Hedley Stirrat

software engineer | aotearoa new zealand

Flickering-flame LED effect using MicroPython on a Raspberry Pi Pico

Python Microcontrollers Electrical engineering 8 September, 2024

– This post describes how to wire up an electrical circuit and write a simple MicroPython script to deploy onto a Raspberry Pi Pico to create a flickering-flame LED effect.

How to develop and test a minimal API in Python with Flask

Python Software engineering Flask 11 April, 2023

– This post describes how to develop and test an API in Python with Flask. The API is minimal and self-contained, with very few dependencies beyond the Python standard library.

The unexpected downsides of working in a flow state

Blog Mental health Software engineering 5 March, 2023

– Software developers often talk about entering a flow state when programming, leading to periods of extreme productivity. This is generally regarded as a Good Thing, but I think that there are some caveats to working in a flow state that we should be mindful of.