This post actually does not have much to do with financial programming unless you are using WordPress as one of your tools, as I do 😃. I have a nice setup where I am developing locally using Docker and then I have Actions configured in GitHub where my pull requests trigger a deployment to anContinue reading “How to configure and re-configure Yoast for WordPress”
Author Archives: Stefan Willebrand
APIs are for machines and GUIs for humans
There is an overwhelming number of software services being presented, and sometimes launched, within the financial industry which promotes APIs as the ONLY user interface and that it is some kind of magic pill. Don’t get me wrong, I love APIs, that is one of the main reasons why I started Bricknode in 2010 (nowContinue reading “APIs are for machines and GUIs for humans”
Bridging the gap between old tech and new tech in finance
When we created Bricknode in 2010, 14 years ago, I thought that the financial world would switch to using APIs from file communication over night 😂. OMG, was I ever naive! Bricknode is now part of Huddlestock where the journey continues where we call the service Investment-as-a-Service (IaaS). There are two legs to IaaS andContinue reading “Bridging the gap between old tech and new tech in finance”
Can software engineering be likened to energy creation and waste management?
Some metaphors that can help explain the development lifecycle and priorities at different stages of a company.
Programming financial transactions
One of the simplest yet most complex and important element of finance is the transaction! When building financial software it has always been a struggle in each project until we have been able to nail down the transaction engine. If you go too shallow when building this thing it will come back and bite youContinue reading “Programming financial transactions”
How does a company build value? What goes in must come out!
When starting out to analyze companies it might be hard to understand what all these balance sheets and income statements are all about. There can be a lot of pitfalls and creative accounting but in essence it is about putting something into a company and then either keeping it there or taking it out. AContinue reading “How does a company build value? What goes in must come out!”
Market update for week 35
Inflation overview I always start off by looking at my inflation indicators below. First I look at the CRB index in SEK since SEK is where I consume goods living in Sweden and this is the inflation that I am mostly concerned about. During 2007/2008 we were at peak levels higher than we are currentlyContinue reading “Market update for week 35”