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Looking back on a year and a half of remote work

Around a year and a half ago, I transitioned from a full time onsite position to a full time remote position (same employer). Many friends and coworkers tried to pick my mind on why I ended up working remotely. It was unexpected, especially because I had been a bit vocal

Exploring Bucklescript's Interop with JavaScript (in Reason)

Disclaimer: this is a blog post version of the talk I gave at the ReasonML Munich Meetup [https://www.meetup.com/Munich-ReasonML-Meetup/events/245697054/]. If you want to watch the talk, it's on Youtube: If you're just looking for the slides, you can find them here

Writing ReasonML bindings for JavaScript APIs

If you haven't heard about Reason, you should probably look into what it is [https://reasonml.github.io/] first. However, if you have a JavaScript background and have just recently heard about Reason, the rest of the article should make sense for you. If you're looking

The Old York Times — Shift APPens 2016 Hackathon Project (Post Mortem)

This past weekend two friends (Pedro Paredes and “Michel” Duarte) and I took part in a hackathon held in our hometown — Coimbra, Portugal. It’s called “Shift APPens” and participants are allowed to build both apps and games in only 48 hours. I think our project was quite special, hence

The Ludum Dare 34 Meetup in Coimbra

This past weekend I organized a local Ludum Dare meetup in my hometown, Coimbra. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, Ludum Dare is a game making competition that is held over the Internet three times a year. The goal is for participants to create a game

Big Startup Events Feel More Like "Startup Zoos"

You might have heard about events such as Web Summit [https://websummit.net/] or TechCrunch Disrupt [http://techcrunch.com/event-type/disrupt/]. In these events, dozens to hundreds of startups sit along in tiny booths and some more are “launched live on stage” for thousands of attendees. These events are great

My 2015 Summer Internship At Unbabel (YC W14)

This summer I was lucky enough to grab an internship at Unbabel [http://unbabel.com], a Y Combinator startup that provides a language translation solution - "AI Powered Human Quality Translation". Because they are based in Lisbon, Portugal, I moved there for the Summer with a couple of

Having fun with Competitive Programming

Competitive Programming refers to a sport where participants (contestants) have to write solutions for a set of given problems in a certain amount of time. The solutions themselves have to be correct and run under a time limit as well. If you already knew what Competitive Programming is, then you

Codebits VII, 2014: My Post Mortem

Codebits [http://codebits.eu] is the largest and most important hackathon in Portugal. I participated for the first time from this last Thursday to Saturday. It. Was. Amazing. As a hackathon, it includes a programming competition where you have to create something new in 48 hours and then pitch it

The Shift APPens Experience

Last weekend, I took part in a hackathon organized right where I live - Coimbra, Portugal. The name of the event is Shift APPens [http://www.shiftappens.com] and around 50 people took part in teams to try and make a fresh new app in just 48 hours. Some friends

elementary OS Luna Released

elementary OS Luna Released

elementary OS [http://elementaryos.org], a free software project I’m heavily involved in, has seen its latest release come to life just two days ago - elementary OS Luna. In fact, all the information you’ll probably want about elementary OS should be available on the website I linked

I am going to IOI 2013 in Australia!

I am going to IOI 2013 in Australia!

For those of you who have never heard of it, The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) is “an annual competitive programming competition for secondary school students”, according to Wikipedia. Each country is allowed to take four students to the IOI and there is usually a country-wide competition known as National

Party Build for Firefox OS

Ever since the first news about Firefox OS came out I’ve been fascinated by the project. About two weeks ago, I decided that I really wanted a Firefox OS phone, but I really can’t afford it so around a week ago I decided I would give a try

Not Space Invaders (Ludum Dare 25)

Not Space Invaders (Ludum Dare 25)

Last weekend, I took part in Ludum Dare [http://ludumdare.com]. I finished my entry on time and submitted it with Linux, Windows and Mac OS X versions. Also, the game is also open source [https://github.com/davidgomes/not-space-invaders]. Here [http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&