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.

Latest Notes

Those notes here could contain anything from snippets and links to short opinion pieces about the state of web. You can find all notes here.

Spotify is getting worse

Man, I am getting annoyed by Spotify. Not only do they remove features I really like from time to time and replace them later with worse solutions (e.g., playlist radio vs. smart shuffle) or hide functionality behind multiple clicks (don't ...
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Getting into 3D printing

After years of "I don't need this - but I want this" arguments with myself, I finally pulled the trigger and got myself a 3D printer. Of course, I wanted the kit version. So instead of letting the pros build it for me I do it myself and live ...
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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?
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