blog reboot!

A quote I want to keep around from dancer Martha Graham “There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression.

I’m trying to figure out my optimal digital lifestyle. By digital lifestyle I mean the part of my life that is spent at the computer or with my phone. I interface with digital technology almost daily because it’s part of my profession as a software developer and it’s a large part of how I identify myself, I’m a techie. I love offline activities, but tech, the internet, digital content and activities are a large part of who I am…but I want to be more mindful about how I approach my digital self.

Jumping into the world of Bluetooth LE and was having a hard time finding a barebones, hello world style resource. With many of the tutorials I’ve seen, they cloud the minimal BLE code with permissions, ui and architecture. I like to start with the minimal possible code and build from there. Here’s my go at it. Minimal code to scan for Bluetooth devices. Don’t forget to allow Nearby Devices Permission in the App info.

I’ve decided to try out GitHubs Copilot to see how far I can push it. Even after a couple minutes I have to say I was very impressed with how easily it started predicting useful code completion. After creating the counter Flutter app, removing most of the generated code I began to type the name of the HomePage class I was planning to open from the MaterialApp object and Copilot suggested an initial StatelessWidget with the Scaffold predefined…very nice!

ChatGPT introduces YTBookmarker.

Initial post for a project to explore using AI for software development, project development and deployment into the real world.