On my blog: “And it seems retro in the worst way that we’re still using anything other than a scripting language for most of our code. We should be using something simple and light that can configure toolbars, handle networking callbacks, query databases, manage views, and so on.”

https://inessential.com/2025/08/28/easy-app-writing.html

Don’t miss James Dempsey and the Breakpoints tonight!

It’s beautiful weather for a free outdoor acoustic show featuring the high drama of “Almost Dropped My iPhone” and the uncanny catchiness of “The Liki Song.” 🏝️

When: from 6 pm on, music around 7 pm

Where: Bale Breaker in Ballard, outside, at picnic tables

More details here! https://xcoders.org/2025/08/12/special-event-breakpoint-jam-with.html

Know any UXers who have been suffering the last few years in tech? Layoffs, non-stop reorgs, making do with less. I wrote this for them https://www.caitlinsteele.com/its-not-you-its-us-tax-code-section-174

#ux #tech

New website I had to make. Hopefully I got the SSL part right. 🐥

https://nolearnings.com/