Hello, I'm Fred!

Each year I choose three words that help guide my year.

Last updated on June 18 2026.

Unfortunately, my time at Konstruct came to an end as we are closing our doors, which mean that I’m now open for a new challenge.

Most years, instead of taking a resolution or setting specific goal(s), I choose three words that will serve as guides for the next 365 days.

You just upgraded to the latest version of a software that is critical to you, and there is a new bug that is causing you problems.

After using WordPress as my main blogging and site platform for the last 19+ years, my site is now using Eleventy (11ty).

Before even speaking at a conference, you need to be accepted (duh), which mean that you need to submit your talk to the CFP (Call for Proposals).

I thought it would be useful to list the Chrome extensions I’m currently using as I share some of them every now, and then.

When I evaluate or review something for you, no matter what it is (i.e., blog posts, resumes, conference talks, open source projects, ideas…), I do it with the goal of helping you or your team.

It’s been a couple of years that I’m defining three words instead of a standard resolution.

Today is my first day as a Principal Developer Advocate at Kubefirst, a fully automated open source Kubernetes platform to provide cloud infrastructure management and software delivery in minutes.

Writing # Announcement: 401 & scoped packages for npm Book: Success in Programming published at Apress Documentation: Mindee [efn_note]it was a team effort, but I was responsible for the vision, process & quality[/efn_note] Opinion: The paradigm of open s…

Speech communication is a soft skill that is important regardless of the job you have.

It is the kind of thing you do not want to wait until you really need to do it, trust me (CW: depression, suicidal thoughts).

The word ego isn’t a bad one in itself: it denotes one’s opinion of their own value or importance.

Being busy is not a badge of honor.

My Buddhism teacher would say that, it’s giving yourself too much importance, and she is right!

I’m not talking here about the song that haunted parents, or should I say, everyone for years.

They are not pleasant.

Impermanence is one of the concepts I learned during my Buddhism courses.

Traveling to new places is, depending on the locations, opening your mind to new cultures.

We live in an individualism world: it’s all about oneself.

No one ever said on their deathbed ‘I wish I’d spent more time at the office’ — Harold Kushner I love my job: most of the time, it doesn’t feel like work.

Remember death.

Being open-minded means welcoming new ideas or information.

I’m turning 40 in March: watch out midlife crisis!

I’m serious!

I can’t believe I was able to keep my mouth shut for that long, but here it is, the announcement of my new adventure!

I am now actively looking for found my next challenge 🎉: a place I’ll be able to call home for many years to come.

We are finally done with 2020!

Pandemic aside, the last months were a hell of a ride, but it was worth it: I found the perfect role for me!

I had a couple of aha moments since I started studying Tibetan Buddhism with a teacher.

This afternoon I was walking from the florist where I acquired three small plants.

So you want to hire me as an employee, but you don’t have a legal entity in Canada.

The picture isn’t updated: I have new monitors & rearranged the light arms for cleaner desk.

Let’s be honest, looking for a job isn’t something I enjoy, yet, here I am, searching for my next role.

Last year, I decided not to choose my 3 words for 2019.

I miss her.

Time flies.

I often get asked what to do when someone is visiting my city for the first time, so here is a quick, opinionated, far from complete list of must in Montréal.

Some beliefs you have are limiting your potential.

In the last years, I started to take my mental health more seriously.

Last updated on June 17 2026.

When I started my first role as a developer advocate in 2011, it was still an obscure one and not as popular as today.

After the #npmlayoffs, I was left with a bitter taste and no job, but it’s a good time to be a Developer Advocate my friends.

Welcome to my new site, fred.dev.

For those of you that didn’t follow my journey for the past two months, prepare yourself for a 360!

As I’m writing these lines, I can’t think of anything else than this blog: out of comfort zone.

It’s a great time to start a new role as a Technical Evangelist even if you have never done it before.

Six years ago, I decided to move away from new year’s resolutions.