Big weekend. Very proud of my team. :)
Big weekend. Very proud of my team. :)
Successfully added Apple CarPlay to my Tesla Model 3 (I know…) with a little box that injects the CarPay UI into the video signal for the centre screen. Feels great to be able to pick an episode from my Pocket Casts “up next” list while driving without having to touch my phone.
Days since I accused someone of using AI to communicate with me and wasting both our time: 0.
Devoured the latest season of the 13 Minutes podcast, the first of which was a deconstruction of each of the 13 minutes it took Apollo 11 to descend from lunar orbit and land on the Moon. The new season 3 is all about the space shuttle program. As you’d expect, much of it is focused on Challenger, but there’s plenty of fascinating detail about the early shuttle flights too.
I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but if you haven’t opened Carrot Weather since the latest update, do yourself a favour. #Apple
Make pixels change colour with code, to create beautiful, accessible experiences.
As Director of Front End Engineering at Culture Amp, I lead a practice of about 50 engineers to build interfaces that help users create a better world of work. After more than 20 years in the field, I continue to learn and explore what is possible on the Web.
By forcing it to take small steps forward, reading every line of code, and acting as the “expert guardrails”, I was able to make rapid progress towards a complete implementation of the app with many nice details that I hadn’t considered.
Technology is a superpower. Make it work for you.
One of the gifts of a career in software development is the ability to automate away your own problems with custom software. I love to explore the little-known features and extension points in the technology I use, particularly in the Apple ecosystem.
In an industry where expertise is currency, a tool that lets us all pretend to be experts to each other is very dangerous indeed.
Personal stuff. Highs and lows.