Senior software engineer specializing in Elixir, Phoenix, and functional programming. Writing on software, systems, and side projects.https://mkumm.com/https://mkumm.com/writing/for-the-love-of-beer/https://mkumm.com/writing/for-the-love-of-beer/A personal reflection on my 50+ years of drinking and enjoying beerMon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/quick-detour-to-build-sprytna-okrs/https://mkumm.com/writing/quick-detour-to-build-sprytna-okrs/We built a bare-bones OKRs application that we are happy to share.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/30-day-launch-check-in/https://mkumm.com/writing/30-day-launch-check-in/Our first 30 days with Any One Will DoThu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/string-days-in-krakow/https://mkumm.com/writing/string-days-in-krakow/Me trying out a old "fiddle"Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/kafka-sensor-city-demo/https://mkumm.com/writing/kafka-sensor-city-demo/A sandbox for learning some key points about Kafka, using simulated intersection traffic sensorsSat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/vision-fidelity/https://mkumm.com/writing/vision-fidelity/The biggest benefit of AI in coding for me isn’t speed, but fidelity to my original vision.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/three-hour-side-projects/https://mkumm.com/writing/three-hour-side-projects/From light inspiration to online web app - the time required is getting laughably short.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/meditation-app-in-10-minutes/https://mkumm.com/writing/meditation-app-in-10-minutes/Starting with Claude and nearly no iOS app creation experience, I got a meditation app running on my phone in 30 minutes. You can do it in 10Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/where-to-meet/https://mkumm.com/writing/where-to-meet/My favorite spots to meet in Krakow.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/motivation-from-a-mistake/https://mkumm.com/writing/motivation-from-a-mistake/Some thoughts on using failure as a future driver of success.Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/building-grit/https://mkumm.com/writing/building-grit/Experimenting with some loosely coupled ideas on creating lasting fundamental personal changeFri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/growing-as-a-developer/https://mkumm.com/writing/growing-as-a-developer/Solo projects give me additional experiences, knowledge, and perspective that serve me well at a larger organization.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/when-hobby-project-breaks/https://mkumm.com/writing/when-hobby-project-breaks/Yesterday, my hobby project experienced an unexpected 8-hour outage. It was an extremely frustrating and humbling experience that sparked deeper reflection: where is the line between a fun little side project and something others depend on?Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/typora-markdown-editor/https://mkumm.com/writing/typora-markdown-editor/The markdown editor I have been looking for since the beginning.Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/hello-sprytna-cards/https://mkumm.com/writing/hello-sprytna-cards/It is one thing to work on a big projects with a team, another to develop something useful as a solo developer. This is my 3 month journey building Sprytna.cards, hopefully it is useful.Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/nvim-and-elixirls-new-user-edition/https://mkumm.com/writing/nvim-and-elixirls-new-user-edition/The following is what I did, as a new user in the Vim ecosystem, to configure Neovim as my daily editor for Elixir development.Sat, 10 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/first-hops-with-rabbitmq/https://mkumm.com/writing/first-hops-with-rabbitmq/Just starting with RabbitMQ? This introductory guide will walk you through setting up a local RabbitMQ sandbox. Then we will use RabbitMQ to send messages from Elixir to Node.Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/up-and-running-hugo/https://mkumm.com/writing/up-and-running-hugo/A straightforward 'up and running' guide for hosting a static site using Hugo, Blowfish, and Fly.io. designed for individuals with basic technical skills.Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)https://mkumm.com/writing/canonical-urls-on-flyio/https://mkumm.com/writing/canonical-urls-on-flyio/How to configure your static site to use your canonical url - dropping the `www` and redirecting traffic to your apex domain name on Fly.io.Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThello@mkumm.com (Michael Kumm)