Nik Kantar

2022

2022 (12)

December (3)

2022: The Year of Habits in Review
How’d this year’s theme go?
Solve the Problem You Have
It’s all too easy to find oneself solving the wrong problems. Here’s how I try and combat that.
Self-Hosting Follow-Up
I started going back down the self-hosting path and learned some things.

August (1)

Getting Back into Self-Hosting
It’s 2022 and self-hosting stuff is cool again.

June (1)

Tests Are Docs
Automated tests are documentation, and–if done well—even useful and up to date!

April (2)

Understanding Developer Interruptions
Why interrupting a programmer is even more costly than you think, illustrated by u/nkukard.
Programming Sucks and Is Amazing
It’s true.

February (1)

The Mix Has Died
Before even launching the publicly available version of TheMixNeverDies.com, I’m shelving the project.

January (4)

Reversioning mdut
I goofed up the CalVer implementation because I had the dumbs, and now I’ve fixed it. Oops.
Introducing mdut
I made a tiny tool for generating Markdown URL tags and want to tell you about it.
Not Aristotle
I was today years old when I learned that “my favorite quote of all time is a misattribution”.
2022: The Year of Habits
Shifting away from specific goals to a more meta—and hopefully sustainable—approach: yearly themes.