<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>My Astro Blog</title><description>Welcome to my blog built with Astro</description><link>https://mirkea.com/</link><item><title>Parting ways with CODE11</title><link>https://mirkea.com/blog/parting-ways-with-code11/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mirkea.com/blog/parting-ways-with-code11/</guid><description>After 18 years at CODE11, I quit. Cultural, technical and a business issues were our downfall. Here&apos;s the honest postmortem.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>code11</category><category>career</category><category>lessons-learned</category><category>product-discovery</category><category>software-agency</category></item><item><title>Optimizing Web Performance for Better UX</title><link>https://mirkea.com/blog/optimizing-web-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mirkea.com/blog/optimizing-web-performance/</guid><description>Tips and techniques for improving your website&apos;s performance and providing a better user experience.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>performance</category><category>web development</category><category>user experience</category></item><item><title>Optimizing Web Performance for Better UX</title><link>https://mirkea.com/blog/advanced-microservices-architecture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mirkea.com/blog/advanced-microservices-architecture/</guid><description>Tips and techniques for improving your website&apos;s performance and providing a better user experience.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>performance</category><category>web development</category><category>user experience</category></item></channel></rss>