After training for my first 10K guided solely by AI not only did I complete it but I also raced in another just two weeks later. Here's how it all unfolded.

Model behaviour: AI coaching after the 10K

Remember Ceefax? Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, you’ll probably recall the bright, blocky text and painfully slow loading times. Back in 1974, how else were you supposed to check the latest football scores - wait for Match of the Day?

Pages from Me-fax

I am a terrible runner. I suck at running. But I always wanted to try.

Using AI as a 10K Training Coach

On Friday, I attended my first conference in a long (long) time. I headed to Brighton to attend my first ffconf.

FFConf 2024

Testing presents many issues. When testing in the browser, we need to get pages full of realistic data in order to mimic user interactions. But sometimes that's easier said than done.

Clean up test data with a Playwright fixture

Playwright fixtures help set up environments for each test to run in. They are great when dealing with repeated tasks like authentication. Big blocks of code that do what they need to do well.

Passing options to Playwright fixtures

Writing tests can be hard. Browser-based tests even more so. They can be slow, brittle and hard to maintain. Playwright makes tests a lot easier to reason with, but developers can still be put off by the time it takes to get up and running. For applications requiring authentication it adds another layer of complication to the process.

Playwright fixtures for authentication

Deal or No Deal

Every year around October time my website hosting comes up for renewal. It's the same hosting I've had since 2009 when I made the site for university work. Thankfully the Wayback Machine captured some of its earliest moments so I can relive my cringe in the modern day.

New website

This week was the annual Chrome Dev Summit. While it was a little different this year due to COVID, it did mean that people like me who would otherwise miss out on the activities of the two-day event got to participate.

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