Exploring different utilities

So 2016 was a year for change for me. I started blogging weekly, quit my job at Dotsub to join Amazon and achieved some of my personal finance goals. Looking back at 2016, I think I accomplished what I set out to do, be happier and enjoy life more. Bloggin...

I promised myself that if I blogged for an entire year, I’d get a proper domain for my blog. Well, that new URL should be active now! Welcome to rants.broonix.ca! My posts are likely going to become monthly. While I still love blogging, I have a bit less...

So after 7+ years I’ll be going into an office to work. I know that is surprising since everyone wants to work remotely these days. While I’ve enjoyed the experience, I think it’s time to switch back. I know commuting across the city will suck, but t...

So after 9+ years at Dotsub, I figured it would be fitting to write a small post about my time there. I can’t believe it was that long ago that I joined a small team here in Ottawa to build the second version of Dotsub.com. Dotsub’ founder Michael Smol...

I know I haven’t been giving my blog the amount of time it deserves of late! Things have just been crazy busy, I haven’t been able to keep up my previous pace of a post a week. Why might you ask? Well, I’m proud to say I’ve taken a new job! I’ll ...

Phil DeJarnett from Qualified.io wrote a great article this week called: Great Developers Don’t Need To Be “Passionate”. It really resonated with me. While Phil’s point is 100%, I think a lot of people confuse passion with obsession. Like a lot of ...

It’s been ages since I told myself “You should really start a blog”. I’m finally making good on that idea today. First a little about me. I’m a software engineer from Ottawa Canada. I am the CTO at Dotsub a very amateur guitarist and avid sim-rac...