Development thoughts

Dominator vs Facilitator Interacting with people ain't easy. Lets imagine a scenario where a lot of people come together and they are talking about something. Lets call this scenario a meeting. I have...
A good problem to have Recently I started a new job. This brings an entire host of new habits to build and things to get adjusted to. One of these things is the fact that my commute shrunk by a lot,...
Redesigning my blog with GatsbyJS Lately I've been thinking that I wanted to redesign my blog. I wasn't happy with the previous result, aesthetically. The simple solution to this would have been to just change...
Book review: Release it! After reading Building Microservices I felt really inspired and then i wanted to learn more about microservices and devops. Specifically about useful patterns that appy in...
Setting up your own VPN with Streisand Effect These days having a VPN is a very smart choice you can do. Either you work on a public space, in your office or any foreign country you are travelling. You can never be sure...
Book review: Building microservices I’ve been working around Microservices for years, but only recently I did start wondering about how everything ties together. My experience at TransferWise helped me to start...
Reducing your Webpack bundle size The last couple of months, my team at Transferwise, has been working to deliver a new feature on our product. We call this feature Money Tracker and helps TransferWise users...
Features vs Quality During the early stages of a company the focus is to move fast. It's a matter of survival. The founders have probably left some lofty careers, the money is limited and the...
László Moholy-Nagy, the first modern designer? Recently I was on a trip to New York. One of my first destinations was the Museum of Modern Art, and for a good reason. The MoMA is one of the best museums I've even been...
The problem with outsourcing Today British Airways was all over the news. Fortunately no airplane tragedy happened. Unfortunately an IT tragedy happened. Specifically all systems went down worldwide due...