Recommended (starting points)
- The Pragmatic Programmer craft, habits, longevity
- Designing Data-Intensive Applications systems thinking
- Atomic Habits small changes, big compounding
Swap these with your real list when ready.
A personal collection
Notes, recommendations, photos, and curiosities.
I’m Jorge Rivera — software engineer, entrepreneur, and tech enthusiast. I like nature, hiking, camping, and travel, and I keep a broad (always changing) set of interests spanning art and technology.
Currently: software consulting for hire, collaborating with teams like GoFundMe. Previously: General Electric, Arrow Electronics, and BlackRock.
Collections
This site is organized like a small library: curated lists, notes, and a few things I want to remember and share.
Photo collection
Nature, hikes, campfires, small moments.
Reading selection
Books I recommend, revisit, or want to read next.
Movies & TV
Stories that stuck with me, plus comfort rewatches.
Projects
Small experiments, client work highlights, and tools.
Social links
Places where I share work, ideas, and side-quests.
Blog
Coming soon. I’m collecting drafts and outlines.
About me
I like building practical software with clean design and calm defaults.
I’m curious by nature: I’ll happily go from product strategy to data modeling to a design detail, then end the day reading about photography, architecture, or how people learn.
This site is intentionally not a resume. Think of it as a living cabinet of curiosities: what I’m exploring, what I recommend, and what I’m building.
Photo collection
A small gallery for now. Replace the placeholders with your own images in assets/photos/.
Reading selection
A mix of foundations and delight. I’ll keep evolving this list.
Nature & travel
- A Walk in the Woods humor, trails, perspective
- Into the Wild restlessness and wonder
- The Geography of Bliss travel with questions
On deck
- Book title why it’s here
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- Book title why it’s here
Movies & TV recommendations
Things I’d recommend to a friend. More lists coming later.
Projects
A few things I’ve built and a few things I’m building.
Consulting
Delivery-focused software work: thoughtful architecture, strong execution, and clear communication.
Tools & experiments
Small utilities and prototypes—usually created to scratch a curiosity itch.
Collections
This website itself: a calm, minimal home for lists, notes, and recommendations.
Social & contact
If you want to say hi, share a recommendation, or talk about a project.
Tip: update these links in index.html when you’re ready.
Blog
Coming soon
I’m collecting notes and drafts. The blog will focus on building software, learning in public, and occasional field notes from trails and travel.