Ewan Valentine

About:

Ewan Valentine is a UK-based engineer focused on back-end development and distributed systems, with a passion for music and football.

Website:

ewanvalentine.io

Specializations:

Engineer Software Developer Software engineer

Interests:

Back-end development Golang Distributed systems Computer science

Incoming Links:

Patrick Louis aka Venam

Outgoing Links:

Derek Sivers

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2025-05-14 • music music releases and reviews sleep token

The author shares their honest assessment of the new Sleep Token album, expressing disappointment with the band's direction and the inclusion of gimmicks and novelty in their music.

2024-11-01 • inspiration art model painting

The text discusses how the author's father, an oil painter, has embraced AI to generate inspiration for his paintings. The AI has helped him create unique and appealing artwork that resonates with people, despite his unconventiona...

2024-07-13 • social media mental health conspiracy theories racism and discrimination

The author explains why he decided to leave Twitter, citing reasons such as caustic exchanges, pointless conflict, conspiracy theories, racism, and graphic violence. He also discusses the impact of monetization, the lure of intera...

2024-06-03 • programming freelancing mental health burnout prevention recovery

The text is the first part of a series of blog posts about the author's experience with burnout and recovery. The author shares their experiences to help others and to deter them from making the same mistakes. The burnout was caus...

2024-04-11 • web development programming cloud services database management

The author discusses their experience with programming languages, particularly Go, and the challenges they faced with full stack web development. They express frustration with the lack of a framework equivalent to Laravel in Go, a...

2023-11-18 • programming software development

The text reflects on the progress made in the field of programming and the tendency to focus on future goals rather than appreciating past achievements. The author shares personal experiences and realizations about the complexity ...

2023-11-15 • go language synchronization generics data pipeline

The text discusses the use of concurrency and generics in the Go programming language to create a framework for creating generic, streaming pipelines. It explains the 'fan-in' pattern and provides an example of how to use it. The ...

2023-11-06 • motivation adhd education insecurity

The author reflects on his experience with ADHD and the negative impact of spite and insecurity from his school life. He discusses how spite has motivated him but also hindered his growth, and how he is now trying to let go of tha...

2023-11-06 • career development social and communication skills

The text discusses the importance of soft skills in the tech industry, particularly as one progresses from a junior to a mid-level engineer. It emphasizes the significance of non-technical tasks, public communication, and willingn...

2023-02-07 • programming software development go language error handling concurrent programming

The text provides advice for new Go programmers, including the importance of simplicity, the use of concurrency, the power of Go's interfaces, and the handling of errors as values.

2022-09-28 • web development ecosystem front end development react

The author expresses deep frustration with the React ecosystem, detailing how small changes to a React app led to extensive rewrites due to the rapid changes in the ecosystem. The author, a Go engineer, criticizes the lack of long...