Posts from 2024 | Aaron Brethorst

Aug 18, 2024

Software is a Skilled Trade

Software engineers have a unique opportunity: we can build things that millions of people use daily. This isn’t about ego or chasing the next big tech trend. It’s about recognizing our potential impact and using it wisely. Think about other skill...

Apr 08, 2024

Internship GSoC

Advice to prospective Google Summer of Code participants

(Note: because “prospective GSoC participant” is a mouthful, I refer to these folks as “students” throughout the rest of this post, even though you no longer have to be a student to participate in GSoC!) You may have heard that the Open Transit S...

Feb 28, 2024

Productivity iOS Notes macOS

How I Manage My TODO lists

On July 20, 2020, I decided to start tracking my TODO items in Apple’s Notes app on my Mac. I had just agreed to build a web application for a non-profit on behalf of a friend, and it was about four months since the initial COVID-19 lockdowns had ...