Using Netlify Functions as a Back End

Copying code from code blocks, without having to manually select it all first, is very handy convenience feature. But despite having published a ton of code snippets on this website, adding copy functionality wasn’t a top priority so far. A bit sad, considering that it can be done in less than an hour, using only 61 lines of vanilla JavaScript...

I saw a couple of posts about a “blog questions challenge” pop up in my feed reader this week (written by Leilukin, Hedy, or Luke, for example) and decided to participate. It’s a collection of interesting questions, and I enjoyed reading what other people had to say so far. Below you’ll find my answers. Why Did You Start Blogging in the First...

Wow, it’s been a quarter of a century since Y2K. We all know that time flies, but it still feels surreal sometimes. Saying that 2024 was a rather uneventful year would probably be too much, but at least at work, it was a lot of “business as usual”. The small company I’m with grew a little larger, we’re about 30 people now. My responsibilities...

Omnivore was shut down in late 2024 See: One of my favorite read-later apps is shutting down This article can be considered lasrgely obsolete, but the approach might apply to other services/tools. – It’s been a productive year so far - I’ve managed to add a couple of cool new things to this website, which is something I’d been planning to do for...

It’s that time of the year again: here’s my extended “frozen /uses page” for late 2024. Whenever multiple applications are listed, p marks private use, w marks software that I (have to) use at work. Changes compared to the previous year are highlighted using colored text. Mail Client: Proton Mail (p), Outlook PWA (w) Calendar: Proton Calendar...