johanmynhardt

Lately I have been riding the development roller-coaster and it leaves you with mixed emotions, some which you do not need, and others you really enjoy. But choosing the path less travelled by means to accept the fact that you have to explore the unknown. The unknown? Yes, the unknown. Even though there are so much resources to start from, every little thing in development is in the state of the "unknown" at some point. It is something that you have to figure out or struggle with by yourself. For example it does not mean that if you can write on paper that you will write the next best-selling novel or that if you can dice unions that you can be a surgeon. Physically they have something in relation, mentally it is something totally different. At work the cycles are something similar. You know the bare basics but to complete the task you have to dig in the mud, getting down and dirty, even finding that sometimes the mud can be more than just mud. Every time just as I start to f...

What actually seem to be just the other day was about 9 months ago! Today is a public holiday in South Africa and I figured that with the extra day of relaxation I can update some of the places on the web that I hardly get time to visit. So firstly a happy National Women's Day to all the women here in South Africa! One of the first changes I made this morning was the theme of my blog! I did not plan on doing anything like that, but upon login I saw there's a new template designer and I got an itch to scratch. Behold, my new theme :> The only reason for not posting here in 9 months is that work kept me busy. Really busy. I've learned a lot and I still do learn new things every day. The one major benchmark I use to compare myself against is the feed system at work. I recall that it took a lot of time to set up that system. Nearly 2 weeks... It was blood, sweat and tears. No really, it was that big an issue for me :P JEE (Java Enterprise Edition) systems often cause you to...