Now page: What I’m doing now
❓What I’m doing now
(This is a now page, and if you have your own site, you should make one, too.)
Updated October 5th, 2025, from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
💼 Business
At Cliq Digital, I learned a lot, especially about Domain-Driven Design. The team was amazing, but the company had been struggling for a year before I joined, facing serious financial challenges. After several rounds of layoffs, I realized I had to look for a new job. In fact, I found three! Last week, I started working at Art of Fiber (an innovative exhibitor management company), and I couldn’t be happier.
💡 Side projects
LetteraAlMioFuturo.it – At the time of writing, I’ve reached 11,000 letters! I also wrote a post about it (in Italian) to document the journey. The newsletter is also going strong, with hundreds of readers every week.
New project: my YouTube channel! I’ve started a series of videos on the Parking Lot Kata, using PHP 8, lightweight DDD, SOLID, OOP, and more. My goal is to show how to start small and build beautiful, well-structured software.
WordPress plugin release: After a long time, I decided to release a new plugin, Lead Magnet Locker, which is ready to launch! It helps collect emails in exchange for secure digital downloads, protecting your files while growing your mailing list and delivering assets automatically.
Finally, I’m also working on a side project built with Symfony 7, following a full DDD approach with clean, hexagonal architecture.
💫 Hobbies & interests
🥊🥊🥊 I work out at the gym from 3 to 5 times weekly, mostly boxing bag training and sparring. I am focusing on my strength and conditioning.
🗣️🗣️🇳🇱I am still studying and practicing Dutch, my goal is to understand and speak fluently.
🕺💃Salsa time! Attending salsa lessons and social events to improve my partner combinations and footwork. After six months, at the end of the month, I will definitely switch on the (NY)on2 style after two years of (LA)on1! Looking forward to it.
🔊🎹🎛️I continue to produce music and feature as a scratch DJ in numerous Italian underground Hip-Hop productions. Here is something from 2024.
📚 Books
Che rabbia! Come controllarla prima che lei controlli te – Albert Ellis & Raymond Chip Tafrate
The Pragmatic Programmer: Your journey to mastery (20th anniversary edition) – David Thomas, Andrew Hunt
🎧 Listening
Playlists
Scratch music playlist – Scratch music & Turntablism
Hip Hop & Rap Italiano playlist – Hip Hop in italiano dagli anni 90 fino ai giorni nostri
Porno Groove 😀 – Sexy epic psychedelic 70s funk