Liquid Glass is a beautiful work-in-progress

Alongside all the major updates to Apple’s operating systems this year, Apple unveiled a new, refined design for them called “Liquid Glass”. The design is enjoyable, but there’s room for improvement.

I think Apple has finally done it.

For a long while, I’ve held onto a pretty strong opinions about interaction design, and that I haven’t seen any operating system properly adapt to various input mechanisms. This year, I think Apple might have finally figured something out.

WWDC 2025 will be the awkward conversation I’d be weary to have.

Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference (WWDC) had always been a spectacle for me for many years. This year, however, I imagine it’ll feel less like Christmas Day and more like that one awkward Thanksgiving dinner you wish you didn’t have.

I built an app to navigate my Minecraft forever world.

Minecraft has been a staple childhood game for me, and it’s something I play every now and then. I came across a video for starting a “forever world”, and I set up a quick Minecraft server for myself. Since then, I’ve played more frequently… and I made a companion app to go with it.

Just finish something - my goals for 2025

Setting tangible goals in 2024 helped with making them more achievable, compared to a vague theme left to interpretation. Likewise, treating these goals as “nice to achieve” rather than a “requirement of the year” helped ensure I somehow met these goals without the fear of not meeting strict deadlines. With

2024 - A year in review

This year has been an incredibly awkward one. I can’t say that I’m particularly fond of this year, but there’s much to be learned from.

Seeking, I am. Found, I have.

For the past year or so, I had serious doubts and questions about myself as a software developer for Apple’s platforms. Now, I think I have found the answers.

I'm taking a break from the fediverse.

I'm taking a break from the Fediverse, as I can't quite get myself up to start fresh and harshly curate my social media feeds.

I'm taking a break from streaming Package Resolved.

When I started streaming this year, I got relatively positive reception. Over time, however, reception has been on the decline, and developing the project wasn't as fun as it used to be.

My passion for Apple development is waning. Surface might hold the answer.

It's been quite some time since I realized I had a problem as an Apple developer. Perhaps the answer I seek is diversifying my tech. It's an opportunity to grow and expand, to explore and rediscover, to reflect and re-enjoy computing as a whole.

What am I looking for?

It’s been over a month since I went on my hiatus from developing for Apple’s platforms, personally. Yet as I see copious amounts of posts about the Vision Pro and all the fun things indie devs are doing for it, I have to ask: what am I looking for?

A ghost in the shell

In short, I am extremely disappointed in Automattic’s recent behavior and have moved my content to a self-hosted solution. I have yet to figure out what the best approach will be for Indexing Your Heart’s website, since it is the only other major site being hosted on Tumblr.