Michael Newton

One of the most frustrating things when learning text based coding for the first time is just knowing whether you have typed what the computer expects. Should that be a { or a [? Do I need a new line here, or must I put this on the same line?

To help out, we've updated the syntax highlighting at VisualInk to really push up the brightness of important syntax structures, without making the whole visual feel too overwhelming.

@[email protected] I'm honestly not sure, and I'm working towards moving all my code to a #forgejo instance anyway so I'm not going to investigate too hard. That said, I probably need to set up github authentication on code.mavnn.eu/ before I move too much out else it's a pain for people to do things like submit but reports. ​

A lot of people in tech want me to produce more work but get upset if I talk about what it costs me to produce work, I really hope eventually we can get a little bit better at accepting that social, cultural, psychological work is real work

Special thanks to @[email protected] who when he tried to use the library and found the types missing and an error in the README left a report so it could be fixed.

New version of #ink syntax highlighting for the CodeMirror editor is out, with fixes for the install instructions and highlighting when using a custom theme.

Grab it while its hot!

• Github: github.com/mavnn/codemirror-...
• NPM: npmjs.com/package/@mavnn/cod...

#interactivefiction

Today I was reminded that by default github doesn't make you a watcher of your own repositories. Sorry @[email protected] - I didn't ignore the issues you created on github.com/mavnn/codemirror-... for 3 weeks on purpose.

★ ‘Your Frustration Is the Product’
https://daringfireball.net/2026/03/your_frustration_is_the_product

@[email protected] @[email protected] Yeah, the fact that even people like... fighting game content creators... are getting fed up and publicly tearing apart some of this stuff is actually encouraging.

​youtu.be/Q6VdVd4GVm4?si=2TCI...

@[email protected] ​Meta classes next with built in DLSS - why allow yourself to see anything ugly in real life? Remember; variety and other people's personal expression are just a confusing source of discomfort!

From mid-April I'll be back on the market looking for work. - 25+ years professional experience. - .NET since the start, Node 3+ years. - See mikehadlow.com/top/about/ for details. - Contract or perm. Slight preference for contract. - Must be remote. (I'm UK based).

@[email protected] @[email protected] European from one country living in an other European country and who has professional ties to at least two other European countries. I've... never heard of an impressum, so in this particular dude's case I'm just going to assume it must be what happens when you sit on a photocopier and take a copy. ​

A super-long shot: is there anyone who can recommend a carpenter in Cagliari (Sardinia)?

We just released Bonfire 1.0.2, an update focused on giving you a more stable and reliable experience.

We're also heads-down working with several communities who are setting up their own Bonfire servers.

Plus updates on end to end encryption and federated groups.

More details: bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bo...

EDGEDANCER (2002)
Acrylic on Gessoboard - 28" x 22"

From the End of Nature subset of my gallery work, a cautionary tale, “All good things come to an end...” 1/2

#fineart #endofnature #personalvisions #imaginativerealism

@[email protected] This is a beautiful piece!

On a slightly unrelated note, I've been meaning to comment for a while that (having been somewhat involved with publishing over the years) it is so refreshing to hear you talking about your book covers as someone who is obviously inspired by the content of the book so I'll take the opportunity to say that now as well.

I don't know who needs to hear this today, but you're not like everybody else, and the expert advice may not fit you. This brought to you by a reminder I had of talking to one of my son's teachers.

"Don't worry, we've taught plenty of children like your son before!"

When we told the educational psychologist they actually laughed out loud, because the piece of advice that triggered the comment would only be helpful for around 1 in every 5,000 children and would have been actively detrimental to an 'average' pupil his age. 1/2

@[email protected] Thank you! Also, that's a very classy avatar

@[email protected] ​When I was sixteen my drum teacher pulled me in at the last moment for a concert because an orchestra member was ill. I had one job: whack a huge bass drum about six times.

One of those times I whacked it a full beat late, in a moment of complete silence from the rest of the orchestra.

My drum teacher afterwards said "don't worry, the audience will have assumed it was on purpose. Apart from the musicians in the audience - they'll be having a good laugh."

I wonder if you're hitting a similar situation or whether they're just, er, not very good...

Blog: Easy, visual, camera bounds in Godot

I'm building a 2D rogue-like in #godot with one of my students and it was proving a hassle accurately setting camera and world boundaries on levels. This is one way to allow level scenes to set their own boundaries visually in the editor.

#godot #gamedev

blog.mavnn.eu/2026/03/16/cam...

heard "be the elephant you want to see in the room" earlier and gosh if that hasn't stuck with me