Kevin Yank

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

Given what I imagine the usage ratios look like, they should really say airplanes are made from iPhone-grade aluminium. #Apple

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Build the Web

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.

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An Experiment with AI Assisted Web Development

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.

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  4. Use Tailwind CSS prefixes for shared design system components
  5. Help! Storybook is eating all our tests!
  6. useEffect vs useLayoutEffect and server-side rendering
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  9. MelbJS March 2023 notes
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Know your tools

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.

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Assume ChatGPT is Lying

In an industry where expertise is currency, a tool that lets us all pretend to be experts to each other is very dangerous indeed.

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A confused-looking toy robot

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  1. Sort Burst Shots in Apple Photos
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  3. Apple Vision Pro demo review
  4. Weird Mac networking glitch
  5. Assume ChatGPT is Lying
  6. New Mac Day One Installs
  7. Privacy & Security settings in macOS reset on reboot
  8. Twitter Archived
  9. Email apps on Mac, iPhone and iPad compared
  10. Shrink Videos With ffmpeg On Your Mac
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The rest

Personal stuff. Highs and lows.

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  5. Subspace Radio #78: Using Ancient Technology
  6. Subspace Radio #77: Body Possession
  7. Subspace Radio #76: The Holodeck II
  8. Subspace Radio #75: Horror
  9. Subspace Radio #74: Bartenders
  10. Subspace Radio #73: Moles
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