Zenkit<\/a> right away. At the time, we were only two developers and so we were working hard to release the first beta version. My colleague left the company before the launch and so I had to double down on my efforts to stabilize this feature-packed app. <\/span><\/p>\nAlthough I\u2019ve been programming since I was 14 years old, the past three years is where I\u2019ve learnt most of what I know about programming, because there was no other option than for me to figure it out.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat does it take to be good at your job? \n<\/b>You have to be willing to learn constantly because programming languages, patterns, and frameworks evolve very quickly, especially in web development. I love finding out about new ways of tackling certain problems and to apply my new knowledge to the Zenkit code base.<\/span><\/p>\nYou also need some level of resistance against frustration. Sometimes it takes hours to find a bug in your code and you need the patience to keep on trying.<\/span><\/p>\nHow do you use Zenkit on a daily basis? \n<\/b>I use it to manage my personal to-do list, document my working hours and to organize my studies. And of course we use it to organize the development of Zenkit itself. <\/span><\/p>\nWhen you\u2019re not working, what are you doing? \n<\/b>Coding feels more like a hobby to me than work, so I also code quite a bit in my free time. But besides that I enjoy travelling, playing football, listening to music and spending time with my friends. Music festivals combine multiple of those things so they are a natural fit for me.<\/span><\/p>\nLast song you listened to? \n<\/b>Rub a Dub Sound by Feyder.<\/span><\/p>\nLast meal on earth? \n<\/b>Thai red curry with bamboo shoots.<\/span><\/p>\nFavorite English word? \n<\/b>Massachusetts.<\/span><\/p>\nUse it in a sentence. \n<\/b>It\u2019s technically impossible to pronounce or spell \u201cMassachusetts\u201d correctly.<\/span><\/p>\nIf you could have one superpower, what would it be? \n<\/b>The ability to freeze time (except for myself of course).<\/span><\/p>\nWhat is your favorite thing about working at Zenkit? \n<\/b>I love the fact that the possibilities of this product are pretty much endless. It\u2019s designed as a platform for any kind of data driven application and therefore most apps could be realized using Zenkit collections as their database. <\/span><\/p>\nI really enjoy thinking about how to generalize our concepts even further in order to make the existing code base simpler and to build the basis for even more powerful features. So, I would say that my favorite things about working here are the brainstorming sessions in which we explore some possible use cases and when we discuss how to implement them in a way that would benefit the platform as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n \nIf you’re interested in working on Zenkit with Jesse, we’ve got spots open! Send an email to jobs@zenkit.com<\/a> for more info \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this edition of \u2018Meet the Team\u2019, you\u2019re in for a treat, because without this person, your favorite project management tool wouldn\u2019t even exist. Behold, the maker, the creator, the man that makes the magic happen… Name:\u00a0Jesse Desaever Role:\u00a0Lead Developer Where are you from? I was born in Oldenburg and moved to Karlsruhe for my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":24648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,142],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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