Monthly update #0416 • December 2024
Monthly update 416 • December 2024 • 2024-12-01 - 2024-12-31
Blog
Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger shares his wisdom from decades of success in bodybuilding, acting, business, and politics in Be Useful. With his signature toughness and humour, he reveals seven key principles that shaped his journey, from hard work and discipline to staying curious and always giving back.
op run
The 1Password CLI (op) offers a robust solution to manage secrets in Swift development, addressing the limitations of traditional .env files.
The Holy Bible - Overview
The Bible is divided into the Old Testament (39 books, 929 chapters) and the New Testament (27 books, 260 chapters), for a total of 66 books and 1189 chapters.
Goals of 2025
This year, my main goal is to buy an house and make it my home.
Reflecting on the year 2024
The first quarter of the year was quite stressful and I was unhappy with my work environment which was the cause of all the stress.
Moon
We’ll find out how the shape and the orientation of the airfoil helps airplanes remain airborne. We’ll also learn about the behavior and properties of air and other flowing matter.
Embracing the Ecosystem
The upcoming Vapor 5 release embraces the modern Swift ecosystem by integrating key packages, with JWTKit v5 leading the way by adopting Swift 6, Swift Testing, Benchmark, and Swift Crypto, eliminating BoringSSL to improve build times and leveraging Swift Concurrency.
Monthly update #0415 • November 2024
Monthly update 415 • November 2024 • 2024-11-01 - 2024-11-30
In Too Deep by Lee Child
In Too Deep, co-authored with Andrew Child, finds Reacher waking up amnesiac and handcuffed in Chicago, escaping to probe a mob’s artefact smuggling ring.
Monthly update #0414 • October 2024
Monthly update 414 • October 2024 • 2024-10-01 - 2024-10-31
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.
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.
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.
Monthly update #0413 • September 2024
Monthly update 413 • September 2024 • 2024-09-01 - 2024-09-30
Great Rivers Path part 15
Hiking from Kranenburg to Kleve (16.83 km).
Great Rivers Path part 14
Hiking from Nijmegen to Kranenburg (18.00 km).
Great Rivers Path part 13
Hiking from Dodewaard to Nijmegen (26.59 km).
Great Rivers Path part 12
Hiking from Tiel to Dodewaard (24.60 km).
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.
Milestone - Weight: sub 90 kg
Today, I reached a significant milestone in my journey. I now weigh less than 90 kilograms.
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.
Great Rivers Path part 11
Hiking from Geldermalsen to Tiel (22.86 km).
Great Rivers Path part 10
Hiking from Leerdam to Geldermalsen (22.26 km).
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.