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.