About Single Tasking and Screen/Window Setup on your Mac and Phones Multitasking is bad for focus and productivity Single Tasking seems to be the way to go It is often said that having multiple screens is good for productivity. However, I think having multiple
PoC within a week My expertise is creating a proof of concept of any app idea in within a week. I've done this multiple times, see an example here. This will cost €8000,- (or a share
How to convince your next freelance project that you can work parttime Companies are often worried you can't focus and oversee a project if you don't work enough hours a week for them I like to work at 2 or 3 projects at the same
Qualitative versus Quantitative Scaling in your startup One of the startups I work for went live in November 2018. Our USP is creating an universal way of canceling and switching of all your subscriptions in one app, with minimal effort.
What would a social network that's actually good for humanity look like? This article isn't ready yet. Still being written Learn more about disadvantages of Facebook through these kind of articles Facebook Dunbar Spend less quality time with friends Spend more quality time with friends
Why I think working at two startups is better than one One Startup Two Startups Focus Applying things in both. Learning a valuable lesson in one startup can help you prevent mistakes in the other. Commitment Enforced Commitment Still Possible The one thing (book)
Redux Light and Universal endpoints This blogpost is still being written and isn't finished, but I already put it here for you to read. Redux adds a lot of layers and boilerplate, which increases time-to-context. Here are the
What is the best way to test new features in your React Native App? In the past 2 years, I've worked on 9 React Native apps, and I've tried many different ways to test new features. All possibilities have advantages and drawbacks, so here they are. Dev
Geeky stuff I just made an app in 26 hours I got this Aha-eureka moment when I started thinking about relationships, at about 22:30 on a lonely friday night. How do I maintain my relationships? Well, it's hard. All current platforms don't
Geeky stuff How got get your app under control? Remove wildgrow, KISS, monolithize A lot of startups run out of money and can't take off because they have a very clumsy/heavy codebase that's hard to change/maintain. In early stage startups, it is very easy
Geeky stuff Migrating to Expo to become more lean and stable It can very well be the case that when you started your react native project a few years ago, Expo didn't exist or wasn't matured yet. However, now Expo is the prefered choice
Geeky stuff Forcing your app users to update the app Things to add: - Why - How - Code repo open source Create backend endpoint ‘version_info’ which exposes ‘newest version’ & ‘required version’, and maybe ‘newest native version’ or so Add this
Geeky stuff The Expo Edge - why you should choose Expo over bare React Native I recommend Expo, because it gives you an edge compared to other ways to create apps. The expo edge 😎 You should really try it! Certainly if you're new to the app development world
Geeky stuff Seven mistakes I think my software company made building their React Native App For about 8 months now, I've worked for a software-company that's building a React Native App for a client. My role is to program features and fix bugs in React Native. After a
Human Directions: A startup idea There should be a Maps app that helps you remember What you already Discovered in a City. Locations you’ve been to get added to the map and streets you go through regularly
Geeky stuff Processing feedback of your users in your app: HockeyApp, Intercom, WhatsApp? Every app needs feedback from its users. It's a very important step in the lean development cycle of creating a good product. There are multiple ways Intercom WhatsApp HockeyApp Native & Custom Native
Mindset & Lifestyle development My food goals of 2019: Eat more paleo, ecological and don't go to the supermarket every day This month I made the move to the wild west: Amsterdam, to pursue my goals as an entrepreneur and start working at two startups as full stack app developer. With this move I
Geeky stuff Upgrading from Wix Navigation v1 to Wix Navigation v2, or React Navigation v3? In the past year that we've worked on an app at our company we've used Wix React Native Navigation V1 (WN1). It has worked well enough to use it, but over time, we've
My 7 Levels of Freedom to minimise stress, doubt and regret and maximise possibility, happiness and growth My 7 Levels of Freedom to minimise stress, doubt and regret and maximise possibility, happiness and growth: In my eyes these are 7 different levels of freedom that are most important: Location freedom:
Why I can't quit Facebook 1. My Timeline I like my timeline. It's sort of a collection of memories. Things I've done. So I want to keep my timeline online, so I and others can look back at
Geeky stuff About scaling horizontally without sharding: How many RPS are possible without sharding? Is this between-step worth it? Sharding is hard and creates much room for risks and mistakes. Therefore, it could be smart to delay this as long as possible. There could be one dedicated MySQL Server as single DB,
Geeky stuff Never let your API go down with a flexible client My app sends about 0.5 RPS to the API. Once a minute I query the serverInfo which also contains info about CPU load. If the CPU load gets higher than 80%, the
Geeky stuff Scaling my Node JS GraphQL Server Vertically to 5k RPS on a single machine Intro When you're building an MVP, it's good to be prepared for a little bit of traffic. My app Communify uses about 0.5 requests per second per user that's using the app.
Science Fiction Are VR Autonomous Segways the future, or was it just a dream? Tonight I had a dream that I was woken up abruptly from so I was able to remember it in clear detail. This dream was so revealing of how traffic could be. I
Mindset & Lifestyle development Changing reachability to increase productivity Problem: when work is boring or hard, or when potentially incoming communication is very interesting, it can be hard not to check your communication channels every few minutes. When I was searching for
