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Juan Pallarès

Juan Pallarès

Applying compound interest to everything

Software engineer interested in crossfit, real food nutrition, and Boglehead investment philosophy.

📍 Barcelona

  • Calculadora de hipoteca

    Feb 19, 2023

    Resuelve todas las dudas de la hipoteca que nunca te atreviste a preguntar

  • Lo mejores libros y entradas del blog de 2022

    Jan 8, 2023

    Los mejores libros que he leído este año. Las mejores entradas del blog. También las estadísticas de visitas del blog.

  • Net salary calculator

    Dec 4, 2022

    Personal income taxes in Spain explained

  • Use Jekyll with Visual Studio Code Dev Containers and Colima

    Nov 12, 2022

    Forget about configuration and go straight to write posts

  • Book - The Art of Unit Testing, 2nd Edition - Roy Osherove

    Nov 6, 2022

    It's never too late to realize about mistakes I've been doing while testing

  • Convert O'Reilly highlights csv to Markdown. Then use them in your Jekyll blog

    Aug 3, 2022

    Do you know that all the interesting stuff that you highlight in your O'Reilly subscription books can be exported to a csv? With my tool you can parse this file to a more legible markdown format. as a collection

  • How to book andjoy classes automatically

    Jun 6, 2022

    When going to crossfit in the "rush hour" you only have a small time frame to book the class. In 30 minutes all the slots can be full and you can't go anymore. With this script you will book all the classes you need automatically.

  • Google Suite will stop being free. How to have free custom domain email with

    Feb 12, 2022

    forwardemail.net allows you to forward your custom domain email to another email account. Fast and easy. forwarding

  • How to create a Github profile README

    Jan 9, 2022

    Create a Github profile with cool graphics and latests blog posts

  • Lo mejores libros y blogs de 2021

    Dec 19, 2021

    Los mejores libros que he leído este año. Los mejores blogs. También las estadísticas de visitas del blog.

  • Parse your Kindle clippings to create a book collection in Jekyll

    Sep 14, 2021

    Use this Node app to create a nice collection of all the clippings you have made in the books you read on Kindle

  • It has never been easier to have a blog with Github Pages

    Aug 30, 2021

    With jekyll and github pages you just have to worry about the content

  • Book - The Psychology of Money Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

    Apr 24, 2021

    Your savings are the gap between your ego and your income. - Morgan Hausel

  • Lebron James tiene sobrepeso - Mide mejor tu evolución física

    Feb 27, 2021

    Mide mejor tu evolución física fijándote en lo que realmente importa.

  • Serverless common issues and errors

    Jan 23, 2021

    protected variables, custom domains, plugins order, using it locally...

  • Balance 2020

    Jan 3, 2021

    Lo más leído del año

  • Book - Atomic Habits - James Clear

    Dec 28, 2020

    Tiny changes - Remarkable results

  • Necesitas un gestor de contraseñas

    Dec 12, 2020

    Navega más seguro y recuerda solo una contraseña.

  • Book - Factfulness - Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling

    Sep 27, 2020

    Ten reasons we're wrong about the world and why things are better than you think

  • Book - Getting Things Done. The Art of Stress-free Productivity - David Allen

    Aug 29, 2020

    Great tips from one of the best books about productivity.

  • Copia de seguridad de tu Mac (Time Machine) en una carpeta compartida de Windows

    Jul 19, 2020

    Configura una carpeta compartido de Windows como Time Machine poder hacer copias de seguridad de tu Mac.

  • Que no te engañen con tu seguro de moto o coche

    Jul 5, 2020

    Paga el mínimo posible cada año

  • Configure Jekyll to be multi-language without plugins

    Jun 28, 2020

    Almost 6 years ago I migrated from Blogger to Jekyll + Github Pages and I can't be happier with the change. Still, something I wanted long ago is to make it multi-language. I have entries in mind that...

  • RDP to Windows machine with PIN login

    Jun 19, 2020

    Don't lose the precious hour I lost

  • Book - The software developer's life manual - John Z. Sonmez

    Jun 16, 2020

    Some comments about the last book I read

  • Browse blocking ads and trackers

    Jun 8, 2020

    Why and how I browse blocking ads and trackers

  • Acknowledge your privilege

    Jun 1, 2020

    My humble opinion about George Floyd killing and white privilege

  • Automate your email processing with Google Apps Script

    May 24, 2020

    How to read your bill email data and create a row in an Spreadsheet automatically.

  • Attending SoCraTes UK remotely

    May 10, 2020

    My experience attending to SoCraTes UK in this new remote version.

  • Investing in index funds. Why I became a boglehead

    May 2, 2020

    A good investment strategy does not have to be difficult.

  • Merge request handling via slack channel

    Apr 26, 2020

    How we decided to manage the MR now that we work remotely

  • Remote working tips (COVID-19)

    Apr 11, 2020

    Sharing my experience after 4 weeks of working remotely (and confined)

  • Raspberry Pi 3 III Pi-hole PiVPN

    Sep 3, 2017

    Filter all the ads in you local net (Pi-Hole) and create VPN server (PiVPN)

  • Raspberry Pi 3 a.k.a the 24/7 auto downloader II

    May 3, 2017

    Series of posts in which I’ll explain how the raspberry downloads automatically all my tv shows and movies, also the subtitle and the media in an unattended ...

  • Raspberry Pi 3 a.k.a the 24/7 auto downloader

    Mar 18, 2017

    Series of posts in which I’ll explain how the raspberry downloads automatically all my tv shows and movies, also the subtitle and the media in an unattended ...

  • Lean introduction

    Jul 23, 2016

    After asisting to a Meetup about Lean, I would like to share the main concepts I learned. Lean is centered on making obvious what adds value by reducing everything else. It all started with Toyota in ...

  • Professional Scrum Master certification

    May 8, 2016

    I recently obtained the Professional Scrum Master certification (PSM I) issued by scrum.org. In order to do it I had avantage since I received official training but anyway I think is doable without it...

  • Technical debt

    Jan 4, 2016

    You may need to use suboptimal designs in the short term, because the schedule does not allow longer term designs to be used

  • MEAN Hackaton

    Oct 12, 2015

    Since I did the MongoDB course I got involved in organizing a Hackaton in the MEAN stack. What the hell is MEAN? MEAN is an opinionated fullstack javascript framework which simplifies and accelerates ...

  • M101N MongoDB for .NET

    May 17, 2015

    I just finished the online course M101N MongoDB for .NET and I really enjoyed it. They combine short videos and a quiz after them checking you understood the explanation. There is also homework every ...

  • Explaining SOLID principles with C# examples

    Mar 15, 2015

    What is SOLID? SOLID are five basic principles for object-oriented programming and design. If applied, the solution is more likely to be easy to maintain and extend over time, which helps to create go...

  • Some thoughts about pair programming

    Feb 22, 2015

    After pair programming pretty often for the last months this is what I think about it: * Pair programming improves code quality. * Pair programming improves team focus (for example when the guy behind...

  • C# in depth by Jon Skeet

    Jan 18, 2015

    I just finished reading C# in depth by Jon Skeet, the book covers the evolution from the first version of C# until C# 5 (at least the edition I read). Explaining in detail all the new features that ha...

  • Using Jekyll on Windows

    Dec 30, 2014

    I have a Macbook Air and a desktop PC. As a .NET developer I expend more "productive" time on the PC, even if I have a windows partition installed on the Macbook. I started using Jekyll on the MacOS s...

  • Resharper favourite hotkeys

    Nov 16, 2014

    When coding in C# with Visual Studio usually you get enough help with Intellisense and Visual Studio shortcuts, which there are plenty: >!Visual Studio Shortcuts Anyway, it's very common to see develo...

  • Engineering culture at Spotify

    Oct 10, 2014

    Sometimes people think Agile is only for small companies and impossible for the big ones. Here you have an example how it can be also implemented in a large organization such as Spotify. Spotify Engin...

  • Programar limpio. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship. Robert C. Martin

    Apr 21, 2014

    Me acabo de leer el libro Clean Code, de Robet C. Martin. Lo he encontrado muy interesante y a pesar que los ejemplos son en Java (y no C# por ejemplo) no es relevante de cara a entender los conceptos...

  • Mostrar columnas como una fila separada por comas en Crystal Reports

    Mar 6, 2014

    Usamos actualmente Crystal Reports para mostrar facturas, presupuestos, balances y demás información. Uno de los últimos requerimientos era mostrar la información en una sola línea separada por comas ...

  • Problemas con NuGet conectando a través de un proxy (Error 407 Proxy Authentication Required)

    Feb 27, 2014

    Me encontré el otro día con que no podía instalar paquetes desde NuGet en Visual Studio 2010. El error era "Error 407 Proxy Authentication Required". No funcionaba tampoco desde la Package Manager Con...

  • Windows 8.1 - Arreglar error "We weren't able to connect to the store..."

    Aug 25, 2013

    Hola,Si os habéis decidido por probar la beta de Windows 8.1 puede que os hayais encontrado con el siguiente error al intentar entrar a la Windows Store“We weren’t able to connect to the store. This m...

  • Media Center automatizado (II) XBMC vs. Plex

    Jul 9, 2013

    Como explique en la entrada anterior, ya tenemos nuestros episodios y películas bajados y clasificados. Ahora necesitamos acceder a ellos y reproducirlos cómodamente. Las dos opciones gratuitas más co...

  • Media Center automatizado (I) Descarga automática de series / películas y clasificación

    Jun 30, 2013

    Sigo varias series que no se emiten aquí y las descargo. Así las veo cuando quiero y sin publicidad. También me he aficionado a ver las películas en versión original.Desde tiempo atrás quería automati...

  • Situaciones en la vida del programador

    Apr 30, 2013

    Algo de humor, muchos os sentiréis identificados:Cuando leo un documento técnico escrito por el equipo de marketingCuando el product manager utiliza jerga de desarrolladoresCuando hago una p...

  • Tratando XML multiref en Biztalk

    Feb 14, 2013

    Atacando un servicio desde Biztalk, me encontré con que este me devolvía el XML en un formato no aceptado por Biztalk. Tenía etiquetas multiref y esto no le gustaba.<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv=...

  • Formatear queries en SQL Management Studio

    Jan 21, 2013

    En ocasiones copiamos queries SQL desde otras fuentes y nos gustaría formatearlo de una forma rápidaLa herramienta que yo utilizo es Poor Man's T-SQL Formatter, sencilla, se puede utilizar como a...

  • No funciona Intellisense en SQL Server Management Studio 2008

    Sep 27, 2012

    Después de configurar todo el entorno de desarollo en una nueva máquina, me doy cuenta que en el Microsoft SQL Management Studio 2008 R2 no funciona el IntellisenseLa opción esta marcada y incluso des...

  • Configurar Windows Authenticacion en IIS 7

    Sep 21, 2012

    Si instalas IIS con la configuración por defecto esta no incluye Autenticación de WindowsTe puedes volver loco intentando configurar esa autenticación cuando el problema es básicamente que no esta ins...

  • Transformar Hyper-V (.vhd) a VMware (.vmx/.vmdk)

    Apr 2, 2012

    Necesitaba una máquina virtual para crear mis aplicaciones de Biztalk. Buscando encuentro que desde Microsoft puedes bajar el Biztalk Server 2010 Developer Training Kit que incluye:- Microsoft Windows...

  • Desmontar array en un puerto de Biztalk

    Mar 29, 2012

    Después de crear mi primera aplicación con Biztalk estoy viendo infinidad de formas de mejorarla. Aquí explicaré como me "ahorro" toda una orquestación configurando un puerto y un schema de ...

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