I joined netzstrategen in June 2015. Timo introduced me to Daniel during one of the evenings. During the conversation, Daniel said: “Are you looking for a job?” – I replied: “I am indeed looking for one!”. A short time later, we met up for a long chat, during which I also got to know André, Stephan and Mira. One thing led to another and after a three-day trial, I realised that this was the right place for me.
That’s a difficult question. The atmosphere is very familiar. The flat hierarchies, the independent work, the employees – it’s all very exciting and thrilling. This is how I have always wanted my workplace to be.
I work in development – whether it’s PHP or JavaScript. Here I work closely with Daniel and Timo. If there’s a feature that needs to be implemented, I’m the right person to talk to. I implement the functionality and Timo implements the design. So we work hand in hand.
I am fascinated by the continuous change and the enormously broad spectrum of this field. There is hardly any work that repeats itself 1:1. It makes me happy to see how people use products that I have worked on. I’m always on the lookout for something new and browse the internet every day to keep up to date.
I realise websites and do what is wanted or needed. This ranges from simple websites to customised applications.
Fortunately, I have already explained this to my mum in detail. However, I don’t know whether she would be able to explain it correctly to others if they asked her what her son does for a living.
You have to be constantly on the Internet and keep learning. Above all, this whole construct of web development is a huge community. It is important to constantly exchange ideas here. You should help each other with problems.
There is a great Google Chrome plugin called muzli. The standard “new tab” view is replaced by a compilation of articles from many different blogs. Unfortunately, the sources are predefined here, so I don’t use this as my only source. I browse a lot on Github, Scotch.io, WebAppers, Hackspoiler, Golem, t3n, curved and Heise. I also like to use Twitter as a feed. However, when I have TweetDeck open, the distraction is almost pre-programmed, as new tweets are constantly fluttering in.
It depends on how the question is interpreted. Life in the sense of “essential for making a living”, or “essential for happiness and contentment”?
I’ll just answer the second one and add the plural:
9gag, Soundcloud and Spotify. – In my opinion, Spotify can be replaced by pretty much any other music streaming app. I opted for Spotify at the time because it was available. Pretty much every other music streaming app offers the same repertoire of music apart from Soundcloud. Soundcloud plays an enormously important role for me, as I can also find music here that is outside the mainstream.
If you want to know what I like:
https://soundcloud.com/fabianmarz
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155457965
Phew, I’ve never really thought about that before. At first, I’d probably be annoyed that I switched to Spotify and Soundcloud.
But as a plan B, a food truck would be worth considering. Two or three variations of a dish, done. I think it’s a shame that there are so few in Germany so far.
I can’t think of anything in particular, as I’m a relatively open and honest person.