This initial phase of a small Mobile App project presents motivations and goals for a new application, and gives directions around tooling selection. The weekly mood As already mentioned some time ago, I sometimes spend my freetime riding a roadbike. And as it belongs to, I feel both the need to have pleasure and to perform. At first I enjoy good weather, beautiful landscapes and spontaneous break-aways with mates. From time to time, I also expect to make or smash the numbers, simply by pushing it to technical and mental limits where applicable. A few months ago I wrote a blog post about recording rides using a GPS / Running watch, and analysing calculated power data from Strava segment efforts. Now, I feel the need for something to show me how I perform while riding. Since the watch doesn't show more than speed and time like a cheap bike computer, I do need some extra. However, I want to achieve this with parsimony, that is without purchasing a Cycling power meter ...
Review of Susan Cain's book Quiet, with own additions such as my personal story and level of maturity around introversion and extroversion at work. The weekly mood Unexpectedly, I've been able to catch up with a couple of project tasks left behind during the past few weeks, and even found the time to look a bit outside the box. In his talk and articles called The Architect Elevator , Gregor Hohpe defines the Architect person as a special "Animal", and the Architect role as a "Connector". The latest is not a surprising term from one of the fathers of Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP). However, I find the first one intriging because it conveys that Architects belongs to a minority of people who might not allways be well accepted or understood. I recently read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking , a very popular Essay by Susan Cain (2012). Although I am not used to making book reviews, I...