Reflecting on the year 2025
Reflection on the year 2025, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
2025
224 posts
Fucking Approachable Swift Concurrency
Swift Concurrency can feel like a lot of concepts: async/await, Task, actors, MainActor, Sendable, isolation domains. But there's really just one idea at the center of it all: isolation is inherited by default.
Development
The Holy Bible
The Holy Bible is the word of God given to men over many centuries. Christians turn to it for guidance in life, comfort in pain, strength in trials, and hope for eternity. It shows God's plan from the beginning to the end.
Books
The Holy Bible - Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the last book of the Bible, written by the apostle John around 95 AD while exiled on Patmos. God gave him visions of the future, judgement on evil, and the final victory of Jesus Christ.
Christianity
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all. Let us recall what this day truly means. Christmas marks the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. God sent His Son into the world to save us. That gift stands above all else.
Christianity
Top Four
A /top4 page is a personal webpage where you can share your definitive ranked list of your top 3 favourites and an honourable mention.
Projects
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine tells of an inventor who builds a device to travel through time. He goes far into the future, to the year 802701 AD, where he finds humans split into two kinds: the gentle Eloi who live above ground and the brutal Morlocks who dwell below.
Books
The Holy Bible - Jude
The Letter of Jude is a short, urgent warning from Jude, brother of James and Jesus, written around 65–80 AD. He fights false teachers who crept into the church, twisted grace into licence for sin, and denied Christ’s authority.
Christianity
The Holy Bible - Third John
The Third Letter of John is a very short personal note from the apostle John, written around 85–95 AD, to his friend Gaius. John praises Gaius for his faithfulness and hospitality to travelling teachers.
Christianity
The Holy Bible - Second John
The Second Letter of John is a short note from the apostle John, written around 85–95 AD, to a chosen lady and her children, likely a church and its members.
Christianity
The Holy Bible - First John
The First Letter of John was written by the apostle John around 85–95 AD to churches he knew well. He fights false teachers who denied Jesus came in the flesh and lived without concern for sin.
Christianity
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters takes the form of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior tempter.
Books
The Holy Bible - Second Peter
The Second Letter of Peter was written by the apostle Peter near the end of his life, around 65–68 AD. He warns against false teachers who deny Christ’s return and live in sin.
Christianity
The Holy Bible - First Peter
The First Letter of Peter was written by the apostle Peter around 60–64 AD to Christians scattered across Asia Minor who faced suffering for their faith.
Christianity
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
Comer, a pastor who faced burnout himself, looks at Jesus’ calm way of living as the answer. He explains how hurry kills joy, harms relationships, and blocks spiritual growth in a world full of phones and busy plans.
Books
The Holy Bible - James
The Letter of James, written by Jesus’ brother James around 45–50 AD, is full of practical wisdom for Christians. It deals with trials, temptation, favouritism, controlling the tongue, and fights among believers.
Christianity
The Holy Bible - Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews, written around 60–70 AD, speaks to Jewish Christians tempted to turn back to old ways. The unknown writer shows Jesus is better than angels, Moses, priests, and sacrifices.
Christianity
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl follows Nick Dunne, who reports his wife Amy missing on their fifth wedding anniversary. As police investigate, clues point to Nick as a suspect, while Amy’s diary reveals a troubled marriage.
Books
The Holy Bible - Titus
The Letter to Titus is Paul’s short guide to his helper Titus, left on the island of Crete around 64 AD. Paul tells him to appoint good leaders, teach sound doctrine, and correct false teachers.
Christianity
The Holy Bible - Second Timothy
The Second Letter to Timothy is Paul’s last known letter, written from a Roman prison around 66–67 AD, just before his death. He writes to Timothy like a father to a son, urging him to stay strong in faith, preach the word boldly, and endure hardship.
Christianity
Swift Configuration 1.0 released
Swift Configuration is a new library for Swift. It handles settings in a unified way. You read values the same way no matter where they come from.
Development
The Holy Bible - First Timothy
The First Letter to Timothy is Paul’s personal guide for his young helper Timothy, written around 62–64 AD. Paul tells him how to lead the church in Ephesus, fight false teaching, choose leaders, care for widows, and handle money.
Christianity
Standing Strong by John MacArthur
John MacArthur’s Standing Strong is a thorough biblical manual on spiritual warfare for every Christian. Drawing primarily from Ephesians 6:10–18...
Books
The Holy Bible - Second Thessalonians
The Second Letter to the Thessalonians was written just months after the first, around 51 AD. Some believers thought Jesus had already returned or was coming any moment, so they stopped working.
Christianity
The Holy Bible - First Thessalonians
The First Letter to the Thessalonians is Paul’s earliest letter, written around 50–51 AD, only months after he planted the church. He thanks God for their strong faith amid fierce persecution and encourages them to keep living holy lives.
Christianity