Quotes

“All the ill that is in us comes from fear, and all the good from love.”

15 November 202117 February 2022 patmcg2 Comments

Fear makes people do stupid and crazy things.

Years ago, I vowed not to make any decisions driven by fear.

It’s not easy to do. But I’ve applied that idea most of the time (hey, I’m not perfect 🤷🏻‍♂️). And when I didn’t, I regretted it.

When you do kind and loving things, good things happen — not immediately and not 100% of the time, but overall they send you (and those around you) to good places.

Okay, Eleanor Farjeon said it better. 👇😛

All the ill that is in us comes from fear, and all the good from love.
Eleanor Farjeon

Software Dev

A seamless approach to backward compatibility in Swift APIs 🤯

8 November 20218 July 2023 patmcgLeave a comment

iOS Dev Weekly highlighted an exceedingly clever, and almost invisible, approach to making your Swift code backwards-compatible.

👉 Simplifying Backwards Compatibility in Swift

Wow, this would be fun to put in practice on a real app.

The World

Trams, cable cars, ferries, and bikes – making transportation cleaner (and more fun)

3 November 20211 May 2022 patmcgLeave a comment

Since I first discovered the care-free movement years ago, I’ve always been a sucker for ways to get around besides those same old gas-guzzling, traffic-jamming cars.

It just seems like walking, biking, and taking a ride on something are more fun than cars. Mass transit makes the world more beautiful and is better for the planet.

Here’s a great overview of how cities across the world are finding better, electric options for moving lots of people around.