Olaf Alders
Full-stack developer who lives in the terminal — Perl, JavaScript, Linux, and the tools that make them bearable.
www.olafalders.comEMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE
git worktrees are no longer a niche tool, but they still come with some gotchas — like the fact that, in a worktree, .git is a file, not a directory.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
It's Terry Fox Run season. I've just added hundreds of Terry Fox runs to My Mind is Racing, with search shortcuts for every province or territory.
ALBERTANEW BRUNSWICKTERRY FOX
FLEET OPERATIONS AND ROUTING
Races get scattered across ticket platforms and grassroots events on Facebook or Instagram. My Mind is Racing lets you search them, star what you like, and sync one calendar to your devices.
ILLINOISFREIBURG
FLEET OPERATIONS AND ROUTING
How I Spent My Perl Toolchain Summit v2025 (Leipzig)
I made a real trip of my 10th Perl Toolchain Summit — my 1st in Leipzig. I ended up with a travelogue rather than a productivity report: Iceland, family in Germany, a bit of summit, and Berlin.
REYKJAVIKICELANDSHAWN SORICHETTILEO LAPWORTH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STARTUPS
Pete Pfitzinger is My Mind is Racing's inaugural featured coach — and, for the first time, his plans are available directly from his website rather than only in book form.
LOS ANGELESSEOULUNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTSPETE PFITZINGER