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Abilities that makes you a better developer – Hacker Noon

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/03/05

If we have passion for what we do, why not try to be a better professional every day?

Source: [WayBack] Abilities that makes you a better developer – Hacker Noon

That is an interesting, but very hard question which very few people around me are afraid of trying to answer.

I think the hardest part for most developer isn’t the tech/science bits as usually they have a natural feel for natural science and formal science related topics (which I’d rather not call STEM).

I’ve a hard time to remember the STEM acronym because it means “vote” or “voice” to since I’m Dutch, and equally hard the . Also I really dislike the term “hard science” as “soft sciences” are very hard for me. So lets stick with natural science and formal science.

So if you are a developer and trouble motivating yourself to learn new things in the mathematics, algorithms & data structures, databases, computer architecture, operating systems and networks, then you will have a really really hard time.

I can understand it is tougher to motivate learning about English (and other languages), paradigms & design patterns, teamwork, or to put it in a broader perspective the human side of affairs. Those however are the areas that do not come “natural” for most developers and are in effect the ones most developers need to work on most to improve.

Doing that will make it a lot easier to work with people around you.

For myself, I still have to grow a lot in those areas even though I already have. Having originated as nerd/geek/introvert or however you want to call that direction, my natural habitat is still a silent place with little distraction with some relatively quiet people around me that help me keep focus and force me in the rhythms that are good for me. But I’ve learned to speak for large groups, write (not just posts) and have many other nice social interactions.

That growth brings so much joy and makes work so much nicer, that the effort and persistence keeps being worth every minute I put in.

Via: [WayBack] Cesar Romero (@cesarliws) on Twitter: “Abilities that makes you a better developerhttps://t.co/svwn4CueNe”

–jeroen

 

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Sometimes your day is brightened by a tweet that is much too kind

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/15

Tuesday was a day that got brightened. Thanks Elisabeth!

[Archive.is] Elisabeth met bgh Wendy en Minthe pensionada on Twitter: “@jpluimers Hallo Jeroen, al lang like jij mijn tweets. Vandaag heb ik mij in jou verdiept. Wat ik lees vind ik schokkend, triest, liefdevol en mooi tegelijk. Je bent een geweldig mens, een super broer en je bent ernstig ziek. Je vrouw die met de gevolgen van kanker moet leven. Respect 🌸❤️”

Translated:

Hello Jeroen, you have long liked my tweets. Today I immersed myself in your tweets. What I read is shocking, sad, loving and beautiful at the same time. You are a wonderful person, a super brother and you are seriously ill. Your wife who has to live with the effects of cancer. Respect.

–jeroen

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A Map Of Wireless Passwords From Airports And Lounges Around The World (Updated Regularly) – foXnoMad

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/02/10

Way more details at [WayBack] A Map Of Wireless Passwords From Airports And Lounges Around The World (Updated Regularly) – foXnoMad.

Short list:

–jeroen

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Bloemencorso Bollenstreek vanwege warme winters voortaan een week eerder | NOS

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/01/22

Dit jaar is het corso als vanouds op 25 april. Volgend jaar rijden de praalwagens op 17 april. Afgesproken is wel dat het evenement nooit tijdens Pasen zal worden georganiseerd.

[WayBack] Bloemencorso Bollenstreek vanwege warme winters voortaan een week eerder | NOS

Interferentie met mijn verjaardag (29 april!) gaat dus nooit meer gebeuren (:

–jeroen

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Im memoriam: Rudy Velthuis

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/01/05

Given that I’m fighting rectal cancer and am extremely low on energy, I am keeping this much shorter than I want to.

Recently, I learned that Rudy Velthuis passed away on 2019-05-13. Born on 1960-10-30, he passed away at only age 58.

After asking permission from his family, I wrote a small im memoriam.

We frequently encountered each other on-line in the Delphi community, especially in the early days when I was way more active on forums, newsgroups and chat channels. He was famous there, with good reason.

Though colloquially known as [WayBack] “dentist with a strong interest in programming”, he was a great Delphi programmer and very well known for thoroughly documenting the many gaps that Embarcadero left in their documentation.

In 2009, Edwin van der Kraan and I had an opportunity to have dinner with Rudy. We met at his house, where we learned he not only ran a fully fledged dentistry practice, but also was married someone who origilally was from the Philippines. A truly happy couple they were.

In retrospect, I wish we had had met in real life more often, but I’m learning the hard way that life is finite giving you only so much time to do things.

I will remember Rudy because of his knowledge, wit and odd – but great – combination of work and interests.

In the mean time, I have asked a few archival organisations (including the WayBack machine) to archive his sites:

Some of his profiles that I archived on 20190103:

I love the “Kraftwerk – Autobahn” picture on his Stack Overflow profile page, so I included that song below the fold.

Related:

–jeroen

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Top 2000 café 2019 – Alle informatie op een rij – NPO Radio 2 – Presentatoren, producers/sidekicks, nieuwslezers en tijden

Posted by jpluimers on 2019/12/23

Een overzicht van alles wat ik via de Top2000 site en Twitter bij elkaar geschraapt heb.

Edit 20190228

  • (Dank René Gerritsen): Stefan Stasse ziek, Annemieke Schollaardt zijn zijn slot, en Emmely de Wilt in het slot van Annemieke, Timur in het slot van Stefan op 26 december.
  • (Dank Matijn Nijhuis): Matijn’s Quiz op 27 en 29 december in de Top 2000 Tent
  • (Dank Moon/Caroline: Caroline Brouwer is toch terug van vakantie)

Edit 20190229; wachttijden: [WayBack] Top 2000 Cafe | Beeld en Geluid 

Tijdschema

Start Eind DJ Sidekick/Producer Sidekick Twitter Twitter Twitter Nieuwslezer Twitter
8:00 9:00 Jan-Willem Roodbeen Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte @JWRoodbeen @jeroenkidv Carmen Verheul @carmenverheul
9:00 10:00
10:00 11:00 Bart Arens @BartRadio2
11:00 12:00
12:00 13:00 Gijs Staverman @GijsStaverman
13:00 14:00 Matijn Nijhuis @matijn
14:00 15:00 Rob Stenders Caroline Brouwer @robstenders @radiocarol
(toch niet op vakantie)
15:00 16:00
16:00 17:00 Ruud de Wild Cielke Sijben

Georgina Gulsen

 Thijs Maalderink

Gijs Hakkert

 @ruuddewild @CielkeSijben
is vervangen door 
@GeorginaGulsen		 @OnwijsThijs
@GijsHakkert
17:00 18:00
18:00 19:00 Wouter van der Goes @woutervdgoes
19:00 20:00
20:00 21:00 Annemieke Schollaardt
(vervangt Stefan Stasse)		 Nathan Tamis @Annemiekeishere @NathanTamis Wouter Walgemoed @wouwal
21:00 22:00
22:00 23:00 Paul Rabbering @paul_rabbering
23:00 24:00
0:00 1:00 Leo Blokhuis @LeoBlokhuis Nachtlezer
1:00 2:00
2:00 3:00 Rick van Velthuysen @rickvanv
3:00 4:00
4:00 5:00 Frank van ’t Hof @frankvanthof
5:00 6:00
6:00 7:00 Emmely de Wilt @EmmelydeWilt
7:00 8:00 Carmen Verheul @carmenverheul

 

Matijn’s quiz in de top 2000 tent:

  • 27 december 09.15 – 10.00 uur (Vrijdag)
  • 29 december 09.15 – 10.00 uur (Zondag)

Bronnen:

–jeroen

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R.I.P. Mark Blomsma, R.I.P. Pepijn Smits

Posted by jpluimers on 2019/12/08

This week I learned that two people I had known from the early Delphi and C# days have passed away recently:

It’s tough to digest their passing right when starting radiation therapy next week, preparing for surgery in a few months time, my wife having surgery next week, and all of us already having a tough year behind us.

I wish to express my condolences to the families and friends of Mark and Pepijn, especially in the months to come when the world at large has moved on, but the sudden memories and pain still violently kick in.

–jeroen

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BNNVARA – De Wereld Draait Door – Boek: Beginnen over het einde – Henk en Nina Blanken

Posted by jpluimers on 2019/10/29

Just in time for a very heavy period in my life: [WayBack] BNNVARA – De Wereld Draait Door – Boek: Beginnen over het einde – Henk en Nina Blanken

It is about changing legislation about euthanasia in cases when someone has documented that urge, but cannot execute that urge any more because of for instance Alzheimer’s disease, or brain damage because of (metastasis of) cancer.

The driving force is writer Henk Blanken who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 8 years ago, and has a very high change of getting Alzheimer’s.

From that page:

24 okt 2019

Acht jaar geleden werd oud-journalist en schrijver Henk Blanken gediagnosticeerd met parkinson. Daardoor kreeg hij ook een grote kans op dementie. Sindsdien strijdt Blanken voor een wijziging van de euthanasiewet. Hij wil dat zijn familie het moment van euthanasie kan bepalen, als hij dement wordt. Vandaag verschijnt daarover zijn boek ‘Beginnen over het einde’ met een manifest waarin hij een steunoproep doet voor een [WayBack] humaan levenseinde voor iedereen. Hij zit aan tafel met zijn dochter Nina.

His book is available as of today: [WayBack] Beginnen over het einde – Henk Blanken – De Correspondent

Nergens ga je zo prettig dood als in Nederland. Behalve als je dement bent. Waarom is euthanasie bij dementie zo moeilijk? Journalist Henk Blanken vindt een uitweg in zijn boek Beginnen over het einde.

[WayBack] Beginnen over het einde – Henk Blanken – De Correspondent

Nergens ga je zo prettig dood als in Nederland.

Behalve als je dement bent.

Want ook al mag het van de wet, geen arts helpt je bij het sterven als je niet meer begrijpt wat er gebeurt.

Waarom is euthanasie bij dementie zo moeilijk? En hoe kan het wél?

In dit openhartige boek laat Henk Blanken zien hoe belangrijk het is om op tijd te beginnen over het einde. Met je naasten en met je arts. Zodat je niet te vroeg dood gaat, maar ook niet te laat.

Op 29 oktober in de boekhandel!

For People in The Netherlands:

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cancer awareness month: always follow up on changed bowel habits

Posted by jpluimers on 2019/10/25

Today I found out I most likely have rectal cancer.

I got that result by following up on my changed bowel habits, eliminating causes one by one.

Soon I will know for sure and follow proper treatments.

So as part of cancer awareness month:

Please follow up on changes in your bowel habits.

–jeroen

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Kornelia Esser : Traueranzeige

Posted by jpluimers on 2019/09/24

For my memory; I hope to contemplate more about this later. But right now, with 10 medically related appointments in 2 weeks time, my head is too full.

Today I found out that earlier this year, one of my parents really good friends has passed away earlier this year: [WayBack/Archive.is] Kornelia Esser : Traueranzeige : Super Sonntag / Super Mittwoch.

Kornelia Esser

Text:

Der Tod kann auch freundlich kommen zu Menschen, die alt sind,
deren Hände nicht mehr festhalten wollen,
deren Augen müde wurden,
deren Stimme nur noch sagt:
„Es ist genug. nas Leben war schön.”

Kornelia Esser
* 28. August 1930    † 30. Juni 2019

Wenn ihr an mich denkt, seid nicht traurig, erzählt lieber von mir und traut euch ruhig
zu lachen.
Lasst einen Platz zwischen euch, in eurer Mitte, so, wie ich ihn im Leben hatte.

Du bleibst immer in unseren Herzen
Ernst und Sibille Esser
Anita und Achim Halkour
mit Arne und Pia
Uschi und Jürgen Ulrichs
mit Lisa und Lars
Norbert und Beate Esser
mit Lukas und Jana
sowie alle Verwandten

Kondolenzanschrift:
Kornelia Esser c/o Markus Forg Bestattungen, Roermonder Straße 24, 41812 Erkelenz

Die Exequien finden am Montag, dem 8. Juli 2019, um 14.30 Uhr in der Kirche St. Stephanus zu
Golkrath statt. Anschließend erfolgt die Beerdigung von der Kirche aus.
Von Kranz- und Blumenspenden sowie Trauerkleidung bitten wir abzusehen
Sollte jemand aus Versehen keine persönliche Anzeige erhalten haben, so diene diese als solche.

She was leading the household (kitchen, cleaning and medical departments) of the [WayBack] Collegium Josephinum – Konvikt Bad Münstereifel and a special person to us: see my below German Twitter thread.

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