What helps me is to focus on finishing small projects or tasks. Whenever I want to learn a new technology or tool, I first come up with a tiny project I want to accomplish with that. The project has to be small and have the appropriate level of difficulty.
That way I continue to be productive, and actually using something (instead of just reading about it) makes it very soon obvious if I like something or not. Then it's just a matter of following whatever interests me.
lubuntu 12.10 - I had lots of problems with ubuntu attaching a second external monitor (crashes, freezes including data loss). I almost gave up on ubuntu but lubuntu works fine.
I'm an experienced (10+ years) software engineer looking for additional project work. What motivates me is to deliver software that works! Finding simple solutions to complex problems, honing my craft as a software developer every day.
On client projects I have mostly done Java backend development work on SQL and NoSQL dbs. For prototyping and my own projects I'm using Python with Flask and Django. Recently I started doing more with Play/Scala and Ember. But I see myself language/tool agnostic and believe there is a best tool for every task. I love learning new things and believe I can get up to speed quickly in any tech environment.
I'm also transitioning into machine learning and would love some work in that area.
I'm based in Madrid, Spain and looking for remote work or based in Madrid. I'd be also available to work in Berlin as I'm there quite often and might be interested to stay for at least a short term gig or remote with regular travel.
More information can be found here: http://www.bernhardwenzel.com/work (started this blog recently so not a lot there yet). I speak German, English and Spanish.
I'm an experienced (10+ years) software engineer looking for additional project work. What motivates me is to deliver software that works! Finding simple solutions to complex problems, honing my craft as a software developer every day.
On client projects I have mostly done Java development work on SQL and NoSQL dbs. For prototyping and my side projects I'm using Python with Flask and Django. Recently I'm into Clojure and would love some work in that area. But I see myself language/tool agnostic and believe there is a best tool for every task. I love learning new things and believe I can get up to speed quickly in any tech environment.
I'm based in Madrid, Spain and looking for remote work or based in Madrid. I'd be also available to work in Berlin as I'm there quite often and might be interested to stay for at least a short term gig or remote with regular travel.
More information can be found here: http://www.bernhardwenzel.com/work (started this blog recently so not a lot there yet). I speak German, English and Spanish.
SEEKING WORK - Remote with occasional travel within Europe
I'm an experienced (10+ years) software engineer looking for interesting new project work.
On client projects I've mostly done Java backend work. For my side projects I'm using Python with Django or Flask. I'm also happy to do front-end work using HTML5, CSS, Jquery etc.
Recently I got hooked on functional programming dabbling with Scala and Clojure and would love some work in that area.
More info here: http://goo.gl/rF6GMi and email in profile. I'm based in Madrid, Spain and speak English, German and Spanish
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE (based in Madrid, Spain)
10+ years experience building Java and Python web applications. Recently focusing on Scala/Lift and functional programming. I have a very broad background and always eager to learn new things. Can do both front- and backend. I have worked in Germany, UK, US and Spain.
SEEKING WORK - Remote part-time (based in Madrid, Spain)
Experienced (8+) Java backend developer and Python/Django enthusiast. I have strong analytical skills and enjoy delivering clean dead-simple code.
My portfolio: http://www.wenzel-consulting.net.
Looking for remote part-time work. Occasional travelling would be fine. I speak English, German, Spanish. Email in profile