Hi there! 👋
Based in Barcelona. Writing code for living.
Principal Frontend Software Engineer at Cognizant Netcentric. In my free time I teach Haidong Gumdo (Korean martial art of the sword), shoot street photography, travel, and play drums.
Fountain pen aficionado, fan of the Boston Red Sox, and privacy advocate.
Here are some links for you:
- 🐘 @ricard@ricard.social Mastodon/Fediverse.
- 👨🏻💻 Ricard Torres Code: developer notepad.
- ✈️ Quicoto Blog: travel blog (written in Spanish).
- 📱 Ricard Torres Photos: shot with my phone.
- 🇯🇵 Anime reviews
- 📚 Manga reviews
- 🇰🇷 Korean Dramas reviews
Latest posts
- Weeknote 10 (2026)
It’s been almost two years since my last weeknote blog post. I wanted to start writing more again, let’s see if I can keep this… Read more: Weeknote 10 (2026) - Review: The Recruit (CHERUB, #1)
I wanted to give this book a higher review. I read it so fast, and two-thirds were very entertaining. The book is from 2004, and… Read more: Review: The Recruit (CHERUB, #1) - Free train tickets
The train situation here in Catalonia for the past month has been catastrophic. I don’t want to bore you too much, but long story short,… Read more: Free train tickets - Trip planning vs trip improvising?
I was asked a while back what I do to prepare when I take these long-ass trips to Asia. The answer is not simple 🤔… Read more: Trip planning vs trip improvising?
Check out the Archive for all the posts.