Carsten Ruhr

Hi!

My name ist Carsten and I am a engineering manager (former frontend engineer), working at DeepL. Previously I worked as a frontend/app developer at Ubisoft Germany and fullstack web developer at a local advertisement agency.

I am also working on some side projects such as Mythical Ink and ran a successful Kickstarter for a physical product.

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Gambling experience is a must

Found this on linkedin and had to chuckle. But on a second thought I am now wondering - how much experience do I need to bring to the table? Is one game of roulette I played 10 years ago enough? Maybe a few rounds of Poker with some friends?

What happens when AI learns to code?

Sometimes I think about what I would do as a software engineer if AI could do my job.
Every few weeks there is a new AI coding tool that produces better and better code. Right now we are at a stage that is well below junior level coding. Too ...

You can't trust anyone anymore

Okay, the title is maybe a bit exaggerated. I am just frustrated right now and need to vent.
Today I got a call from a number in the UK. Since I was in a meeting, I had to reject it. But if I had been available, I probably would have taken it. ...