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I am an experienced programmer and musician.

Development

I am a professional web and application developer.
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I have worked with several technologies including Swift, SwiftUI, TypeScript and React.

Hobbies

I also have other hobbies beyond programming.

Music

I am a drummer and bassist with over fifteen years' live and studio experience. I have made and released my own music with my solo project and in several bands.
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History

I am a trained historian who has written a number of articles about a range of historical topics. These can be found on my history blog, History Rhymes.
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Latest Blog Posts

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When Men Dressing Like Women Stops Matter­ing

This is an interesting post about a “discussion” the author had with AI about what the world would look like if men wearing women’s clothes became just as commonplace as women wearing men’s.
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Server Stability Issues

Server Stability Issues

As some of you may have noticed, my websites keep going down and are not reachable for hours at a time. I’ve been having some stability issues with my server.
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Server Stability Issues

Server Stability Issues

As some of you may have noticed, my websites keep going down and are not reachable for hours at a time. I’ve been having some stability issues with my server.
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ScratchBook Now Available on the Mac App Store

ScratchBook Now Available on the Mac App Store

I’m excited to announce that ScratchBook is now available as a free download on the Mac App Store!
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Profiles of Beskirted Men: Jens

Profiles of Beskirted Men: Jens

Today, we welcome Jens from West of Hessen, Germany to Profiles of Beskirted Men!
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Status Update for ScratchBook

Status Update for ScratchBook

Unfortunately, ScratchBook is still waiting for review. It’s taking much longer than Apple claims is the average for 90% of submitted apps.
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Announcing Haunted House Software

Announcing Haunted House Software

I’ve been working on a small software entity I’ve dubbed “Haunted House Software” and I’m excited to announce that it is live!
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ScratchBook Submitted to App Store for Review

ScratchBook Submitted to App Store for Review

I’m excited to announce that I just submitted my very first app for review to the Mac App Store!
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Video: Swift in the Browser with ElementaryUI

Video: Swift in the Browser with ElementaryUI

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a new frontend framework I discovered called ElementaryUI. Since then, I found a video of it in action. It’s impressive.
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