Bjørn Jarle Kvande

Bjørn Jarle is my name. I build stuff with code. Here you will find a collection of blog entries about coding, thoughts, ideas, and frustrations going through the mind of a developer who started with Basic and machine code on the Commodore 64 back in 1985. I love my field of work, and I constantly strive to improve. I`m on the spectrum, socially confused, but a master at pretending I`m not. Programming on the other hand, I am pretty good at. Oh, and I also started drawing and painting at the age of 53.

I'm a codeaholic

Bjørn Jarle, 9. october 2024

My name is Bjørn and I'm a codeaholic. People call me a founder and an entrepreneur. I am not. I am just a guy who likes to code and make stuff. I am a true codeaholic who cannot escape the addiction.

Would you rather have invested in a gold plated piece of lead, or a lead plated piece of gold?

Bjørn Jarle, 16. june 2023

Imagine you are an investor and you discover that the piece of gold you invested in was just a piece of lead when you started polishing it. Do not get fooled my smooth-talking, charismatic founders who are better at selling you a great story than actually creating a great product.

Investere i jævla bra gründere eller jævla bra produkter?

Bjørn Jarle, 6. februar 2023

Investere i jævla dyktige gründere med middels bra produkter, eller et veldig bra produkt med en middelmådig gründer? Hva er det som egentlig er det beste? Og for hvem?

Automatisert testing

Bjørn Jarle, 2. februar 2023

Hva er det som egentlig er det viktigste med automatisert testing av programvare? Deployer du på en fredag ettermiddag kanskje?