Particles in Japanese
Notes from Tae Kim's grammar guide.
Jasna
2022 mid-year retrospective
After another job change and a lot of travel, things have finally quieted down a bit for me to reflect.
(Re) learning Japanese, 3.5 months later
How far I've come, what habits I've established, what has and hasn't worked.
Mushroom risotto
[vegetarian] Simple and hearty, just needs frequent attention.
A case for effect systems
Daniel Spiewak's 2022 Scala Love keynote. "The" case, but let's dial it back.
Thoughts: 'Deep Work'
On Cal Newport's book about the value, processes, and challenges of engaging in the title's namesake.
Leaving more social media
Deleting Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and Quora accounts!
(Re)learning Japanese
Reflecting on my language learning journey as an adult, from Japanese to nothing to Spanish to nothing to Japanese
Notes: 'Your Search Service as a Composable Function'
From former Etsian Stefanie Schirmer in 2018 on designing Etsy's search platform using Finatra and functional programming principles.
New* tech jargon (03/2022)
*New for me. Tech I'm learning from a major e-commerce company.