goals
With how disastrous 2025 turned out to be, it’s a tad difficult to think ahead for what I really want to do for 2026. Yet, there’s a small phrase that seems to really click for me as a theme right now: “persist and flourish.”
reflection
This year was certainly... unexpected. While I anticipated a more rocky environment, I didn’t expect the current state of the world to fall into more sorts of chaos, no thanks to our current political climate in the United States. But I’d be doing myself a disservice if I ignored the smaller wins.
developer
GitHub has been at the center of my software development journey for as long as I can recall. Yet, the GitHub that stands today is far different to the one I started with a long time ago. So, I decided to host my own Git forge through DigitalOcean.
With how disastrous 2025 turned out to be, it’s a tad difficult to think ahead for what I really want to do for 2026. Yet, there’s a small phrase that seems to really click for me as a theme right now: “persist and flourish.”
This year was certainly... unexpected. While I anticipated a more rocky environment, I didn’t expect the current state of the world to fall into more sorts of chaos, no thanks to our current political climate in the United States. But I’d be doing myself a disservice if I ignored the smaller wins.
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.
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.
It’s no secret that I enjoy creating document-based apps. They're not all sunshine and rainbows, however. The more I work on these sorts of apps, the more paper cuts and quirks I encounter that genuinely make my head scratch.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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, as I can't quite get myself up to start fresh and harshly curate my social media feeds.
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.
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.
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?
