What is TechLeader.pro?

My name is John Collins, and I am an experienced leader of software engineering teams. I use this site to publish articles about technology, leadership, and business related material, since early 2001 (back then the site had a different name).

I am the developer of the Alpha Framework for PHP, which I also write about here. I use that framework to practice my coding, so that I do not lose those skills now that I am "management".

I am firmly apolitical, so avoid posting about politics. Lately I am trying to adopt a Stoic outlook on life, so may occasional post about that philosophy, from my beginner perspective.

If you wish, you can follow me on X (I am trying to be more active there, but have mixed feelings about that platform). I also have a podcast where I share my thoughts on leadership, and make videos on my YouTube channel which will make you smarter and therefore more attractive.

Web projects

Periodically, I launch small services onto the web because it amuses me. Here are some examples:

greppr.org - I grew tired of the ad-driven, spam-infested web search engines that we have to use today, so decided to build my own, hence greppr was born.

Five.Today - get your five most important tasks completed each day, track your progress, and journal your thoughts. All on a platform that is private and secure. I use this app daily, it keeps me sane. Use it and thank me later.

DailyStoicQuote.com - displays a different quote each day, on Stoicism from famous Stoic masters. Visit each day for a bit of thoughtful inspiration.

DaysBeforeChristmas.com - a simple countdown clock showing the remaining time before the next Christmas Day. You're welcome.

ThisWeekNumber.com - a simple website that displays the current week number of the current year.

Shatner.pics - displays a picture of William Shatner, in Captain Kirk guise, to match the mood parameter provided. This may be my greatest work to date.

Vom Tag - Essays from the sharp edge of modernity. My edgier (get it) content goes here.

There will be more to come, so be ready.