The meaning of life … for a web developer
summary
A personal account claims the web still matters because a hobby project becomes a sustainable business: a file-based CMS Kirby grows from side project into a company run by a five-person team that prioritizes longevity, community feedback and trust rather than raw growth numbers. The narrative notes no time-tracking or holiday quotas, reframes success around health and time, flags AI and crypto as genuine risks, and points to concrete quality layers and user stories — used by Mozilla the New York Times Stanford and Harvard
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:55Web dev journey
- 5:28Web industry challenges
- 9:56Family life over decade
- 11:04Kirby’s evolution
- 13:51Midlife reflections
- 15:20Still loving web dev
- 17:13Criticism and openness
- 19:38Tech intentions
- 22:30Redefining success
- 25:44Internal vs external factors
- 27:18Valuing time
- 29:35Productivity limits
- 31:27Mental health importance
- 33:49Social media impact
- 35:52Honesty in communication
- 36:58Defining quality
- 42:25Humanity in digital future
- 43:35Conclusion
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