I’m Michał Łęcicki (aka Maikhel), ruby software engineer from Visuality 👋 I believe self-improvement, responsibility and clean solutions are necessary to get things done: both in software development and real life. Feel free to check some of my posts below. There are also some photos and more information about me.
Getting Things Done is an awesome productivity framework. But it’s just a framework. It provides instructions and rules, but everyone must adjust them to personal preferences and needs. So did I. Let me share what tools and notebook structure I came up with to implement GTD.
Posted on 22 December 2022
Getting Things Done is an important part of my life. I’ve been using it for almost ten years now! It helps to organize my projects and boost my productivity. Let me share my thoughts about the pros and cons of this method. Enjoy reading!
Posted on 18 October 2022
Preserving data quality is always a challenge. Especially in the Ruby on Rails world where products ship fast. It means some compromises are made along the way and often data quality is sacrificed. And when it comes to data - it’s better to prevent than cure. Continue reading to see how you can avoid many data problems, at different stages of Rails app development. You will thank me later.
Posted on 10 August 2022
I’ve always been curious about productivity tools and techniques to try. But when I read a book written by David Allen, it amazed me. I finally found a framework that could replace the to-do lists I was rewriting every day! Let me share the most beneficial aspects of GTD.
Posted on 14 May 2022
Some time ago, we needed to implement a full email inbox feature in the Ruby on Rails application. It was supposed to have all the basic functionalities that regular email inboxes have: send and receive messages, collect them in threads, have a contact book, etc. While email sending is a relatively frequent feature among Rails applications (there are tons of different solutions around the web), receiving messages is not so popular. So, let’s take a look at possible ways of building an email receiver mechanism with Rails.
Posted on 26 February 2021