r.bluethl.netThe only constant is an IDI claim that all (user) data in a database should be mutable by default. Always. Well, almost all data. There are only four exceptions. 1. The primary key A dedicated column that serves as the unique identifier of the record (ideally, a GUID or a con...Jan 5, 2023·2 min read
r.bluethl.netThe codeEvery line of code you don’t write, you don’t have to maintain. Every single line of code adds complexity to your software. It needs to be developed. It needs to be tested. It needs to be deployed. It requires maintenance. It can break. It can affec...Jan 3, 2023·4 min read
r.bluethl.netHow to write better codeI've been professionally building software for more than 10 years now. Over time, I've written a lot of code. I have also read a lot of code. My own code, and code from other people. Code that's terribly bad and code that's a real joy to work with. T...Oct 7, 2022·8 min read
r.bluethl.netRules to live (and work) byWe just came back from our three-week vacation in Scandinavia. While on the road with our camper van, I had some time to reflect on the last couple of months. Maybe the last couple of years. Being self-employed for more than five years now, I‘ve alwa...Jun 23, 2022·6 min read
r.bluethl.netHow to build robust Vue 3 componentsVue has been my go-to framework for the last couple of years. It gets the job done, it‘s easy to use, and I understand it quite well. Over time, I had built up some great boilerplate code to bootstrap new projects. The scaffold project had TypeScript...Apr 10, 2022·12 min read