<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.2.1">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2024-02-12T21:37:37+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/feed.xml</id><title type="html">Work.Life.Whatever.</title><subtitle>I am currently building FeatureCat, a SaaS that enables software teams to build better products with user feedback. I also built a few iOS apps, like Leap Habits. Sometimes I also write about travel, review products or take photos.</subtitle><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><entry><title type="html">My theme for 2024</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/2024-themes/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="My theme for 2024" /><published>2024-02-12T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-02-12T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/theme-2024</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="Maker" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Inspired by the Cortex podcast theme system, I have decided on a theme for 2024.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">FeatureCat Diaries 4 - Go for Launch</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries-4/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="FeatureCat Diaries 4 - Go for Launch" /><published>2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries-4</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="FeatureCat Diaries" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A response to a changing market and (finally) launching FeatureCat on ProductHunt.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries/fc-diaries-4.png" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries/fc-diaries-4.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">FeatureCat Diaries 3 - The Update</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries-3/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="FeatureCat Diaries 3 - The Update" /><published>2022-09-13T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2022-09-13T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries-3</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="FeatureCat Diaries" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[An update after a year of silence, and a story about multiple redesigns and no paying customers.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries/fc-diaries-three-header.png" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries/fc-diaries-three-header.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">Kill Your Darlings</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/kill-your-darlings/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Kill Your Darlings" /><published>2022-07-20T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2022-07-20T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/kill-your-darlings</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="Productivity" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The thrill of new beginnings vs. actually getting things done.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/posts/misc/kill-your-darlings.jpeg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/posts/misc/kill-your-darlings.jpeg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">The Fortnighter</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/fortnighter/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The Fortnighter" /><published>2022-02-23T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2022-02-23T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/fortnighter</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="Maker" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Fortnighter is a two-week system to get stuff done in your side projects.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/posts/misc/fortnighter-header.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/posts/misc/fortnighter-header.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">FeatureCat Diaries 2 - 10x features</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries-2/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="FeatureCat Diaries 2 - 10x features" /><published>2021-04-28T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2021-04-28T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries-2</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="FeatureCat Diaries" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Building features that result in a 10x improvement for the target customer.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries/fc-diaries-2.png" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries/fc-diaries-2.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">FeatureCat Diaries 1 - Zero to Launch</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries-1/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="FeatureCat Diaries 1 - Zero to Launch" /><published>2021-03-28T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2021-03-28T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries-1</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="FeatureCat Diaries" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Building a FeatureCat from scratch in a few weeks and launching it to the world.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries/fc-diaries-1.png" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/featurecat-diaries/fc-diaries-1.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">User Analytics on iOS with Matomo</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/matomo-user-analytics-ios/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="User Analytics on iOS with Matomo" /><published>2020-09-17T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-09-17T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/matomo-for-ios</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="Guide" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A guide for installing and using Matomo as the user analytics framework for iOS apps, and the experience of running it on multiple apps with thousands of users.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/posts/matomo/matomo-ios-header.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/posts/matomo/matomo-ios-header.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">Leap Habits for iOS</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/leap-habits-announcement/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Leap Habits for iOS" /><published>2020-09-03T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-09-03T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/Leap-Habits-announcement</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="Maker" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Announcing Leap Habits, a habit tracker for the iPhone that helps you create healthy habits and routines, and working towards a goal.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/posts/misc/leap-habits-announcement-header.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://cdn.worklifewhatever.com/posts/misc/leap-habits-announcement-header.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">Learn enough Ruby on Rails to be Dangerous - a Review</title><link href="https://worklifewhatever.com/ruby-on-rails-by-hartl/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Learn enough Ruby on Rails to be Dangerous - a Review" /><published>2020-08-01T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-08-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://worklifewhatever.com/ruby-on-rails-tutorial</id><author><name>Benedict Bartsch</name></author><category term="Maker" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A review of learning Ruby on Rails with Michael Hartl's aptly named book "Ruby on Rails Tutorial". There are a plethora of web frameworks out there, all of which have their own tutorials and courses. But if you want to learn Ruby on Rails (and there a plenty of reasons to do just that), Hartl's book might be one of the best.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://cdn.worklifewhatever.com.s3.amazonaws.com/posts/misc/learning-rails-header-compressed.png" /><media:content medium="image" url="http://cdn.worklifewhatever.com.s3.amazonaws.com/posts/misc/learning-rails-header-compressed.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry></feed>