https://jefclaes.be/tags/me/ Recent content in me on Jef Claes Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:54:00 +0100 https://jefclaes.be/2014/01/new-yearpassed2013.html Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:54:00 +0100 https://jefclaes.be/2014/01/new-yearpassed2013.html I normally write this up at the end of the year, but circumstances made me push back this post for a few weeks. I use this annual post to look back at the year passed, and to look ahead to the year to come. I gave up on making resolutions in 2011. This year, I’m going to be naively ambitious again going into 2014. Compared to previous years, I feel more confident that I have a pretty good idea of what I want next. https://jefclaes.be/2012/12/2012-annual-review.html Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:58:00 +0100 https://jefclaes.be/2012/12/2012-annual-review.html It’s that time of the year again where I take some time to look back on the year passed and peek at the year ahead. This is mostly a post I like to write up for myself, forcing reflection. The biggest personal changes this year were moving out of my parents’ place, and my girlfriend’s decision to study medicine after graduating as a Master of Arts earlier this year. I had no idea how things would turn out once we lived together, but so far we have been doing great. https://jefclaes.be/2011/12/2011-annual-review.html Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:35:00 +0100 https://jefclaes.be/2011/12/2011-annual-review.html Since the end of the year is approaching, I would like to look back on 2011 and take a peek at 2012. Unlike the years before, I’m hardly setting any goals this year. Interests change so quickly, and new opportunities present themselves so regularly, I feel like it might be ignorant to set these things in stone. My career The year started out interesting, working on a brand new product for fire departments at Ferranti Computer Systems. https://jefclaes.be/2010/12/reviewing-and-renewing-resolutions.html Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:17:00 +0100 https://jefclaes.be/2010/12/reviewing-and-renewing-resolutions.html My career I’m still working on the same projects as I was last year: Firestation Antwerp and Ghent. This year we did not build a lot of brand new things, but we have added a decent amount of new functionalities. Next to that there were a bunch of bugs to fix and technical debt to pay off. I learned a lot from the mistakes we made and refactoring makes you really think about what good and clean code should look like. https://jefclaes.be/2009/12/looking-back-moving-forward-new-years-post/ Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:57:00 +0100 https://jefclaes.be/2009/12/looking-back-moving-forward-new-years-post/ In this post I’m going to reflect on the year that’s almost finished and the year to come. I came up with a few topics that are worth discussing in this post. My career I don’t think I ever mentioned where I work. The first of January I will be working 18 months for Ferranti. The only company I’ve worked for since I graduated. The first project I’ve ever worked on was a rather big one.