Sander MakinPicnic EngineeringMeet the Trainers of Picnic’s Tech AcademyPicnic’s Tech Academy plays a pivotal role in upskilling our tech team. We’ve previously written about how the Academy’s Java Learning path…Nov 14, 2023Nov 14, 2023
Sander MakinPicnic EngineeringWhy Picnic picked JavaPicking a tech stack for your startup isn’t something to do lightly. It’s a choice that will shape the future in many ways: how will the…Dec 20, 20229Dec 20, 20229
Sander MakinPicnic EngineeringPicnic Open-sources Error Prone SupportWe’re excited to announce that Picnic’s Error Prone Support project is now open-source!Oct 13, 20221Oct 13, 20221
Sander MakinPicnic EngineeringEmbracing Java 17 — Here’s What We LearnedJava 17? Count us in! At Picnic, we’re more than a grocery delivery company. There’s a lot of tech behind the scenes that enables us to…Nov 2, 20211Nov 2, 20211
Sander MakinPicnic EngineeringSoftware Architecture for Scale-upsYou’re part of a small start-up. There’s only one thing on your mind: shipping a product and rapidly finding product-market fit. Code is…Jul 14, 20213Jul 14, 20213
Sander MakinPicnic EngineeringScaling Picnic systems in Corona timesAs an online groceries company, Picnic saw an enormous increase in demand during the start of the Corona crisis. Our systems suddenly…Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
Sander MakinPicnic EngineeringCodeOne 2019: The State of JavaAt Picnic we build most of our backend systems with Java. Why? It’s a proven workhorse in our industry, offering great performance and…Sep 24, 20192Sep 24, 20192
Sander Makin97 ThingsThe Rebirth of JavaJava has been declared dead more than any other programming language, it seems. As usual, reports of its death are greatly exaggerated…Jun 25, 2019Jun 25, 2019