OpenSouthCode 2019 recap OpenSouthCode is a FLOSS event that takes place in Málaga, Spain, every year. I have written about it before: Preview of the 2017 edition (in Spanish). Summary of the 2018 edition, among other events. The event tool place this year in a new venue, significantly better than the previous one, in my … Continue reading OpenSouthCode 2019 recap and new information added to my site
Author: toscalix
J On The Beach: a great event
I have been at many software events and have helped or have been part of the organization in a few of them. Based on that experience and the fact that I have participated in the last two editions, let me tell you that J On The Beach is a great event. The main factors that … Continue reading J On The Beach: a great event
Closing doors: Codethink.
April 26th was my last day at Codethink Ltd. It has been over three years and a half working for this Manchester based company as consultant. I have got the opportunity to learn a lot working for a variety of customers and Open Source organizations together with bright professionals. Codethink is an organization that cares … Continue reading Closing doors: Codethink.
Scale Summit, FOSS North and some routine changes.
Changing routines to stay productive As a remote worker, you need to find ways to keep productivity levels high. No matter how exciting your work is, there are times in which you struggle with keeping up the pace. Looking back at my performance during the last couple of weeks of January and first few days … Continue reading Scale Summit, FOSS North and some routine changes.
FOSDEM 2019 and CHAOSS EU 2019 report
FOSDEM is over and it is time to recap. Last year I decided to take a break and did not attend to the event. This year I was really looking forward to attend. I will start by thanking Codethink Ltd for sponsoring my trip. It is always a pleasure to work in a company that … Continue reading FOSDEM 2019 and CHAOSS EU 2019 report
New meetup group in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
One of the reasons I joined Codethink was that I could work from my home island, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. Sadly, a few month after joining, I came to the conclusion that me travel agenda was not compatible with living in one of the smallest islands. There were no good enough internet either back … Continue reading New meetup group in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
Nuevo grupo Meetup en San Miguel de La Palma, Islas Canarias, España
Una de las principales razones para unirme a Codethink era la posibilidad de trabajar en remoto desde mi casa en La Palma, Islas Canarias, España. Desgraciadamente, a los pocos meses de comenzar en esta empresa me di cuenta de que mi agenda de viajes era incompatible con vivir allí. El deficiente número de conexiones internacionales … Continue reading Nuevo grupo Meetup en San Miguel de La Palma, Islas Canarias, España
BuildStream metrics: exploration
Metrics and telemetry are fundamental in any engineering activity to evaluate, learn and improve. They are also needed to consolidate a culture in which opinion and experience are continuously challenged, in which experimentation and evidence becomes the norm and not the exception, in which transparency rules so co-workers are empowered, in which data analysis leads … Continue reading BuildStream metrics: exploration
Stable: not moving vs. not breaking
There are two terms that brings a heavy controversy in the Open Source world: support and stable. Both of them have their roots in the "old days" of Open Source, where its commercial impact was low and very few companies made business with it. You probably have read a lot about maintenance vs support. This … Continue reading Stable: not moving vs. not breaking
My new gravatar
More and more applications invite you to add a pic in your profile, a gravatar. In some applications and specially in social media the size and position of these gravatars are becoming prominent, too much for my taste. I am not a fan of pictures, I have never been. I do not like selfies, I … Continue reading My new gravatar