Notion API code blocks
The official Notion API finally supports code blocks with a recent update. I’ve updated NotionToJekyll to add this functionality. This post is just a test to...
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notion
Added categories and tags to NotionToJekyll
I’ve just added post category and tag support to NotionToJekyll using two multi-select columns. This input type is perfect for these fields as they’re just s...
Publishing blog posts from Notion to Jekyll
I use Notion as my personal knowledgebase and normally write blog posts in temporary pages and then manually publish them to my Jekyll site using SiteLeaf. W...
Waiting for the official Notion API
Spring 2021 is still outlined as the release timeframe for the Notion API and I can’t wait. I’ve been using Notion since becoming a Lead Developer to try and...
iOS
Apple Forced to Open iPadOS to App Sideloading
In a major development, the European Union has ruled that Apple must open up iPadOS to sideloading and alternative app stores within the next 6 months, just ...
iPhone 13 Pro
FaceID is amazingly good, particularly considering I was such a lover of TouchID on the iPhone 6S and really did not like the idea of FaceID when it first ca...
I’ve pre-ordered an iPhone 13 Pro
I hate iOS. And I also hate Android. For years I developed apps for both platforms (and Windows desktop too) and for this reason I’m an anti-fanboy. I’m all ...
apple
GPT-4o: AI Evolution That Will Change Everything
The arrival of OpenAI’s GPT-4o marks the beginning of a seismic shift in the world of digital assistants. While Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant have been h...
Apple’s ‘Crush’ Advert Debacle: A Symphony of Tone-Deafness in an Age of AI Anxiety
Apple’s recent ‘Crush’ advert for the iPad Pro was meant to be a visual tour de force - a sleek, dynamic display of their flagship tablet’s creative might. I...
Apple Forced to Open iPadOS to App Sideloading
In a major development, the European Union has ruled that Apple must open up iPadOS to sideloading and alternative app stores within the next 6 months, just ...
genius
Innovative caret
Bike Outliner, a rich text editor for macOS (sadly only macOS 😔) has just received an update that includes a neat feature I’ve not seen before.
culture
Beyond the Code - Part 5: Crafting a Cohesive Architectural and Cultural Strategy
The Symbiosis of Culture and Architecture Cultural Influences on Architectural Paradigms Bridging the Gap between Technical and C...
Beyond the Code - Part 3: Bridging the Gap between Technical and Cultural Silos
The Symbiosis of Culture and Architecture Cultural Influences on Architectural Paradigms Bridging the Gap between Technical and C...
open source
The best software documentation I’ve ever seen
This blog uses Jekyll and I’ve no plans to change that - Jekyll is a great static site generator with plenty of features and a high level of maturity. Once i...
Android
iPhone 13 Pro
FaceID is amazingly good, particularly considering I was such a lover of TouchID on the iPhone 6S and really did not like the idea of FaceID when it first ca...
I’ve pre-ordered an iPhone 13 Pro
I hate iOS. And I also hate Android. For years I developed apps for both platforms (and Windows desktop too) and for this reason I’m an anti-fanboy. I’m all ...
iPhone
iPhone 13 Pro
FaceID is amazingly good, particularly considering I was such a lover of TouchID on the iPhone 6S and really did not like the idea of FaceID when it first ca...
I’ve pre-ordered an iPhone 13 Pro
I hate iOS. And I also hate Android. For years I developed apps for both platforms (and Windows desktop too) and for this reason I’m an anti-fanboy. I’m all ...
GPT-4o: AI Evolution That Will Change Everything
The arrival of OpenAI’s GPT-4o marks the beginning of a seismic shift in the world of digital assistants. While Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant have been h...
The deterioration of Google search results is making DuckDuckGo better
In recent years, there has been a growing discontent among internet users about the quality of search results provided by Google, the world’s largest search ...
architecture
Data First, Code Second
In the world of software engineering, we often glorify elegant algorithms and clean code. Yet, there’s a fundamental truth that frequently goes unacknowledge...
agile
Beyond the Code - Part 2: Cultural Influences on Architectural Paradigms
The Symbiosis of Culture and Architecture Cultural Influences on Architectural Paradigms Bridging the Gap between Technical and C...
innovation
The Evolving Role of Developers: Embracing Problem Solvers in an AI-Driven World
In a world where artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the software development landscape, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype surrounding tools...
htmx
HTMX & Razor
I’d just started drafting a post about combining HTMX with Razor pages to produce dynamic web applications and thought I’d better quickly check the internets...
razor
HTMX & Razor
I’d just started drafting a post about combining HTMX with Razor pages to produce dynamic web applications and thought I’d better quickly check the internets...
video
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Back to Top ↑api
Waiting for the official Notion API
Spring 2021 is still outlined as the release timeframe for the Notion API and I can’t wait. I’ve been using Notion since becoming a Lead Developer to try and...
documentation
The best software documentation I’ve ever seen
This blog uses Jekyll and I’ve no plans to change that - Jekyll is a great static site generator with plenty of features and a high level of maturity. Once i...
sqlite
Back to Top ↑writing
Publishing blog posts from Notion to Jekyll
I use Notion as my personal knowledgebase and normally write blog posts in temporary pages and then manually publish them to my Jekyll site using SiteLeaf. W...
C#
Are C# GUIDs v4 UUIDs?
No. No they’re not. There’s too much misinformation floating around about this issue and it’s easy to prove they’re not. Although when using Guid.NewGuid() y...
IOT
Not-so-smarthome
Having recently moved house, we’ve come to the conclusion that we don’t need and won’t be reinstalling our smart lightbulbs and Amazon Echos, or any other sm...
hacktoberfest
Time to get planning for Hacktoberfest 2021
I’ve done the last 3 or 4 Hacktoberfests and really enjoyed the motivation to plough into a project during October.
keyboard
Keychron K2 V2 keyboard
Everyone keeps going on about how good Keychron keyboards are so I caved and got one. The keyboard I’ve been using for the last 6 years was still working fin...
teardown
Back to Top ↑duckduckgo
The deterioration of Google search results is making DuckDuckGo better
In recent years, there has been a growing discontent among internet users about the quality of search results provided by Google, the world’s largest search ...
search
The deterioration of Google search results is making DuckDuckGo better
In recent years, there has been a growing discontent among internet users about the quality of search results provided by Google, the world’s largest search ...
podcast
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Back to Top ↑monolith
Beyond the Code - Part 2: Cultural Influences on Architectural Paradigms
The Symbiosis of Culture and Architecture Cultural Influences on Architectural Paradigms Bridging the Gap between Technical and C...
organisations
Beyond the Code - Part 3: Bridging the Gap between Technical and Cultural Silos
The Symbiosis of Culture and Architecture Cultural Influences on Architectural Paradigms Bridging the Gap between Technical and C...
strategy
Beyond the Code - Part 5: Crafting a Cohesive Architectural and Cultural Strategy
The Symbiosis of Culture and Architecture Cultural Influences on Architectural Paradigms Bridging the Gap between Technical and C...
rant
Rethinking the Smartphone Release Cycle
Yearly smartphone releases have become a ludicrous norm, with companies like Apple, Google, and Samsung barely justifying new models with marginal hardware i...
azure
The Ins and Outs of Function as a Service (FaaS)
Function as a Service (FaaS) has made substantial waves in the realm of cloud computing and application development. As a solution architect, it’s essential ...
cloudflare
The Ins and Outs of Function as a Service (FaaS)
Function as a Service (FaaS) has made substantial waves in the realm of cloud computing and application development. As a solution architect, it’s essential ...
chatgpt
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Navigating the Wild West of Web Components
Web components have garnered a lot of attention as a way to encapsulate and reuse HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Despite their promise for modular development, t...
fail
Cloudflare’s Outage: A Lesson in Overconfidence and Complacency
The recent Cloudflare outage is a stark reminder that even the most robust and seemingly secure systems are not impervious to failure. The incident, lasting ...
intel
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Hashing passwords on Cloudflare Workers
I’ve recently needed to hash passwords as part of authentication endpoints for an API I’m building using Cloudflare Workers. My complete code is below as I f...
Cloudflare Developer Platform
Hashing passwords on Cloudflare Workers
I’ve recently needed to hash passwords as part of authentication endpoints for an API I’m building using Cloudflare Workers. My complete code is below as I f...
security
Hashing passwords on Cloudflare Workers
I’ve recently needed to hash passwords as part of authentication endpoints for an API I’m building using Cloudflare Workers. My complete code is below as I f...
cryptography
Hashing passwords on Cloudflare Workers
I’ve recently needed to hash passwords as part of authentication endpoints for an API I’m building using Cloudflare Workers. My complete code is below as I f...
software development
The Evolving Role of Developers: Embracing Problem Solvers in an AI-Driven World
In a world where artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the software development landscape, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype surrounding tools...
thought leadership
The Evolving Role of Developers: Embracing Problem Solvers in an AI-Driven World
In a world where artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the software development landscape, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype surrounding tools...
ai
Reddit’s Bot Problem
Reddit, once known as the “front page of the internet,” is clearly facing a growing bot problem that threatens the very nature of the site as a place for aut...
spam
Reddit’s Bot Problem
Reddit, once known as the “front page of the internet,” is clearly facing a growing bot problem that threatens the very nature of the site as a place for aut...
iPadOS
Apple Forced to Open iPadOS to App Sideloading
In a major development, the European Union has ruled that Apple must open up iPadOS to sideloading and alternative app stores within the next 6 months, just ...
ipadOS
Back to Top ↑observability
Unveiling Inspect: A Framework for Evaluating Large Language Models
The UK AI Safety Institute has developed an open source framework called Inspect to evaluate large language models in a flexible and extensible manner. Inspe...
siri
GPT-4o: AI Evolution That Will Change Everything
The arrival of OpenAI’s GPT-4o marks the beginning of a seismic shift in the world of digital assistants. While Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant have been h...
alexa
GPT-4o: AI Evolution That Will Change Everything
The arrival of OpenAI’s GPT-4o marks the beginning of a seismic shift in the world of digital assistants. While Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant have been h...
anthropic
Anthropic’s Groundbreaking Research on Interpretable Features
In a groundbreaking new paper, researchers at Anthropic have made significant strides in understanding the inner workings of large language models like Claud...
research
How AI Scientist works
AI Scientist is a groundbreaking system that automates the entire process of machine learning research, from generating novel ideas to producing publication-...
academia
How AI Scientist works
AI Scientist is a groundbreaking system that automates the entire process of machine learning research, from generating novel ideas to producing publication-...
design
Data First, Code Second
In the world of software engineering, we often glorify elegant algorithms and clean code. Yet, there’s a fundamental truth that frequently goes unacknowledge...