May 2025

23 Journal Numbering Hack 1 min read

April

24 Farewell WooMattic 1 min read

August 2024

12 My productivity system 3 min read

August 2022

04 Converting HTML entities to UTF-8 in VimScript 1 min read

July

30 On the fence about Neovim 1 min read
04 Small town, big internet 8 min read

June

09 Vodacom Fibre Support Headaches 3 min read

May

11 Long term paternity leave 3 min read
02 The team lead path 2 min read

April

11 Easter reminder: Jesus died for you 2 min read
05 Since 34 2 min read

January 2021

20 34 1 min read

December 2020

05 Success with your support network 2 min read

November

21 Reblog: Seniority vs Familiarity ~1 min read
11 TIL (Things 3) – Filter list by multiple tags ~1 min read

October

01 Remote work success 1 min read

September

23 Howzit Podcast Appearance ~1 min read

August

27 Why I blog? 1 min read

July

12 Reblog: Make the touch bar suck less ~1 min read

June

25 Speech writer secrets ~1 min read
24 My notes from the talk on how to maximise success ~1 min read
17 Software Complexity 2 min read
02 Why is Atlanta burning? ~1 min read

May

07 PHP is just fine 2 min read

April

23 Highlights from Everybody Writes 3 min read
18 Choose boring technology ~1 min read
14 Remote spelled out is TRUST 1 min read
09 WooCommerce Payments now in Beta ~1 min read

March

19 My office today ~1 min read
12 Don’t pretend you’re purpose driven ~1 min read

January

30 Building Reactive Systems: Conference Talk. ~1 min read
23 33 1 min read
17 We’re on earth for a reason. ~1 min read
17 How many bytes are emoji characters in GO? ~1 min read
15 What happens when you reply to spam email ~1 min read
09 The opposite of addiction is connection ~1 min read

December 2019

19 The process before the content 1 min read
18 A Database of Fugitive Slave Ads Reveals Thousands of Untold Resistance Stories ~1 min read

August

15 Simple Money Advice ~1 min read
13 Docker Compose Volumes Empty? ~1 min read

July

18 Why I no longer call them goals 1 min read
17 What every computer science major should know ~1 min read
12 I was wrong about spreadsheets, and I’m sorry ~1 min read
11 Outstanding Advice from a tribe of mentors 3 min read
05 Go compiler internals: adding a new statement to Go - Part 1 - Eli Bendersky’s website ~1 min read
04 Local Development: Secure Docker Sites. 5 min read

June

27 Managing while black (VP of engineering) ~1 min read
20 Questions I ask when reviewing code 1 min read
20 Comparing Software Engineering to RailRoads in the 1800’s ~1 min read
13 Habits of Highly effective Software Engineers ~1 min read
06 Strategies for not neglecting your blog 6 min read

May

30 gap, my most loved git command ~1 min read
28 Opinion Power? No, Thanks, I’m Good - The New York Times ~1 min read

April

26 How to compare dates in PHP ~1 min read
24 Crypto currency ~1 min read
18 One liner for importing multiple SQL files using WP CLI DB command ~1 min read
11 What does 6 months paternity leave feel like with 2 babys? 2 min read
04 It doesn’t have to be crazy at work - quick book review 1 min read

March

29 WP Docker Curl Error 1 min read
16 Giving Advice Doesn’t Work, I found a better way ~1 min read
14 The most gifted books from the tribe of mentors ~1 min read
07 Confusing income potential and wealth 1 min read

February

28 5 Quotes to ponder on from Tribe Mentors ~1 min read
21 One year at the helm of Vim 3 min read
14 Imposters handbook: a quick review 1 min read
07 On forging a character ~1 min read

January

31 Counting the wrong things! ~1 min read
31 A brilliant talk on how to prepare for success ~1 min read
29 Hiring senior engineers?you are selling not buying ~1 min read
24 Programming well with others ~1 min read
21 32 and content 1 min read
17 When are you proficient in a programming language? 1 min read
11 Three Important Things — Via Dented Reality ~1 min read
10 Take a Nap, Change your life Book Review 1 min read
01 Plant Based 2 min read
01 2019 Haiku ~1 min read

December 2018

30 They would never ask Jewish people to forget what happened during the Holocaust ~1 min read
18 Creative Computer Science ~1 min read
15 You are on time, your own time ~1 min read
13 5 things to keep in your Journal 2 min read
10 Why I’m learning a new Programming Language called Go 2 min read
07 Coders should write ~1 min read
04 Frustration ~1 min read
01 Teaching -cism in silence ~1 min read

November

30 You probably won’t make it to the top ~1 min read
28 How to read and why ~1 min read
26 Technology does not make us any better ~1 min read
24 Microservices Are Something You Grow Into, Not Begin With ~1 min read
23 Golang Channels: explained simply ~1 min read
23 Accountability as a service? ~1 min read
13 Planning Down Time ~1 min read
08 Skill Stacking: A Practical Strategy To Achieve Career Success - Darius Foroux ~1 min read
01 Respect! ~1 min read

October

12 Designing Software Within Constraints Building to a Specification ~1 min read

June

05 Repost: The worst reply to mentions of white privilege ~1 min read
04 The Psychology of Money ~1 min read

May

18 After all the computers may still need a human hand. ~1 min read

March

28 Grand Meetup 2017 ~1 min read
21 We, The people ~1 min read
14 Is enough, enough? 2 min read
07 Tribe of Mentors: Quick Review 1 min read

February

28 How to blog regularly ~1 min read
27 AI vs Us ~1 min read
21 It’s ok not to rush a good thing ~1 min read
14 Rest and Learn ~1 min read
13 PHP database management in a single file ~1 min read
09 1042 ~1 min read
07 My first Podcast interview ~1 min read
02 Check this rapper, he’s going big! ~1 min read
01 9 months with Colemak ~1 min read

January

31 WooCommerce 3.3 ~1 min read
31 Colemak Keyboard Layout, 1 Month(ish) In 1 min read
17 The Three Levels of Software: Why code that never goes wrong can still be wrong Path-Sensitive ~1 min read
17 Do not major in minor things and expect to be recognized for your impact. ~1 min read
14 10 things I learned from reading my 2017 journal. 1 min read
08 Why I no longer care about politics, but I still vote 1 min read

December 2017

19 Colemak Fingers ~1 min read
13 Keeping a journal can change your life ~1 min read

August

15 It’s not good to think you’re better, but it also doesn’t help to think you’re the worst. ~1 min read
07 Computer Science vs Software Engineering ~1 min read
04 Inspired by an incarcerated investor ~1 min read

July

03 Less is better than Tail ~1 min read

June

30 Cheap travels with WordPress as the foundation ~1 min read
22 A todo list, React, Redux and the WordPress JSON REST API 1 min read
20 Faster VIM syntax checking with A.L.E ~1 min read
19 Vim CtrlP productivity tip ~1 min read
07 Signature plugin for visual marks in Vim ~1 min read

May

26 So I tried an editor called VIM 3 min read

April

20 The habit of scheduling blog posts ~1 min read

March

18 New Track: Movement ~1 min read
06 Vienna ~1 min read

February

22 Fearless right doing ~1 min read
21 Design inspiration the right way ~1 min read
20 Oh I have a .blog ~1 min read
18 Ableton, software engineering behind the music ~1 min read
14 Enjoyed playing squash again ~1 min read
13 Blog First ~1 min read
10 Floors Done! ~1 min read
09 Happiness ~1 min read
07 What I do have ~1 min read

November 2016

15 With the US Election, a Landmark Week for WordPress.com VIP ~1 min read

September

26 I believe there is a Creator 1 min read
18 Company photos ~1 min read
16 Grand meetup talks ~1 min read

December 2015

13 Dropping the color attribute. ~1 min read
12 How to make your followers happy ~1 min read

September

08 How to simplify and remain productive ~1 min read

July

07 WCEU Q&A with Matt Mullenweg ~1 min read

May

12 Hey Developer, Welcome to WordPress 3 min read

April

20 Planning to blog regularly? ~1 min read
19 Abandonware as a WordPress plugin ~1 min read
01 Next chapter and moving into a new role ~1 min read

November 2014

27 WordPress loves PHPStorm, so should you! 1 min read
26 Be a better developer 2 min read
25 Have you tried working Less? 1 min read
24 Let’s get this Hippo started 1 min read

August

06 Your guide to local remote git repositories. 2 min read

July

24 Add WordPress post type content programatically ~1 min read
19 WordPress, why we really need front end editing 1 min read
14 Internet at aboard the pacific pearl ~1 min read

June

21 Title loading script ~1 min read

February

21 Focus on what matters ~1 min read

January

26 Start your Journey now 2 min read
05 Your story matters, share it 1 min read
04 Let consistency be your trump card ~1 min read

September 2013

21 Life Lessons learnt in support 2 min read
18 Remove Disqus comments from WordPress pages 1 min read
03 Git vimdiff Mergetool Cheat sheet 1 min read

June

18 Integrity simplified ~1 min read
10 Generate a link list of all Zendesk articles in a specific forum ~1 min read
04 The best coffee shop in Port Elizabeth ~1 min read
03 This is the Gospel ~1 min read

December 2012

19 Mountain Lion, Git “Command Not Found” (2 min fix) ~1 min read

October

11 Version controlled comments on Facebook ~1 min read
10 How to add a subtask in Asana: ~1 min read
09 WordPress 3.5 Almost ready ~1 min read

August

17 Enter the matrix with WordPress ~1 min read
16 Add/Enqueue Scripts or Styles for pages where my plugin short code is found ~1 min read

June

14 Say yes to less, no to more and hell yeah to the best. ~1 min read
03 Joy ~1 min read

May

12 Sexual Sin :( Worshiping the things instead of the God Creator ~1 min read

April

22 IronMan with with my wife :) ~1 min read
20 Not use to this at all ~1 min read
17 Oh, how I miss my wife ~1 min read
16 Post Away ~1 min read
16 Me and the pet Lion ~1 min read
16 Everyday Scribble book ~1 min read
16 Breaking a sweat, see you at the beach in December :) ~1 min read

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