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Monthly update #0414 • October 2024

Monthly update 414 • October 2024 • 2024-10-01 - 2024-10-31

Monthly Updates

Three Sisters by Heather Morris

Three Sisters, chronicles the harrowing true story of Cibi, Magda, and Livia; three Slovakian sisters who pledge unwavering fidelity to one another.

Books

Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris

Cilka’s Journey, a powerful sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, recounts the harrowing yet inspiring true story of Cilka Klein.

Books

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Based on a true story, “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” by Heather Morris is a compelling novel that explores the themes of love and survival amidst the darkest of circumstances.

Books

Monthly update #0413 • September 2024

Monthly update 413 • September 2024 • 2024-09-01 - 2024-09-30

Monthly Updates

Great Rivers Path part 15

Hiking from Kranenburg to Kleve (16.83 km).

Hiking

Great Rivers Path part 14

Hiking from Nijmegen to Kranenburg (18.00 km).

Hiking

Great Rivers Path part 13

Hiking from Dodewaard to Nijmegen (26.59 km).

Hiking

Great Rivers Path part 12

Hiking from Tiel to Dodewaard (24.60 km).

Hiking

Announcing Swift 6

Swift 6 is a major release expanding the language’s reach with full data-race safety via an opt-in language mode, typed throws for precise error handling, and non-copyable type support in generics for low-level performance.

Development

Milestone - Weight: sub 90 kg

Today, I reached a significant milestone in my journey. I now weigh less than 90 kilograms.

Journal

Milestone - BMI: No longer obese

Today, I reached another milestone in my journey. My BMI is below 30.0, so I do no longer fall in the obese category.

Journal

Great Rivers Path part 11

Hiking from Geldermalsen to Tiel (22.86 km).

Hiking

Great Rivers Path part 10

Hiking from Leerdam to Geldermalsen (22.26 km).

Hiking

The Future of Vapor

After over four years and nearly 400 releases, Vapor 4 is transitioning to maintenance mode, with Vapor 5 now in development to leverage Swift 6’s capabilities and modernise the framework.

Development

Monthly update #0412 • August 2024

Monthly update 412 • August 2024 • 2024-08-01 - 2024-08-31

Monthly Updates

Great Rivers Path part 9

Walking from Hei- en Boeicop to Leerdam (13.12 km).

Hiking

Great Rivers Path part 8

Hiking from Ameide to Hei- en Boeicop (16.47 km).

Hiking

Great Rivers Path part 7

Hiking from Bergambacht to Ameide (22.61 km).

Hiking

Great Rivers Path part 6

Hiking from Krimpen aan den IJssel to Bergambacht (14.77 km).

Hiking

Introducing Oblivious HTTP support in Swift

Apple has introduced SwiftNIO Oblivious HTTP, a new open-source package implementing provisional support for Oblivious HTTP, enhancing client privacy by preventing servers from identifying request sources through encryption and a trusted third-party relay.

Development

Great Rivers Path part 5

Hiking from Rijsoord to Krimpen aan den IJssel (16.06 km).

Hiking

Great Rivers Path part 4

Hiking from Rhoon to Rijsoord (18.37 km).

Hiking

Milestone - Weight: sub 100 kg

Today, I reached a significant milestone in my journey. I now weigh less than 100 kilograms.

Journal

Nerdy internals of an Apple text editor

A lovely deep dive in TextView and related API's. Very well written, accompanied with good images/videos to explain something, absolutely worth the read.

Development