Mar 31, 201920 Reasons Why I ❤️ Working RemoteI’ve been working from home since 2013. Initially as a freelance app developer, later as Developer Advocate for Appcelerator and The Things Network and currently as Full Stack Engineer for Zapier. We’ve become so used to commuting to an office, that people often don’t understand why I like and actually…Remote Working3 min readRemote Working3 min read
Dec 7, 2017How I have been using Zapier to Automate my Slack StatusAt Zapier, we were thrilled to hear Slack introduced setting your status. Slack is the very backbone of our daily communication and as a fully remote company you can’t just tell if somebody is available by glancing over that “beloved” open office floor.Zapier4 min readZapier4 min read
Aug 22, 2017What I learned Fasting from Social MediaLast spring, I decided to ignore social media until Easter. Lent traditionally is a period of fasting from food, but modern ways of fasting include anything TV to alcohol. …Social Media4 min readSocial Media4 min read
Mar 1, 2017How I stopped Notification HellToday is the start of Lent, traditionally a period of fasting leading up to Easter. Not a lot of people fast from food anymore, but modern ways of fasting include anything from going without watching TV or drinking alcohol. 40 Days without Social Media Today, I decided to fast from social media. I’ve removed Twitter…Slack4 min readSlack4 min read
Nov 11, 2016Use Hardware as Trigger for APIs (via Zapier)MQTT is a machine-to-machine (M2M) protocol heavily used for the Internet of Things (IoT) because it is an extremely lightweight publish/subscribe messaging transport. The Things Network as well uses MQTT to exchange messages between devices and their online backends — or applications as we call them. The Rise of APIs In the meanwhile, online…Mqtt4 min readMqtt4 min read
Oct 5, 2016How we built TTN’s Documentation SiteIn August, after a well-needed-longer-than-I-had-in-a-long-time break, I started at The Things Network. The first weeks have been both exciting and challenging. Hardware is almost completely new to me, yet it is my very job to make our technology more accessible. …Github6 min readGithub6 min read
May 2, 2016Developer Experience: Beyond Products & SolutionsDeveloper Relations is still a relatively young profession, trying to find its rightful place between marketing, support and engineering. I enjoy reflecting on this journey with others at events like DevRelCon and hope to organise a new DevRelAms soon. …Developer Experience4 min readDeveloper Experience4 min read
