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Joaquim Rocha is a software engineering manager at Microsoft, involved in open source projects and a speaker at FOSS events.

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The author discusses the evolving role of programming languages in the context of large language models (LLMs) that can translate natural language into code. While LLMs can generate code from English descriptions, the author argue...
The text provides a guide on best practices for fork maintenance, including tips for day-to-day development, rebasing, and contributing changes back to the original project. It also includes a rebase guide for straightening git hi...

02021 Quick Review

2022-01-03

The author reflects on the challenges and highlights of 2021, including professional achievements and personal experiences in Portugal. They express optimism for the upcoming year and share their hope for global improvement.
The text is a reflection on the year 2020, discussing the impact of the pandemic, the author's move back to Portugal, and work at Kinvolk. It also touches on the challenges of international moves and the author's experiences in Po...

0Robocode and others

2020-02-11

The author discusses his preference for spending time with his kids over technology, but enjoys working on smaller projects like porting software to Flatpak. He talks about his experience with Robocode and how he made it available...

0FOSDEM 2020

2020-01-31

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OCRFeeder 0.8.2 has been released after 6 years, with Python 3 port being the biggest change. The scanning feature has been improved, but the author does not plan to revive the project beyond sporadic contributions.

0Wrapping Up 2019

2019-12-31

The author reflects on the challenges and changes that occurred in 2019, including his wife's cancer diagnosis and recovery, his work transition to Kinvolk, and his continued interest in the GNOME and flatpak communities.

0Whereabouts

2019-08-26

The author talks about his recent departure from Endless and his new position at Kinvolk in Berlin, as well as his personal life events. He expresses his fondness for Endless and his excitement for the new opportunity at Kinvolk.
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0Ready for 2019

2019-01-01

The author reflects on their personal and professional life in 2018, including spending time with family in Portugal and Berlin, their daughter's surgery, and work at Endless on the Hack project. They emphasize the importance of u...

0I’ve built a box

2018-07-22

The author describes the process of building a wooden box for his brother's wedding, with a Game of Thrones theme, and the challenges he faced during the process.
The author gave a presentation about ostree and Flatpak at the CERN Computing Seminar, and discussed how these technologies could be used to solve problems at CERN. The presentation was well received, and the author also spent tim...
The author discusses the changes made to the Endless OS's App Center, including the transition from app thumbnails to automatically generated backgrounds, updates from USB and LAN, performance constraints, auto-updates, and miscel...
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0Have a great 2018!

2018-01-01

The author reflects on the past year, including spending time with family, the birth of their second child, moving to a new place, and global events. They express hope for a better year ahead and encourage readers to have a great ...
The text discusses the challenges of getting people to pay for software, particularly in the context of free and open-source software. It proposes a new model called TrinkGeld, which is a subscription-based donation model for apps...
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0Killer Climate

2017-06-19

A big wildfire in Portugal killed 62 people, injured the same number, and left 150 families homeless. Majority of the dead were drivers caught by the fire while on the road. Portuguese firefighters, mostly volunteers, are still tr...
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