Visicalc, the world’s first spreadsheet, was also the original killer app. Steve Jobs said that Visicalc “propelled the Apple ][ to the success it achieved”. As one of the first mainstream digital tools, I’m fairly sure the first spreadsheet inspired Jobs’ later quote that “β¦the computer is the most remarkable tool that we’ve ever come up with.
I made a spreadsheet
I wrote a compiler
I have a Computer Science degree. I attended a whole course of lectures on compilers (and have a certain fondness for “the red dragon book” as a result). However, I had never actually written a compiler from start to finish until a rainy day last weekend.
ο§BBQ ribs /
My BBQ ribs recipe - a continuous work in progress.
Wine update and 2020 vintage
Amid the pandemic and California fires, September saw a flurry of activity on the wine-making front. We bottled our 2019 primativo and picked, crushed, fermented and pressed our 2020 vintage - a (tricky) pinot noir.
ο§Chicken Tikka Masala /
Authentic Chicken Tikka Masala. Authentic to British takeaway curry houses, that is.
ο§Non-alcoholic "spirits" /
I'm trying to make something better than seedlip.
ο§New York style bagels /
Bagels, the way they make them in the Big Apple.
ο§Carrot and red lentil daal /
Absolutely inauthentic, but yummy.