The Swift community showcased a robust presence at FOSDEM 2025, Europe's largest open-source conference in Brussels, with talks emphasising memory safety, a diverse ecosystem for web services and embedded projects, and Java interoperability.
Monthly update 420 • April 2025 • 2025-04-01 - 2025-04-30
Hiked 7.9 kilometres from Staphorst to Meppel.
Hiked 15.2 kilometres from Lichtmis to Staphorst.
Second Chronicles continues the sacred narrative from First Chronicles, focusing on the reigns of Judah’s kings, from Solomon to the Babylonian exile. Written to inspire the post-exilic community, it highlights God’s covenant faithfulness and the centrality of the temple in worship.
In Ian Fleming’s thrilling adventure, James Bond, the legendary spy, finds himself in a heart-pounding mission to stop SPECTRE, a notorious criminal organisation led by the ruthless Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Hiked 21.3 kilometres from Zwolle to Lichtmis.
First Chronicles is a sacred recounting of Israel’s history, focusing on the lineage of God’s people and the reign of King David.
In Ian Fleming’s eighth James Bond book, For Your Eyes Only, 007 embarks on a thrilling adventure through five short stories that showcase his incredible spy skills.
Hans Zimmer's 2021 release, orchestral writing made to serve the screen. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Hiked 8.0 kilometres from Hattem to Zwolle.
Hiked 8.7 kilometres from Wezep to Hattem.
Looking back from this point Easter has been a constant. From childish wonder to adult conviction the story holds.
Hiked 13.6 kilometres from Odijk to Cothen.
Hiked 13.2 kilometres from Utrecht to Odijk.
Looking back from this point Good Friday has been a constant. From childish wonder to adult conviction the story holds.
In Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger, the seventh James Bond book, Bond faces off against the super-cunning and flashy Auric Goldfinger. Goldfinger is a tycoon obsessed with gold and has a crazy plan to rob Fort Knox.
Second Kings picks up where First Kings leaves off, diving deeper into the turbulent history of Israel and Judah’s monarchies. It’s a gripping saga of faithfulness and failure, showcasing God’s unwavering commitment to His covenant despite human rebellion.
The Amateur (2025), directed by James Hawes, follows a CIA cryptographer who goes rogue after his wife is killed in a terrorist attack. Rami Malek plays Charlie Heller, a quiet analyst with no field training who blackmails the agency into sending him overseas to find the men responsible.
In Ian Fleming’s Dr. No, the sixth book in the James Bond series, 007 is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a British agent and his secretary.
Monthly update 419 • March 2025 • 2025-03-01 - 2025-03-31
It’s a sacred chronicle that tells the story of Israel’s monarchy, from its golden days to its darkest moments. It’s like a rollercoaster ride of glory and grief, and it’s all written by the Spirit of God himself.
Hiked 12.8 kilometres from 't Harde to Wezep
In ‘The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam,’ British journalist and commentator Douglas Murray takes a bold and controversial look at what he sees as Europe’s existential crisis.
Swift 6.1 introduces enhancements to improve productivity and data-race safety, extending the nonisolated keyword to types and extensions for better concurrency control and improving task group type inference.