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
- Playing Pokémon Go in Japan
If you don’t know what this mobile game called “Pokémon Go” is, basically, it’s a Pokémon game that forces you to walk in the real… Read more: Playing Pokémon Go in Japan - Webtoons coin-based subscription is bad
I don’t usually commute as I work from home, but when I do or when I’m travelling, reading Webtoons is a nice way to kill… Read more: Webtoons coin-based subscription is bad - Going to Japan (again) 2026
5th Japan trip I teased you back in October that I had already purchased plane tickets to Japan ✈️ 🇯🇵 I also told you how… Read more: Going to Japan (again) 2026 - More than 1 credit card
Since my first paycheck I’ve only had 1 credit card (in the very early times, it was a debit card) 💰 Until I started travelling,… Read more: More than 1 credit card
Check out the Archive for all the posts.