Tag: developer
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I think a lot of people using Apex are going to want syntax highlighting of code blocks. Including a script like Highlight.js in your HTML output is fine, but I wanted Apex to be able to directly output HTML with the necessary spans and tables for highlighting. So, introducing the –code-highlight flag. How It Works…
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I’ve been working on making Apex (my ultimate Markdown processor) easier to integrate into Xcode projects, and I’m excited to share what’s new. The biggest change is full Swift Package Manager (SPM) support, which makes adding Apex to your project as simple as clicking a button in Xcode. While Apex is still in a 0.x…
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Happy New Year! I spent some time this morning developing some features for Howzit that I think will be really useful (at least for me). Howzit is my tool for documenting my project structure/build/deploy/CI methods and instructions, with the ability to execute code from the Markdown documentation. I use it in every project I create,…
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It’s time for my yearly roundup of my favorite tools, hardware, and projects. I’m combining everything in one post this year. You might find something new, or you might just have your own preferences validated. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments! It’s been an interesting year. I lost my job in…
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I’ve added so much new stuff to my universal Markdown processor, Apex, that it’s hard to count. It’s developing quickly! In case you missed the announcement, Apex is my latest project — a command line tool and C library that combines the best of various Markdown tools, supporting syntax from CommonMark, GitHub Flavored Markdown, MultiMarkdown,…
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I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 5 iOS licenses ($29.99 value each) for Amadine. Whether you’re a creative professional or an amateur with big ideas, Amadine is a vector design tool that can help you get there, no matter how big the goal. This is a really powerful design app that I surprisingly hadn’t…
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Recent changes in my health have made it such that some days I’m couch-bound upstairs, while my office (and primary work computer) is in the basement. This has led to some interesting solutions for my daily work. My day job at Oracle I can mostly do from my couch and my work laptop. The only…
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Eric Linder, whom I affectionately call my Rabbi1, has created a habit tracking app with a twist, and it’s ready for wider testing. He had a need for something that didn’t exist, so he built it. He did it in maybe three weeks, using AI to learn how to code it. I’m really impressed how…
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Happy New Year! I managed to get the bulk of the Best of 2024 series out before the midnight deadline. Nice job, Brett. But here are a few late additions that I missed, and ones I’m looking forward to using more of in 2025. DEVONthink Pro OK, this one snuck up on me. I’ve been…
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Personal Projects: Not my busiest year on record, but I did a lot. Updated: Generate slick changelogs from Git commits I do all of my release notes using careful git commit messages. It makes life so easy. SearchLink I still consider SearchLink – out of a hundred projects – the most useful thing I’ve made,…