ChristianityThe Holy Bible - Ezra
The Book of Ezra is a stirring account of God’s faithfulness in restoring His people after the Babylonian exile. It chronicles the return of the Jews to Jerusalem, the rebuilding of the temple, and the renewal of their covenant with God.
DevelopmentICYMI: Memory Safety, Ecosystem Talks, and Java Interoperability at FOSDEM 2025
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 UpdatesMonthly update #0420 • April 2025
Monthly update 420 • April 2025 • 2025-04-01 - 2025-04-30
HikingWesterbork Path part 22
Hiked 7.9 kilometres from Staphorst to Meppel.
HikingWesterbork Path part 21
Hiked 15.2 kilometres from Lichtmis to Staphorst.
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - Second Chronicles
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.
BooksThunderball by Ian Fleming
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.
HikingWesterbork Path part 20
Hiked 21.3 kilometres from Zwolle to Lichtmis.
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - First Chronicles
First Chronicles is a sacred recounting of Israel’s history, focusing on the lineage of God’s people and the reign of King David.
BooksFor Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming
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.
HikingWesterbork Path part 19
Hiked 8.0 kilometres from Hattem to Zwolle.
HikingWesterbork Path part 18
Hiked 8.7 kilometres from Wezep to Hattem.
HikingUtrecht Path part 02
Hiked 13.6 kilometres from Odijk to Cothen.
HikingUtrecht Path part 01
Hiked 13.2 kilometres from Utrecht to Odijk.
BooksGoldfinger by Ian Fleming
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.
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - Second Kings
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.
BooksDr No by Ian Fleming
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 UpdatesMonthly update #0419 • March 2025
Monthly update 419 • March 2025 • 2025-03-01 - 2025-03-31
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - First Kings
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.
HikingWesterbork Path part 17
Hiked 12.8 kilometres from 't Harde to Wezep
BooksThe Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray
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.
DevelopmentSwift 6.1 Released
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.
BooksIn Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
Step into the world of Farleigh Field, a captivating novel by Rhys Bowen. Published in 2017, this standalone story transports you back to England in 1941, amidst the chaos of World War II.
DevelopmentIntroducing swiftly 1.0
Apple has announced the stable 1.0 release of swiftly, a Swift version manager now officially part of the Swift toolchain, hosted under the GitHub swiftlang organisation, supporting macOS and Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora.
HikingWesterbork Path part 16
Hiked 17.6 kilometres around 't Harde