nostr

Nostr is trending and I bet you already read about it somewhere. What is nostr? Nostr stands for “Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays”. “The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global “social” network once and for all. It doesn’t rely on any trusted central server, hence it is resilient; it is based on cryptographic keys and signatures, so it is tamperproof; it does not rely on P2P techniques, therefore it works....

February 5, 2023 · 2 min · 392 words

(awesome) tech research

How do you figure out what’s hot or not? How can you develop a gut feeling about trends and technologies (as a private person) without having to spend huge amounts for research agencies like Gartner, Forrester, g2 or IDC? Here’s my approach when it comes to tech research. Technology Radar Honestly, I love the concept of Tech Radar. Initially established as the Thoughtworks Technology Radar in the context of technology consulting, Zalando’s Tech Radar extended the concept to support their engineering teams (sharing knowledge in a scalable, asynchronous way)....

January 31, 2023 · 3 min · 464 words

Book: The Software Architect Elevator

Subtitle: “Redefining the Architect’s Role in the Digital Enterprise”, by Gregor Hohpe Different approaches to the subject of architecture Anyone who deals with the topic of software, IT or enterprise architecture - even does a little research - recognizes that there are still different approaches to this discipline in terms of the underlying methodology and the working method relevant in practice. In an attempt to promote a corresponding standardization, methods such as TOGAF or Zachman offer comprehensive Models regarding the procedure and contain rules and associated certifications....

January 28, 2023 · 4 min · 716 words

Static Websites with gohugo

Publish web content There are many ways to build websites and in many places content management systems (CMS) are used, which display the content directly when you visit the site ( Say “at runtime”) dynamic rendering. However, if you have quite manageable requirements and would like to save computing time, you can also generate the content in advance (“at translation time”) and then publish it directly as a website. Hugo technology stack Hugo belongs to the latter category and impresses with its ease of use and a good selection of Themes....

January 27, 2023 · 1 min · 145 words