Meet the developer
My name is Bjørn Jarle and I am the developer of the Trailguide mountain biking app. I have coded for more than 40 years, I really love my job, and I constantly strive to become better at it. I am often very confused of the world around me and do not always know how to respond to it, but I DO know how to develop software.
I'm a codeaholic
Bjørn Jarle, 9. october 2024My 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.
Why don't you make Trailguide as an app?
Bjørn Jarle, 25. august 2023We often get the question "why don't you make Trailguide as an app?" from users. There are many reasons for this and in this short blog post I try to list some of the reasons why we make Trailguide as a web app, and one reasons why we should possible have made it a native app.
Would you rather have invested in a gold plated piece of lead, or a lead plated piece of gold?
Bjørn Jarle, 16. june 2023Imagine 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.
Implementing a new user interface for Trailguide
Bjørn Jarle, 24. april 2023The user interface of Trailguide has evolved a lot over the years. Little by little it has changed as we learn more and add more features. I think it has improved the ease and efficiency of use and at the same time making it look a lot better. See what changes we have made this spring.
Investere i jævla bra gründere eller jævla bra produkter?
Bjørn Jarle, 6. februar 2023Investere 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 2023Hva er det som egentlig er det viktigste med automatisert testing av programvare? Deployer du på en fredag ettermiddag kanskje?