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Was VS Code peak IDE?
Visual Studio Code changed the game for me, and this documentary feels like a fitting tribute to it: My programming journey started in a BBC Micro at school. Then, out of necessity to play early PC games, I became proficient at editing CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. If that sentence means nothing to you, look up 640K…
The BMW i3 Was Braver Than It Needed to Be
Why I’m Writing More About Cars One of my goals this year was simple: write more. Not because I want to become a motoring journalist, but because I enjoy the process of reflecting on the cars I’m lucky enough to drive and own. Writing forces me to think more deeply about why certain cars resonate,…
Never Meet Your Heroes? Driving the Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS 3.8
Every so often you get a proper “pinch me” day. Thanks to a generous friend, after years of obsessing over the 997.2 GT3 RS 3.8, I finally got to drive one. One of my goals this year is to write more. Another is to drive more. I’m hoping those two things complement each other. If you’ve…
Olly Brand 