How it started in the early '90s.
About
Beginning
My journey into IT began in 1993 with an Amiga 500. What started as gaming quickly turned into curiosity about how things worked. Coding the first program and seeing that it did exactly what I wanted was the moment it all clicked.
Here we are in the attic with my mate from the early days, hooked up to an Amiga 600 and a Philips CM8833-II. A bunch of floppy disks lying around. I bet we were about to take Yo! Joe! for a little spin.
Hello
I'm a software architect based in Warsaw, Poland, with over 17 years of professional experience in IT. I build clean, minimal, and efficient solutions to complex business problems.
Work & Tools
I specialize in creating high-performance e-commerce platforms, web applications, and websites. I work extensively with bank APIs, ERP systems, warehouses, payment providers, and similar integrations. My primary tech stack is PHP with the Laravel framework. I focus on security, quality, and pragmatism to create products people can rely on.
Soft skills & approach
I make complex technical topics easy to understand, helping connect business and technology. After six years in Australia, I work comfortably across cultures, time zones, and teams.
Hobbies
Outside of work, I enjoy traveling and exploring new places. I'm drawn to street photography and usually shoot with 35mm prime lenses. I'm also into retro computing, especially Amiga systems. In my downtime, I listen to Depeche Mode and collect sealed big-box software from the '90s.

A few opinionated takes on various things

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Standards

If something is worth doing, it is worth doing well.

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Perceived idleness

When I am not in front of a computer, it does not mean I am not working.

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Knowledge awareness

Just because you read a famous architecture book does not mean your code needs every pattern from it.

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AI

Maybe instead of building more, should we focus on building better?

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Composition vs. Inheritance

Good design is not composition over inheritance. It’s knowing when each one makes sense.

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KPI

For most companies, you are a KPI in a spreadsheet. Act accordingly.

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Adobe ColdFusion

Working with CF is like living in a communist country. Every day, you efficiently solve problems that don't exist elsewhere.

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Cloud

There is no such thing as the cloud. It is just someone else's computer.

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Localhost

“It works on my machine” is like saying “This parachute works perfectly in my backpack”.

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Knowledge sharing

When you share knowledge, you do not lose it.

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Innovations

Imagine the shit we would come up with if we didn't have to please shareholders.

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Favourite Amiga games

Yo! Joe! · Shufflepuck Café · Mortal Kombat I · Battle Chess · Cannon Fodder · Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 · Tanx

Day to Day
I work as a fully remote IT consultant, building software for clients around the world.