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Lately, I've been thinking a lot about "vibe coding" — moving fast, staying in flow, and using AI to accelerate idea exploration rather than getting bogged down in setup. "Vibe coding," a term popularized by AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, refers to levera...

There’s a new kind of developer flow happening, and it doesn’t start with types, diagrams, or frameworks. It starts with a vibe. What Is “Vibe Coding”? We used to architect before we coded. Debate folder structures. Argue about types. Now? You have an ...

The 'O' in SOLID stands for the Open/Closed Principle. This principle suggests that software entities (classes, modules, functions, etc.) should be open for extension but closed for modification. In other words, you should be able to add new functionality ...

Today I found myself away from my computer, but I needed to update something on my site. I had my iPad, so I decided to give code spaces a try. Considering I’m using a tablet without a keyboard, or a mouse, the experience was generally pleasant. It’s not...

Despite it being a scorching day, I managed to keep my head cool and beat my target time, with a new PB to boot. There were a number of lessons I learnt from the London Marathon a month ago, which I put into action pre and during the race which really paye...

This is THE race I have been trying to run for years, and when it finally came, it didn’t disappoint despite a sub-par performance on the day. I accomplished most of what I set out to achieve, and had an amazing day. Goals 3:20:00 - Fail 3:30:00 - Fail ...

As many of you my know, I'm passionate about my running and the environment, and this year I've been fortunate enough to secure a spot in the London Marathon, and I'm running not just for personal achievement, but to support a cause close to my heart: WWF,...

If you manage to disable the suggested workouts feature on your Garmin Watch, then there is a quick way to re-enable it. Go to your "Race calendar" > Select your event > Click start/stop button and an option for "Daily suggestions" will appear. You can c...

GROQ (Graph Relational Object Queries) is a query language that was created by Sanity to query CMS data. It’s a flexible query language and the use of projections makes it a powerful tool to construct complex and efficient data queries. GROQ vs. GraphQL ...

While GROQ is nominally similar to GraphQL, there are subtle differences. Here's a quick run down of the similarities and differences, so that you can understand the reasons for GROQs existence, and some of it’s use-cases, before using it yourself Both us...

In working with Sanity and GROQ, there might be instances where you need to filter data using an optional field, and want a default value to kick in when null values are returned. For instance, consider an __i18n field added after a significant amount of c...