andre liem

tech - business - productivity

My Current Ergonomic Setup for Sitting
  • Seat is free to rock. I lean slightly back. My seats first fixed reclining position is too far back.
  • Arm Rests up to make arms 90 degrees, a bit higher. 3 notches up on my chair
  • Keyboard Tray is pretty level with arm rests
  • Legs are 90 degrees
  • Single Monitor in front about 2-3" above eyes
  • Second monitor to the side in vertical mode for notes and chat
  • 25 minute pomodoro timer to force me to get up.

Productivity
Life

Estimation Techniques by Jacob Kaplan-Moss

A great overview of software estimation techniques. I personally am using the uncertainty multiplier to create a low to high end estimate.

https://jacobian.org/2021/may/25/my-estimation-technique/

Dev

Quote - James Clear (Atomic Habits)

You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems

Life
Productivity

Stewart Butterfield on Product Market Fit

Podcast Apple - Stewart Butterfield We Don't Sell Saddles Here

Go to around 9:30 mark to hear his thoughts on product market fit.

Business

Laravel Dependency Injection + Unit Tests

How to use the Laravel app helper to test classes.

Dev