Everything you were promised is true, but it’s only half the story, and you’d better love the other half too, or else… — It is undeniable that, for the most part, when software engineering is presented as a career option, the good parts are highlighted to such an extent that sometimes it feels like we’re selling something that’s too good to be true. The money, the flexible hours, flexible location, free retreats, dinners…

Finally, a real problem to apply my reductionist methods to! No more wondering which MacBook to get… — Let’s teach you how to choose your next MacBook in just 60 seconds. Genuinely. Not joking, and you know I am not joking because I was so done writing about MacBooks for the next 6 months. So fecking done. I just wanted to lean back and enjoy my M2 MacBook…

Your public GitHub profile is a lot less valuable than it ever was, and there’s not much you can do about it… — How many times have you wondered, well, “why doesn’t that bloody recruiter just look at my GitHub profile? There’s bucketloads of code there, they could hire me just looking at that!” That’s certainly one way of looking at the problem, and you know what? You might even end up being…

There are LEGO fans and there are “LEGO” fans, and the two are not the same… — There is no topic more heated among LEGO fans, than being or not a LEGO purist. If it sounds somewhat religious, that’s probably because it kind of is. In fact, I am part of the purist community, so I guess that puts me into the religious category of LEGO fans…

And I built it, and you’re going to love it just as much as I did. Even if you hate jazz. Introducing LEGO’s Jazz Quartet #21334 — Which you shouldn’t by the way. Jazz does not deserve any hate. Chances are if you hate jazz, you’ve only been exposed to the highly experimental style, which, admittedly, does only appeal to a select group of people. …

Let’s not bore anyone with the tech stuff, but focus on the day-to-day. Does the M2 Air deliver? — Can you believe it’s 2022, and we’re already on the 2nd iteration of Apple Silicon? If you think about it, it’s pretty mind-blowing. While I know, Apple hasn’t quite stayed true to its promise of fully transitioning in just two years its entire lineup of Macs, you have to consider…

Razor-sharp focus on one thing, and one thing alone — software development. Does the M2 Air do the job? — This honestly feels like deja-vu. The M1 in 2020. The M1 Pro/Max in 2021, and now the M2. I’ve had more laptops go through my hands in the last two years than the previous 7 altogether. I’ve reviewed the 13” M1, the 16” M1 Pro and the 16” M1 Max…

The painless method, before you start pulling your hair… — An uncharacteristically super short article for sure, but as I was installing and testing various development workflows on the new M2 MacBook Air, I remembered something from back when I did the same on the M1 and the M1 Pro/Max, but never shared with the rest of the world. …

Mrwhosetheboss and MKBHD sat down and compared the two, but maybe it’s even more nuanced than what they’re suggesting… — I have been a very long fan of MKBHD. He’s basically the athletic version of Snazzy. Mrwhosetheboss on the other hand, I kind of like, but I feel that sometimes his content is more for show and views and perhaps just a tiny bit less genuine than Snazzy’s or MKBHD’s…