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Here are all the articles on Benevolent Bytes, so far there's 79 of them. I hope you gain something useful from the topics I cover and you use these articles, videos and code snippets to learn new skills to succeed in your web development journey.

Three people talking in an open plan office about code.

Coding as thinking

What is lost by coding with AI

Writing is a way to organise your thoughts, just like writing code. AI is not a replacement for thinking.

AI, being human and the future of coding

Thoughts on AI in 2024

My thoughts on AI as a software engineering and what it could mean for software, art and being human.

One gold bottle in a crate of brown bottles

Software that goes against the grain

It doesn't have to be like this

There’s another way to build software that goes against the grain and focuses on staying small.

Prolog

Wielding Prolog during Mindshifting May

Struggling though logic programming in Prolog and learning new paradigms for 12in23.

A ball of energy with electricity beaming all over the place.

Julia

Trying Julia in Analytical April

Trying out the Julia programming language as part of 12in23

Two crabs staring at each other on wet rocks

Rust

Trying Rust in Mechanical March 2023

Getting to know Rust as part of 12in23

A glass pyramid on an orange table and background reflecting the blue sky

F#

Trying F# in Functional February 2023

Trying out F#, a functional language that's part of the .NET ecosystem. Here's what I thought, how it went in Functional February and what's next.

The title screen of Deathloop on PS5 showing "BREAK THE LOOP" and "PROTECT THE LOOP" titles overlayed on two characters hands holding guns

Designing UI for differences based on context

Why Deathloop's console UI is awkward

Designing and developing digital experiences isn’t easy, but when you embrace the platform you’re building for and cater to the differences, opportunities, and conventions users are accustomed to, the experience feels better.