This is Matt Widmann's site for working notes and articles. I'm a programmer so I tend to write about software, but I also love nature, bicycles, and writing.

1. Updates for August 2026

   1 September 2026

   Starting preschool and picking up steam for sewing.

2. Updates for July 2026

   1 August 2026

   A July Fourth trip to San Diego and a front basket rack on the Rove.

3. Updates for June 2026

   1 July 2026

   Dealing with colds and starting to film my bike rides.

4. Formatting Markdown to find parser bugs

   8 June 2026

   The unexpected benefits of source-to-source translation for parser development.

5. Updates for May 2026

   31 May 2026

   Better bike storage, a week-long staycation, and returning to Sublime Text.

6. Generating this site on Zig 0.16

   10 May 2026

   Adapting to Zig's new I/O model in a static site generator.

7. Updates for April 2026

   30 April 2026

   Two weeks in London and doing our first "real" Easter egg hunt.

8. A notebook that lays flat

   11 April 2026

   My go-to notebook for journaling and brainstorming.

9. Updates for March 2026

   31 March 2026

   The start of updates and refreshing our garden for Spring.

10. Single letter commands

    4 December 2025

    A terse command layer for the shell.