Tom Hombergs
As a professional software engineer, consultant, architect, general problem solver, I've been practicing the software craft for more than fifteen years and I'm still learning something new every day. I love sharing the things I learned, so you (and future me) can get a head start. That's why I founded reflectoring.io.
Articles by Tom Hombergs
Reflectoring Review 2020 - Being Serious About Passive Income
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Tom Hombergs
- January 2, 2021
It’s the time of the year again to look back at what I have achieved in the last year and to look forward to what I want to achieve in the upcoming year.
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Book Notes: Make Time
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Tom Hombergs
- December 15, 2020
TL;DR: Read this Book, when… you want to make time for important things you want to replace busyness with meaningful tasks you want to try out a framework to change your defaults (habits) Book Facts Title: Make Time Authors: Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky Word Count: ~ 60.
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Building Reusable Mock Modules with Spring Boot
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Tom Hombergs
- December 8, 2020
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a codebase that is cut into loosely coupled modules, with each module having a dedicated set of responsibilities?
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Book Notes: Pragmatic Thinking & Learning
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Tom Hombergs
- November 26, 2020
TL;DR: Read this Book, when… you want to become a more structured learner you need some tips and tricks on tapping your creativity you want to become more self-aware of your proficiency Book Facts Title: Pragmatic Thinking & Learning Authors: Andy Hunt Word Count: ~ 80.
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Managing Multiple JDK Installations With jEnv
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Tom Hombergs
- October 24, 2020
As developers, we’re often working on different codebases at the same time. Especially in environments with microservices, we may be switching codebases multiple times a day.
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Book Notes: Essentialism
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Tom Hombergs
- October 21, 2020
TL;DR: Read this Book, when… you feel you’re busy, but not productive you’re stretched thin between many different commitments you need arguments to say “no” to the next person asking you to do something Book Facts Title: Essentialism Authors: Greg McKeown Word Count: ~ 90.
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