Noel De Martin

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A few years ago, I thought it would be cool to celebrate my 15 years as a Software Developer by sharing 15 programming tips.

In the last few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about the end of software development.

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I've found myself looking for a job a couple of times in my career, and it has always been a grueling experience.

Yesterday was my last day working at Moodle, an Open Source LMS that is used all around the world.

For five years, I've dedicated most of my side-project time to making apps and tools using the Solid Protocol.

Can you imagine a world where software lives unencumbered from the artificial limits we've created?

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In July of 2011, I finished my degree in computer science and got my first job.

...is nothing.

It's been more than a year since I started working in the open.

The Stones knew it.

You won't usually see technical posts in this blog, but this time I decided to shake things up.

Communication is an essential part of our lives.

Musashi is an outstanding novel that I'd recommend to anyone.

I've been a proponent of transparency and working openly for a while, but I struggled to translate this into something actionable myself.

For the better part of this year, I have been looking for a new job and struggling to find a good match.

With so much happening with blockchains, there is an ongoing discussion on the impact they have.

The word is out about blockchains and how awesome they are.

Conventional wisdom says order and planning are the key to achieve great productivity.

Have you ever thought how programming languages relate to one another?

I have always seen myself as a very rational and logical person.

I have always been a fan of planning everything.

Value is an interesting concept.

Do you think you are capable of doing something perfectly in your first attempt?

Some time has passed since I started working on my own.

I have something to confess, I am surprisingly ignorant in many topics of general knowledge.

With time, I've come to observe there are three key components necessary for a healthy product to exist: Business, Design and Development.

I am a software developer, and many people I speak with tell me how lucky I am of being able of doing everything myself.

Last week I attended AppsWorld 2014 in London, a conference about mobile applications and the mobile industry overall.

There is a feeling I enjoy a lot.