https://nickhart.com/blog Code, Bricks, and Craft Cocktails en-us nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://nickhart.com/blog/no-kings-jack-o-lantern-in-4-easy-steps https://nickhart.com/blog/no-kings-jack-o-lantern-in-4-easy-steps Carve your own "No Kings" jack-o-lantern this Halloween with this step-by-step template and guide. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) halloweenjack-o-lanternno kingspumpkin https://nickhart.com/blog/my-job-search-at-50 https://nickhart.com/blog/my-job-search-at-50 The data behind a 2025 tech job search at 50+, from application volume to time to offer. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) JobsPersonaljob applicationResume https://nickhart.com/blog/the-15-minute-ios-project https://nickhart.com/blog/the-15-minute-ios-project For the past several months I’ve been building personal iOS apps to keep my skills current during my job search. I’d like to share a tool I’ve built that makes setting up a professional-grade iOS project take only minutes. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) CodingCICLIgitGitHubiOSswiftswiftformatSwiftLintworkflowxcbeautifyXcodexcodegen https://nickhart.com/blog/the-manager-who-never-stopped-coding-my-next-chapter https://nickhart.com/blog/the-manager-who-never-stopped-coding-my-next-chapter Why I'm returning to hands-on engineering after years of managing engineering teams. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) CodingJobsengineeringiOSjob applicationmanagementprogrammingswift https://nickhart.com/blog/the-fire-ruby-cocktail https://nickhart.com/blog/the-fire-ruby-cocktail A recipe for the Fire Ruby, a craft cocktail worth making at home. Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) Cocktails https://nickhart.com/blog/automating-job-applications-with-markdown-from-60-minutes-to-20-minutes https://nickhart.com/blog/automating-job-applications-with-markdown-from-60-minutes-to-20-minutes How a Markdown-and-YAML-based workflow cut job application time from 60 minutes to 20. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) AICodingJobsautomationjob applicationMarkdownResumeVSCodeYAML https://nickhart.com/blog/5-ways-ai-helped-me-handle-my-mothers-passing https://nickhart.com/blog/5-ways-ai-helped-me-handle-my-mothers-passing This article is not about Skynet and AI ending all life on Earth. I recently lost my mother, then my job. As an AI enthusiast I instinctively turned to AI to help me navigate these challenges. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) AICodingPersonallivestreamPython https://nickhart.com/blog/markdown-writing-workflow https://nickhart.com/blog/markdown-writing-workflow How writing everything in Markdown first and converting it later lets me write 3x faster. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) CodingMarkdownResume https://nickhart.com/blog/did-i-write-this-or-did-ai https://nickhart.com/blog/did-i-write-this-or-did-ai Some thoughts on where AI assistance ends and my own writing voice begins. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) AI https://nickhart.com/blog/long-time-no-see https://nickhart.com/blog/long-time-no-see A quick update after a long quiet stretch on the blog, and what's next. Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) Personal https://nickhart.com/blog/lego-ikea-hack https://nickhart.com/blog/lego-ikea-hack My kids are getting in to LEGO so I decided to up the ante with a pretty simple IKEA hack. I bought and assembled the Trofast toy storage unit and covered the top with off-brand baseplates. Sun, 06 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT nick@nickhart.com (Nick Hart) LegoIKEA