https://e4developer.com/categories/personal/ Recent content in Personal on e4developer https://e4developer.com/images/headshot.png https://e4developer.com/images/headshot.png Hugo en-us Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/e4developer-is-back/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/e4developer-is-back/ After a long break, e4developer is back. New role at Meta, new side projects, and a fresh start for the blog. https://e4developer.com/posts/e4developer-facebook-chess-and-life-in-2020/ Sun, 03 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/e4developer-facebook-chess-and-life-in-2020/ It has been a while since I last time wrote a post here, hence I wanted to update you on what is happening with the website (why the lack of activity) and what’… https://e4developer.com/posts/aws-solution-architect-pro-good-habits-and-blogging/ Sun, 21 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/aws-solution-architect-pro-good-habits-and-blogging/ I have been posting a little bit less recently. In some ways, it is easier to write two blog posts a week than one blog post once in a while. https://e4developer.com/posts/you-should-learn-multiple-programming-languages/ Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/you-should-learn-multiple-programming-languages/ The first language I used to write a small program was Pascal. Since then I have worked professionally with Java, JavaScript, Groovy and a few more. Currently… https://e4developer.com/posts/the-journey-to-devops-my-first-white-paper/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/the-journey-to-devops-my-first-white-paper/ I am quite excited to share with you “The Journey to DevOps” (announcement and the download link here), the first white paper that I have published with my… https://e4developer.com/posts/alexa-say-a-happy-new-year/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/alexa-say-a-happy-new-year/ Happy New Year to all my readers! I hope you missed these blog posts at least a little bit. I had a good rest during the festive period and feel ready to start writing and hacking again. In this article, I want to tell you about my most recent fascination- programming for Alexa (Echo) enabled devices. https://e4developer.com/posts/i-wrote-100-blog-posts-in-2018-how-it-went-and-whats-next/ Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/i-wrote-100-blog-posts-in-2018-how-it-went-and-whats-next/ I wanted to write 2 blog posts a week in 2018, which would result in at least 100 blog posts in a year… This is the number 100! I could not be happier! In this centenary blog post, I look back at the journey that took me here. I will also share with you some of the ideas for this blog in 2019. https://e4developer.com/posts/audiobooks-a-secret-weapon-of-a-busy-software-developer/ Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/audiobooks-a-secret-weapon-of-a-busy-software-developer/ I have blogged about my road to productivity recently. I received a comment there from one of my readers asking me if I have a secret weapon that helped me be… https://e4developer.com/posts/my-road-to-productivity-start-finishing-and-producing/ Sun, 02 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/my-road-to-productivity-start-finishing-and-producing/ Being productive and motivated- who wouldn’t want that? I used to think that some people are just born more motivated, that some people simply are this way. https://e4developer.com/posts/designing-an-object-oriented-chess-engine-in-java/ Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/designing-an-object-oriented-chess-engine-in-java/ I love playing chess. I also love programming. How to marry the two? How about playing chess against a chess engine (chess playing program) that I have designed… https://e4developer.com/posts/my-favourite-software-development-quotes/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/my-favourite-software-development-quotes/ “All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection” – David Wheeler. In this article, I look at my favourite quotes relating to… https://e4developer.com/posts/reddit-the-java-goldmine/ Sun, 05 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/reddit-the-java-goldmine/ Have you heard of Reddit? It is an amazing place on the Internet, where people share links and ideas. It has also a very active programming community. https://e4developer.com/posts/my-family-chess-collection/ Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/my-family-chess-collection/ You may know that playing chess is my passion. The name of this website- E4developer comes from the chess move I start my games with – e4. https://e4developer.com/posts/e4developer-youtube-channel-is-here/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/e4developer-youtube-channel-is-here/ Half a year after creating this blog I felt that there was something missing… I enjoy sharing my passion for the JVM ecosystem and software development with You… https://e4developer.com/posts/e4developer-is-growing-start-here-and-more-to-come/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/e4developer-is-growing-start-here-and-more-to-come/ It is hard to believe (mostly for myself) that I have already written 60 articles on this blog. With hundreds of people reading this blog daily, I would like to… https://e4developer.com/posts/computer-science-degree-the-missing-pieces/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/computer-science-degree-the-missing-pieces/ I have started studying Computer Science at University more than 10 years ago. Now, with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and a few years in the industry… https://e4developer.com/posts/how-to-write-horrible-java/ Sun, 13 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/how-to-write-horrible-java/ I feel horrible today. I am sick- my throat hurts, my head is not working as it should. Hence, I decided I will tell you how to write horrible Java code. https://e4developer.com/posts/how-to-stay-up-to-date-with-java-and-tech-use-twitter/ Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/how-to-stay-up-to-date-with-java-and-tech-use-twitter/ Java, Microservices, other JVM languages… Programming, best practices, architecture… Libraries, frameworks, methodologies… I could go on for a while here. https://e4developer.com/posts/the-importance-of-being-humble-as-a-software-developer/ Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/the-importance-of-being-humble-as-a-software-developer/ I have recently been thinking about the importance of humility for software developers. I feel that the more I learn about building software the humbler I… https://e4developer.com/posts/starting-a-blog-why/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://e4developer.com/posts/starting-a-blog-why/ Post explaining my reasons for starting this blog and what I am planning to write about. Also a few words about my personal life.