med Elasticsearch och serverrenderad React
Ikväll hälsade jag på hos Pricerunner, som hade "Tech talks", med fyra presentationer.
- 2018‑10‑07
🇸🇪 För någon är det hårt godis som är målet i loungen
Jag har alltid undrat om det verkligen kan finnas en marknad för den här sortens godis. Nu vet jag hur han ser ut.
- 2018‑08‑13
🇸🇪 Wildfire på Kolmården
En måndag i augusti med landets (världens?) bästa berg- och dalbana, Wildfire, kan inte bli dålig.
2015
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- 1997‑10‑10
🇸🇪 Så kan det gå i framtiden...
Reinholt fick ett hårt slag i bakhuvudet. Så befann han sig alltså här, på väg ner mot moder jord med en hisklig fart.
- 1997‑10‑09
🇸🇪 Hur du servar din HP LaserJet 5L
Ge din gamla skrivare nytt liv. Här är allt jag lärde mig på min prao om att byta slitna delar och undvika papperstrassel.
1995
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- 1993‑12‑10
🇸🇪 Göteborgs-Posten – Hur gör man en tidning?
Först får nyhetschefen tips till en nyhet. Sedan skickas en reporter och kanske en fotograf till platsen för att göra ett reportage om nyheten.
- 1993‑12‑10
🇸🇪 Michael Jackson
Världsartisten Michael Jackson har väl alla "hört" (talas om) men vad som är mindre känt är hur han blev den store artisten som han är.
- 1993‑03‑01
🇸🇪 SVT!
Sveriges Televisions TV-hus i Göteborg brukar kallas "Synvillan" – men vad händer där inne?
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