June 29th, 2024 · 5min read
Open Source
I’ve been writing software for more than a decade now—yet I haven’t released any of it as an open-source project, despite knowing how important that is for our society. Here’s why, and why that’s going to change.
May 30th, 2024 · 5min read
Turning Thirty
I turned thirty this month and even though everyone insists on age being just a number, everyone around me also insists on what a big deal this specific birthday is. So I guess it’s only natural that
April 30th, 2024 · 8min read
Penpot 2.0
Penpot has come a long way since I reviewed its first Alpha release three years ago. They recently released their big 2.0 update and I thought it only fitting to give it another go and see what has changed.
March 27th, 2024 · 11min read
I Bought an iPhone
This could’ve been a very different article—but thankfully Apple came to their senses and I can write the review I originally intended to write after buying an iPhone for the first time in my life
February 18th, 2024 · 4min read
Embracing Abandonment
I love building things—but I’m just a single person with a pretty busy life. So sometimes, some of my projects stop getting the love they deserve—but does that mean they have to be deleted?
January 30th, 2024 · 5min read
Creating the Perfect Newsfeed
Google Feed has become a mess—so I’m looking for alternatives. I’ve started using Omnivore to curate a selection of RSS feeds, but that has its own challenges. Here are some notes on my search for the perfect news feed…
December 29th, 2023 · 6min read
2023: A Year in Review
2023 was the year I wanted to consume less and create more—here’s how that went and where I see things going in 2024.
November 30th, 2023 · 6min read
Rendering SVG with Text to HTML Canvas
I’ve spent a ton of time trying to get multiline text in custom fonts to render onto HTML canvasses. In the end, I used SVGs to do so, but that came with quite some unexpected pitfalls. Here’s some insight into how I dealt with them.
October 29th, 2023 · 8min read
Animating with Fable
After keeping up with Fable for a while, I finally got to use it for a small project at work and had a good time with it! So after looking at Rive before, I feel like it’s time for another app review.
September 24th, 2023 · 8min read
A Generic Sync Server
Some thoughts and ideas on decentralised synchronisation solutions and an idea I’ve been toying with for almost a year now: a self-hostable, open and generic server for syncing data between devices.