Author: lars
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Distribute iOS apps “over the air”
Most app developers have heard the following request at least once in their professional life I have this cool app idea that would help me in this very special use case. I don’t want to distribute it over the AppStore, it’s enough to have it on my phone only. If you are writing Android apps,…
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Blog Questions Challenge 2025
I discovered the #blogQuestionsChallange hashtag on Mastodon a few days ago. Initially, Ava on Bear Blog came up with the challenge, which was bear-blog-specific. Kev Quirk liked the idea and adapted the question to be platform-independent. And long story short: I like it. Here are my answers. 🙂 Why did you start blogging in the first place?…
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The Fancy Job Title Madness – Part 2
In my last post, I ranted a little bit about this madness we call “job titles” or “career laddering”. It’s one of my favorite topics when talking to people in the software industry. And this is one of the posts on my blog that generated a little bit of interest. I had the chance to…
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The Fancy Job Title Madness
Who wouldn’t want to be a “Senior Distinguished Engineer”? I do have a title on my (non-existent) business card. And I’m pretty sure you also have one (title, not business card). Titles are a normal part of our professional lives. They are everywhere. And my company is no different from most other big organizations. When…
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How To Slowly Kill A Coding Dojo
Have you ever found yourself in a coding dojo with just you, your thoughts, and the lonely hum of your CPU fan? Yep, that’s where I was last Thursday. Well, not really. I’m working on a MacBook with an M1 Pro, so there’s no humming of a CPU fan. But the rest is true. I…
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The “Chatroulette” of the Business Networks
Do you know the “Chatroulette Song” by Jon Lajoie? I have never used Chatroulette, but thanks to videos like this, I have an idea of what is going on there. But this post is not about Chatroulette. It’s about expectations and reality and how the two clash from time to time. I think Jon’s song talks…
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Training Journal: Week 2
Welcome back to my half-marathon training journal. And yes, I said welcome back. This is not my usual “series of posts” consisting of just one single post. Yeah, you heard me. This is the second post. 🥳 Let’s dive right in. In the last post, I wrote about my two main goals for the next few…
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Training Journal: Week 1
A good friend of mine signed us up for the half-marathon in Frankfurt in March. We ran the half-marathon in Hamburg in June last year (2023) and it was fun. But I knew I would stop the training as soon as I hadn’t scheduled an official race. And you know what? That is exactly what…
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Tool Recommendation: OneNote Staff Notebooks
An essential part of my job as an engineering lead is taking notes. Most of them during meetings. Or to prepare meetings. Or after meetings to capture some things I noticed during the meetings. My note-taking tool of choice is OneNote. I could explain why I like OneNote, but tools are highly personal choices and…