Musings about Entrepreneurship, Technology and Software Development. I happen to have a 15 year old at home who insists on using websites and chat services that distract her from more important academic activities. Having a conversation with a friend who was facing the very same issues, he suggested OpenDNS. Use a cable provider and have a dynamic IP address? No proble.

I am Arjan van der Gaag. I help companies deliver successful software using lean concepts, self-organisation and emoji. You can also find me on Github. How to Lead a Team by Doing Nothing. Talk at Agile Manchester 2017. Talk at Utrecht Ruby user group.

Big data, mobile, software, web, sports. Running LinkChecker on a Mac. LinkChecker is a utility written in Python for scanning and checking web page links, usually used for finding invalid or outdated pointers which need to be updated.

Five Tips for Developer Productivity. I am continually seeking to up my game as a programmer and maximize my work hours so that I can get more done in less time but also produce better quality and more thoughtful output. Time is precious and yet so easy to waste when you are in front of a computer all day. Set aside time to learn.

Do you remember the first time you used Slack at work? I vividly recall the impact it had on our mostly-distributed startup crew. For the first time ever I felt connected to my remote colleagues as if we were in the same building. I realize this is not news to you now, but five years ago it was pretty ground-breaking.

3D game art from 2010. Whilst backing up an old hard drive, I stumbled upon a collection of game art. Inspired by a recent talk about the benefits of code katas, I decided, this afternoon,. Fuzzy search with Backbone collections. While bulding an autocomplete feature for a search form, I discovered the following technique. Anecdotal note taking for teachers.

I like to learn different kinds of programming languages. Not bad for a text-only site eh? There are no trackers, analytics, social media widgets or even cookies here.