Jakob KerkhoveOpinion: How I believe code reviews should be conductedCode reviews: tech companies seem to adore it, but to engineers, it could rather add anxiety or create high levels of friction. As a…Jul 16Jul 16
Jakob KerkhoveCasually enabling abuse[Disclaimer] I am aware that what I’m writing is public and will be read by my abuser at one point or another. I know there will be a day…Feb 26Feb 26
Jakob KerkhoveThe tale of Jokes and BeersI’ve been organizing and hosting a weekly comedy show in Barcelona for nearly a year now and decided to write a little piece about what…Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023
Jakob KerkhoveThe bumpy road toward a full-hour comedy showI’ve now performed my solo show “Act Normal” twice here in Barcelona. The show was personal and combined work I had been writing on for…Dec 26, 2022Dec 26, 2022
Jakob KerkhoveA Comedy Platform? Why it didn’t work (and probably never will)On Thursday, May 26th, I went on stage screaming and claiming I was going to change the comedy world and even called it a revolution! Last…Sep 27, 2022Sep 27, 2022
Jakob KerkhoveEmotional abuseA couple of years ago, I moved to another country and therefore didn’t know anything or anyone around me anymore. Putting myself into such…Jan 16, 20211Jan 16, 20211
Jakob KerkhoveHow I ended up in AmsterdamAs you might have heard in one of my previous stories, I lived in Amsterdam before and I didn’t really like the city. To me, it’s an…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
Jakob KerkhoveinLevel Up CodingHow much JavaScript do you actually need? And what for?Since I’m living in Barcelona, I visit some comedy/storytelling events from time to time. However, I was having some trouble with which…Feb 29, 2020Feb 29, 2020
Jakob KerkhoveFrom depression to happinessWhen I were a teenager, I was already into computer science and dreamed about working at a large company like Facebook one day. That was…Jan 21, 2018Jan 21, 2018
