When I create architecture diagrams or slide decks, I often rely on color coding to highlight recurring concepts or distinct domains. It helps the audience recognize patterns quickly without having to re-read every label. However, finding the right palette is surprisingly difficult. The colors need to be distinct enough that everyone can tell them apart…
I give presentations regularly, and not all of them come with the luxury of generous preparation time. Still, I want them to be engaging—and, ideally, remembered by the participants after the last slide has passed. Over time, I have learned that memorability is not primarily a function of polish or complexity. It is often about…
The topic of too many, too inefficient meetings is definitely not a new one. But when we agreed on our most important team values in my current project recently, the uncontested number one value was efficient meetings. Our team felt that we have too many meetings with too many participants and too little remaining time…
Regular expressions are a powerful tool when you build an application that has to parse textual input. They are also useful in several other contexts. Some examples of where I’ve recently used them are: And I’m sure there are plenty more use cases that didn’t come to my mind right away. But coming up with…
One challenge at work is to keep all information and tasks organized. I used to take notes with pen and paper and sometimes I used OneNote to take notes for meetings. However, eventually a friend of mine suggested Obsidian to me and so I gave it a shot. And what shall I say – it’s…