• A Challenging Introduction to Rust

    Learning a new programming language is rough without using it regularly. When I tried to learn Go a while ago, I struggled because I was not using it a lot. Then I my team at work started using Go and it clicked into place really well. When I decided to pick up Rust, I ran…

  • The Ultramarathon

    The Ultramarathon

    It’s been a few weeks now and I can process this race a lot better than I could after finishing it. The last 2h of the race has memories of pain. Two years ago, I remember looking at the 47K and thinking to myself, “Oh boy, that looks scary and impossible.” The Ecotrail Wicklow race…

  • Faster at Home

    Faster at Home

    The start line was crowded. I’d normally start a race at the back of the pack. I was chatting to Phil at Black Castle, where we awaited being called to the start line. Phil is a fast runner and a friend. I went along with him, starting further ahead than I had ever started, or…

  • 2023: Year in Review

    2023: Year in Review

    I haven’t done one of these in a while. In fact, I’ve sort of neglected my blog since the start of the pandemic. Everything got too much and I was in survival mode. I’m making conscious effort to write more and attempt to write out talks. I don’t know if I’ll submit them yet. Inching…

  • An Upgrade to Salary Converter

    I wrote salaryconverter.nigelb.me over 10 years ago, when I was interviewing for a job. It was a fun project to build. I’ve sort of updated the data on and off, but haven’t made major code changes since. In 2021, when I upgraded the Flask version, I had to make some changes to deal with the…

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