What BetterRunning is BetterRunning is three things pretending to be one thing. The app: a SwiftUI and watchOS coaching tool that reads your running data, most of it captured through HealthKit, and turns it into personal, adaptive guidance. It pushes when you’re ready and tells you to back off when Read more
Earlier this year, I found myself doing something slightly ridiculous. After a run, I would take screenshots of my workout data and copy them into ChatGPT or Anthropic. I wanted feedback. Not generic motivation, not another badge, not a leaderboard position, but a useful interpretation of what had actually happened Read more
Every question I asked had an answer. I didn’t expect that. I’ve been playing around with building my own iOS and watchOS application recently, a hobby project, nothing more. Evenings, weekends, stolen hours between dinner and bedtime. If it goes nowhere, it was a fun experiment and a really interesting Read more
The Accidental Developer: Why I Built a World Cup App for My Son It started simply enough. My son, who is almost nine, is completely swept up in World Cup excitement, talking constantly about Messi, Mbappe, and Vinicius Junior. I wanted to help him engage with that passion, so I Read more
Last weekend, I completed my fourth half marathon, one year after I ran my first. Like last year, the place of action was The Hague. And Scheveningen. And back to The Hague. This one wasn’t the first. It wasn’t the fastest. It was not the one where I came in Read more
There’s something magical about running in the rain. As the water hits your face and the wind pushes against your body, you may find yourself in a peculiar dance, or battle with nature. It was during one of recent runs, training what is going to be my first half marathon, Read more
Because, well, being out in the mountains with a snowboard or pair of skis is just one of the most phenomenal things that exist in life.
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT. Within just two months, the AI-driven application had attracted one hundred million users, likely setting a record for the fastest adoption rate of any application to date. This milestone sparked global anticipation, with many expecting AI to disrupt the world imminently. As 2023 Read more
The Black Swan I started reading the black swan a pretty long time ago. And despite the fact I found the content very interesting, I struggled to get through it, which is partly caused by the topic itself, partly by the depth to which the content is discussed and partly Read more
