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My thoughts on mobile first dogmatism OR Why mobile first makes no sense 95% of the time

Nowadays, most people in managerial software development (Product Managers, CEOs, usually not the people actually building the product) adopted the notion that “Mobile First Design” is the way to go. In the following paragraphs I will try to explain, deconstruct and debunk the notion that is “Mobile First Design” and why you can stop worrying about it.

Dec 29, 2020 7 min read Thoughts

The hosts file for greater productivity

Recently I’ve been trying to drastically reduce my time spent on social media. I blocked most of the relevant social media platforms in my hosts file. Here’s the snippet with and the reasoning behind it.

Dec 25, 2020 4 min read Technology

Psycho-Hygene - Staying fit during lockdown

My personal guide to stay fit during lockdown, both mentally and physically.

Dec 15, 2020 5 min read Thoughts

Five books that influenced me the most

As an avid reader, I came across a few gems over the years that profoundly influenced my thinking and changed the way I look at the world.

Nov 25, 2020 5 min read Thoughts

Classic MACD Indicator For MT5

Recently, I had enough and wrote my own MACD indicator for MetaTrader5. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

Nov 01, 2020 3 min read MQL5

The Best Youtube Channels For Trading Forex

I gained quite a bit of my knowledge about trading through watching YouTube. Albeit, finding useful information by watching these videos is like trying to find a needle in a hay stack. To make things easier for you, I made a quick list of the Channels that helped me the most over the past two years.

Oct 01, 2020 2 min read Thoughts

The best CSS frameworks for front-end development

With the advent of mobile web development and responsive design about 10 years ago, a number of prominent CSS frameworks started to emerge, in order to speed up development and improve the developer experience. A lot of time has passed, some conventions were overhauled, some stood the test of time.

Sep 07, 2020 5 min read Technology

Using cURL with FTP

I recently needed to write a bash script for a CI-pipeline deployment and came across some useful snippets for using cURL to upload file via the FTP protocol. You can find the snippets below.

Aug 23, 2020 2 min read Bash

From Crypto-HODL to Algo-Trading - How I got started

Over the past few years I started dabbling in crypto currencies and transitioned from full-time freelance software developer to part-time trader, here’s how I did it.

May 25, 2020 7 min read Thoughts

Being bearish on Ember

Ever since I started using Ember.js, towards the end of 2016, I was a fan and advocate of the framework. My conviction didn’t come from expert opinion or my peer group but from objective examination and comparison of equivalent technology available at the moment. My confidence regarding Ember.js is starting to fade.

Mar 07, 2020 4 min read Thoughts
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