Hej, I'm CJ.

Teams getting bigger, organisations getting smaller.

Time-to-market is an incomplete measure.

..for now and for some.

Some tinkering.

Learnings from driving AI adoption in the software development lifecycle.

Reviewing 2025’s progress and setting the focus for 2026.

The source of energy as an invidual contributor and a manager.

Learnings from implementing continuous delivery.

A collection of standards that I’ve seen work well in different contexts.

A simple approach to building a well documented knowledge base.

Visibility done right isn’t self-promotion, it’s a signal of good work.

Impressions from vibing a poker clock.

My thoughts on the principles that underpin great engineering culture.

I’ve come to deeply dislike the term tech debt.

Reviewing 2024’s progress and setting the focus for 2025.

It was not easy to click the share button, but I am glad I did.

By all means, to-do lists and good old Pomodoro can be valuable.

Continuous learning is instrumental to my motivation and happiness.

I have been experimenting with various approaches to personal growth and goal setting, trying to make it lean and effective.

The art of writing tests is not straightforward, and writing good tests is even harder.

This article describes in depth how we managed to replace one of the most critical components of our checkout experience, with zero downtime.

Chapter one.

A brief introduction.