Downsizing
Thinking about downsizing my list of personal projects makes me giddy. So, why not just do it?
Alex's Notebook
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Gemini’s Technology Recommendations for a Publishing Platform
I had a conversation with Gemini about the technology and architecture it would choose for creating a publishing platform. This is the conversation.
A Few New Pages
Not too long ago, I ran into an idea that is gaining traction in the blog/personal website space called slash pages. I decided to create a few of them myself.
Conversations I’ve Had with AI
Lately, I’ve been having a lot of interesting conversations with LLMs about programming and software architecture. I've decided to start posting some of them.
The Bride of Ashbyrn House by Amy Cross
Before reading The Bride of Ashbyrn House, I had never read anything by Amy Cross. Not only did the novel impress me, but it quickly became one of my all-time favorites.
Building a Web App in Swift Using Only SwiftNIO
I’ve been experimenting a lot with Swift for web applications using frameworks like Vapor, but I got curious as to how I could create a low-level, framework-less web application using only SwiftNIO. This is the result.
ScratchBook 2.2 Released
ScratchBook 2.2 has just been released in the Mac App Store with bugfixes and a new menu item to reset text formatting to the default.
The Relaunch of The Old West and Why I Chose Vanilla PHP
I rewrote my project, The Old West, using vanilla PHP despite it not being glamorous. This is why.
My New 14″ MacBook Pro M5
I finally got a new MacBook. It's my first brand new MacBook since 2014.
ScratchBook 2.1 Released
ScratchBook 2.1 has just been released in the Mac App Store and now includes support for Sonoma and Sequoia.
Examples of Server-Side Swift in the Wild
Ever since I experimented with the Swift server-side framework Vapor last year, I've been interested in actually seeing it in the wild. Here are a couple of examples.
Trying to Use My iPad as a Desktop Replacement
I've already tried using my iPad as a laptop replacement while traveling, but this time, I try to use it as a desktop replacement. This is how it went.