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. Writing my first lines and seeing them printed 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
I build high-performance e-commerce platforms, custom internal web applications, and websites. I focus on security, quality, and pragmatism to create products people can rely on.
Tools
My primary tech stack is PHP with the Laravel framework. I value tools that are mature, well-designed, and practical. I rely on a streamlined workflow and custom tooling to stay efficient.
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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My top 3 cancers of IT

Microservices, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript frameworks

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Knowledge awareness

Just because you read a famous software architecture book does not mean you now have to apply every pattern in your code.

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Testing

You touch it - you test it!

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Chess career highlight

In 1999, I finished 4th in a chess competition in my hometown and won a toilet mirror. The peak of my chess career.

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HR is not your friend

HR is there to protect the company - not you.

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KPI

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

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Back to basics

Learn HTML. Everything else is just an enhancement.

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Blind trend following

I choose pragmatism over trends. Not every problem needs the latest gizmos.

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Working with difficult personalities

Highly skilled but hard to work with? I bring respect, diligence, and empathy.

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Cloud

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

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Early returns

I prefer early returns. Deep nesting is a code smell, and "else" often makes it worse.

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Respect legacy

If it works, do not touch it. Legacy systems are often a sign of maturity, especially when they generate revenue.

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