<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:13:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@noeldemartin/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons Learned: Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musashi is an outstanding novel that I'd recommend to anyone. I recently finished reading it, and after reviewing the notes I took and mulling over them, I've decided to publish them here. 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In order to form my own opinion, I have studied three and I will give my take of them and the ecosystem.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@noeldemartin/blockchains-innovation-or-sham</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@noeldemartin/blockchains-innovation-or-sham</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noeldemartin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:31:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchains: How do they work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The word is out about blockchains and how awesome they are. Or how awful, depending who you ask. I have been spectating the discussion for years, but I recently decided to give it a real look. 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In this post, I will tell you how to embrace both to get better results.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/productivity/@noeldemartin/order-vs-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/productivity/@noeldemartin/order-vs-chaos</guid><category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noeldemartin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 07:32:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WAfxCihhjG1YZVw5gMrwyNgPm8WrZfoxZ4kiH57P15Upv5tUJX42dDyPfgn5bwgjCQQfeFjQxBUpjvAzt4W2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Programming and Human Languages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought how programming languages relate to one another? I recently did, and to my surprise there is a lot of similarities with human languages. I’m sure you will see programming languages]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@noeldemartin/programming-and-human-languages</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@noeldemartin/programming-and-human-languages</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noeldemartin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwnAQZJLpn9zUd6NaBVVt1K9Xkurgk1it3CgcdYjNHBjzr2UP5nWYSzb9r9RFH5JdqCRhuAF6uBQqwUs8pgR7vvpCPAmFP142VjrAeCdE7n21La?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Three Pillars of Product Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[With time, I've come to observe there are three key components necessary for a healthy product to exist: Business, Design and Development. This post is by no means a deep revelation or anything new, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/business/@noeldemartin/the-three-pillars-of-product-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/business/@noeldemartin/the-three-pillars-of-product-success</guid><category><![CDATA[business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noeldemartin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:07:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Agree to Disagree]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have always seen myself as a very rational and logical person. I have no problems acknowledging my ignorance when due, but if I have an opinion it’s usually a strong one. 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There is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/entrepreneurship/@noeldemartin/the-curse-of-being-a-developer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/entrepreneurship/@noeldemartin/the-curse-of-being-a-developer</guid><category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noeldemartin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:01:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Steem, I’m here to make you think]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who am I? My name is Noel De Martin, and I like to call myself a Problem Solver. If we need to go into specifics I will tell you I am a Software Developer, a Software Architect, an Entrepreneur. I could]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@noeldemartin/hello-steem-i-m-here-to-make-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@noeldemartin/hello-steem-i-m-here-to-make-you-think</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noeldemartin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:14:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89qYSVfSM1iecf9LPwhM9FxA9vMHLCQ7XmKeneuf3KBCaRfDmzHcmPjbXsYdy4ttPE4CRVfYYJ5Ft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>