It’s not the snow that makes a trip memorable; it’s the people. And at 84codes, we’re lucky to have some of the best.| 84codes
On February 18th, we had the pleasure of hosting a Crystal meetup in Stockholm. The event brought together the Crystal core team and an enthusiastic group of developers as attendees.| 84codes - Articles
As we bid farewell to 2024, it’s time to reflect on another exciting year. With 84codes just welcoming it’s 48th employee, we wanted to gather perspectives from our team members about their experiences throughout the past year.| 84codes
With its stunning mountain views and seamless multimodal transportation, Salt Lake City was the perfect backdrop for this year’s KubeCon.| 84codes
Fall marks RabbitMQ Summit for us, and as usual, CloudAMQP had a team on site . This year’s summit featured a diverse range of interesting talks, but of course with a lot of focus on RabbitMQ 4.0 and AMQP 1.0 – two really powerful swings from the core team for the community to respond to. We look forward to what the future holds and will ensure to engage in these discussions going forward.| 84codes
As 84codes continues its 2024 tech conference tour, it was time for some of our team members to travel overseas for the TechBash conference in Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania. This trip marked several firsts; some Swedes experienced America for the first time, and some US team members met their Swedish colleagues face-to-face for the first time.| 84codes
It’s no secret that we do a lot of our coding in Ruby and love being part of the community. This time, the 84codes team gathered in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the three-day Ruby conference EuRuKo.| 84codes
“Where should we hold our next workaway?” This is a recurring question for our HR department, which always does an exceptional job planning these events. Throughout the years, we’ve visited many amazing locations, each leaving us with unique and lasting memories.| 84codes
Sometimes a series of coincidences align, leading to unexpected outcomes. Lois Soto López’s victory in an 84codes Lego competition at a conference led us to discover the Erlang developer we had been seeking.| 84codes
As a workaway destination, Hemavan/Tärnaby in the Swedish mountains has been a topic of discussion for a long time. The planning was almost complete back in 2020 when the pandemic struck, and it’s been on our minds ever since.| 84codes
84codes has been around for a long time, hosting our first open-source product back in 2012. Our goal from the start has been to provide developers with tools to successfully adopt a more efficient way for intersystem communication, freeing up both resources and fostering developer creativity. A goal that we now, more than ten years later, take pride in the success of achieving.| 84codes
84codes is a remote-first company that values the freedom of time and space. However, we also recognize the importance of in-person meetings. These occasions are highlights of our year, where we focus on work, decision-making, onboarding new team members, and strengthening our bond as a group.| 84codes
84codes recently marked a significant milestone - our 10th anniversary. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we embarked on an unforgettable four-day journey to the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, a unique wonder located in the North of Sweden.| 84codes
They say there’s a reason why a rearview mirror is so small. For 84codes, we wouldn’t mind a large one. We are looking back at a truly memorable year for many reasons.| 84codes
A company where all employees work remotely requires a particular approach regarding team spirit and company culture. 84codes recently demonstrated how much it cherishes these things by hiring Ebba Stenlycke.| 84codes
When 84codes has a workaway, it usually means travel and for some, it takes longer than others to join the group. At the latest event in Åre, we were joined by three co-workers that flew in from quite a distance including New Zealand and the United States! In fact, this was US-based Chad Knutson’s first time in Europe.| 84codes
How does it sound to be able to live in a capital city while still having an opportunity to wake up to fresh mountain air in the morning? A camper van opened up a wide range of possibilities for 84codes crew member Anders Bälter and he wouldn’t change anything about the experience.| 84codes
You know how they say that one thing leads to another? Well, in Christina Dahlén’s case, her path crossed with 84codes more than once before she ended up leading her own coding project, supported by our experienced developers.| 84codes
Lovisa and Annie from 84codes recently participated in an online event presented by the organization Tjejer Kodar. Their pedagogical introduction to microservices and message queuing was well received by the audience. “Such a nice presentation, I love how the slideshow made it all so easy to grasp!” one listener said.| 84codes
When Linnea Johansson was interviewing for an open position at 84codes back in 2017, she was on the finish line to completing her M. Sc. in Business and Economics at Umeå University and had just recently returned from a semester abroad. The alternative was to go back to her Umeå-based studying and to the office job she had at a company working 9-5. A life that, at that very moment, felt way too stationary.| 84codes
Inspired by digital nomads, Carl founded 84codes and decided it to be a fully remote company from the start| 84codes
Swedish terms of employment - based wherever you want. Annie Blomgren is combining the best of two worlds and is literally living her dream working for 84codes in Queenstown, New Zealand.| 84codes
Never has remote working been as relevant as it is right now thanks to the pandemic. The 84codes team is very experienced, though, because working from wherever you want is business as usual for us. Whether your workspace is in your home or elsewhere, 84codes make sure it’s the best it can be.| 84codes
Seek and ye shall find. But who would have guessed that the answers to Johannes Nordangårds questions were to be found in a sheep farm in New Zealand, literally as far away from his hometown as he could physically get on planet Earth?| 84codes
Every year, the 84codes team gets together for a mini-workaway followed by a Christmas dinner. Often, this is the time to end big projects, evaluate the year, and brainstorm new, exciting projects to put in the pipe. Alas, the conditions of 2020 forced us to cancel and come up with a creative plan to get together safely. That’s how the 84codes “Coronference” was born!| 84codes
On Tuesday, November 24, Lovisa Johansson and Magnus Landerblom from the 84codes team held a requested online meetup on the topic RabbitMQ vs. Apache Kafka. The event attracted over 60 participants and was hosted by DataOps Polska.| 84codes
Interview: For many people, working remotely means the freedom of “work from wherever you want”. In some spectacular cases, that means traveling the world or living in a suitcase making pop-up visits here and there. In reality, the freedom of working from wherever means working from the place that you love the most: home. But what if “home” is a place others would consider “far away”, then being able to work remotely is a dream come true. Meet the newest 84codes team member, Sofie...| 84codes
As many as 16 employees (out of 25) from 84codes have or are currently studying at LiU, so It’s fair to say that Linkoping University can count as a home-base for 84codes. When planning a mid-October mini workaway, Linköping was a good fit.| 84codes
September was the perfect time for our much-awaited workaway in Åre, Sweden. Since the last 84codes workaway event, our team has expanded to include a couple more both competent and like-minded co-workers and this was the first time for many of us to meet in person. We welcomed Johan, Oskar, and Patrik and they already feel like they have been in the company forever.| 84codes
IT student, Erica Weistrand, posted a Linkedin message that caught our attention at 84codes and led to a summer job. Her main task was to lead her own project from scratch. This is Erica’s story about joining 84codes and the pros and cons of working remotely.| 84codes
When the restrictions opened up - the 84codes team (who had not seen each other since the Christmas workaway in early December) decided to do a well needed, corona friendly workaway in the archipelago outside of Stockholm.| 84codes
It’s always a good time to talk about new technology! Microservice architecture and Message Queuing allow developers to build scalable applications fast and easy. Our team member Lovisa Johansson spoke at the UMEDEV tech conference to reveal some truths about Microservices and Message Queuing for the audience.| 84codes
Working remotely doesn’t have to be a technical nightmare. When 84codes first began, finding the right combination of user-friendly and effective tools to run a remote, tech-based company smoothly took years of trial and error. Don’t re-invent the wheel to manage your working life! Check out this blog post on the remote toolbox 84codes uses to manage our global team and spark some ideas for your own remote toolbox.| 84codes
Attendees from a wide spectrum of industries took a few hours of their busy schedules to join us for the Stockholm Meetup on February 11, which was hosted by 84codes and AWS. Guests enjoyed an informative comparison of RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka. Networking and socializing followed - with good food, of course! Read on for a recap of the Stockholm Meetup.| 84codes
Good services are trustworthy, secure and reliable. Which is why 84codes takes the protection of our customers’ data very seriously. Our service has the highest standard of security along with robust processes you can count on.| 84codes
It’s time for a meetup! Let’s get together and discuss and compare the strengths and weaknesses of RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka using an interesting use-case perspective and fun Q&A session on when to use RabbitMQ and when to use Apache Kafka, and why.| 84codes
For a couple of days in December, the 84codes team gathered in Stockholm to wrap up 2019. Since we’re a remote team, these get-togethers mean a lot to us - and all the time spent together counts as quality time.| 84codes
Stepping into 2025, 84codes is sharpening its focus. We are dedicating all our efforts on our in-house message broker LavinMQ, and our hosting service CloudAMQP. It’s an exciting time as we double down on what we do best.| 84codes