Updated on 08 Jan. 2025

Work

I started a new project with the Ministry of Justice/Legal Aid Agency in November 2024. I am very excited about it. It is about improving how the Legal Aid Agency handles legal aid. The project is complex. It uses multiple services written in Ruby/Python, multiple DBs, and external API and is deployed with Kubernetes. For the occasion, I am refreshing my Kubernetes knowledge.

I work remotely. I've also rented a coworking space at the Thames Park Valley, and I work from there half the time. Also, I work from Canary Wharf (London) offices once or twice a month.

Life

After living for 12 years in Wimbledon, London, my family and I recently moved to Woodley, a village near Reading. My family needed more space.

I have a garage in my new place, which I don't use for the car (I don't care much about cars). I am building a small gym in the garage, with only a few gears. I've bought a gym rack for pull-ups and dips. I also have some elastic bands and a kettlebell. That's enough. I still need to clear a few boxes from my moving. It'll take some time.

Learning

In this period, I am learning more about Kubernetes and, in general about DevOps practices. I still love development, but knowing about DevOps makes my developer life much easier and allows me to be more helpful to the team.

Free Time

I am also starting climbing (bouldering) with my 14-year-old son. We discovered a nice climbing centre not too far from where I live. In Woodley, there is a parkrun, which is a weekly 5k run, very well organized by parkrun. I do it with my 10-year-old daughter.

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