Work

Design Sprint

• We run the core part of the design sprint!
  • TL;DR: it was a great success, better than expected. The client was extremely satisfied and we enjoyed running it as well. Less stressful than expected
  • It’s not over yet, next Monday we will test the prototype with five random testers that will give us their feedback
  • The final idea is quite nice IMHO. I appreciate the fact that the product might truly be useful for parents who struggle to raise their kids and to communicate with them
  • I reckon that the reason for the success so far is that, for the big part, the client has been incredibly engaged and collaborative

Status Page

• We were finally able to authenticate successfully to the API Gateway
• We discovered that all the other endpoints are exposed only on private IP addresses
  • They are considering the idea of releasing them publicly
  • It might be useful not just for the status page but also for some of their existing clients (what is Cloud without automation?)
• They gave me access to the private endpoints using a VPN but I was unable to connect to it
  • The latest release of the VPN client is from 2013
  • It requires Windows and Internet Explorer and I don’t have access to them

Side projects

• Nothing new this week

Personal

• Planted the first veggies in my garden
• Continued reading How to Take Smart Notes and using Obsidian
• Set up a workspace with an unused desk that my brother gave to me. I can finally stop working on the kitchen table
• Worked out two times and did meditation three times