Personal updates and moments.https://hamvocke.com/https://hamvocke.com/blog/home-cooked-software/https://hamvocke.com/blog/home-cooked-software/Software can be a home-cooked meal. I experienced what that could mean first-hand.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/2025-in-review/https://hamvocke.com/blog/2025-in-review/Reminiscing and reflecting on 2025.Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/introducing-moments/https://hamvocke.com/blog/introducing-moments/I built a new feature for this website to highlight personal moments. Social media without the social stuff.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/better-programmer/https://hamvocke.com/blog/better-programmer/I got featured in a lovely YouTube video. Also, there's new RSS feeds.Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/important-things/https://hamvocke.com/blog/important-things/Friends, family, adventures, sunshine & outdoors make things so much better.Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/fresh-coat-of-paint/https://hamvocke.com/blog/fresh-coat-of-paint/My personal website got a new lookSun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/making-ham-2025/https://hamvocke.com/blog/making-ham-2025/I cured and cold-smoked another batch of ham. Here's what it looks like.Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/gloomy-season/https://hamvocke.com/blog/gloomy-season/I struggle with long winters. This year isn't any different.Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/2024-in-review/https://hamvocke.com/blog/2024-in-review/Same ritual as last year; I look back at 2024 and reflect on the things that kept me busy over the course of the year.Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/i-am-so-happy/https://hamvocke.com/blog/i-am-so-happy/Today I learned my first random bit of Korean thanks to a reader of this blog and I couldn't be happier.Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/piggie-went-to-the-pub/https://hamvocke.com/blog/piggie-went-to-the-pub/I commissioned a new avatar to use for my website and some social media channels. It's a little piggie having a beer, and I'm going to tell you how much I love it.Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/trip-to-athens/https://hamvocke.com/blog/trip-to-athens/I went on a short trip to Athens, Greece with the family. Here I'm sharing some pictures and impressions.Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/how-i-made-my-own-ham/https://hamvocke.com/blog/how-i-made-my-own-ham/I cured and cold-smoked ham this winter and I'm pretty pumped about the results. Let me show you some pictures and explain what I did.Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/2023-in-review/https://hamvocke.com/blog/2023-in-review/Just before the year ends I'm taking a look back at 2023 and reflect on my personal highlights, the big things that happened and the things that had a lasting impact on myself.Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/time-to-get-personal/https://hamvocke.com/blog/time-to-get-personal/I used to think too much about what should and should not live on my personal website. Where's the fun in that? It's time to make my personal website more personal!Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/remote-work-changed-my-life/https://hamvocke.com/blog/remote-work-changed-my-life/About 1.5 years ago I quit my job, started working remotely and moved to a small town. I'm reflecting on how these changes have affected my life.Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/ham/https://hamvocke.com/blog/ham/An hommage to my nickname.Fri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/moving-on/https://hamvocke.com/blog/moving-on/I'm starting a new job remotely after leaving the adventures of a consultancy behind. Some thoughts on this change.Fri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/three-months-tw/https://hamvocke.com/blog/three-months-tw/More than three months into my new job at ThoughtWorks I tell the story of my first day at my new job and take a first look in the rearview mirror to reflect about work, company culture and other remarkable stuffSat, 22 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://hamvocke.com/blog/goodbye-guetersloh/https://hamvocke.com/blog/goodbye-guetersloh/Today is my last day in Gütersloh. I'm leaving Bertelsmann after six exciting years. This post is about the my previous journey as a software developer and about my future in Hamburg.Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT