I decided to give the October Challenge by Intigriti a try this time. It’s my first time actually tackling a challenge and this was a really fun one! Since I had such a great time, and I want to start writing more, I decided to do a little write up this time. If you still want to do the challenge yourself you should stop here for now and come back later.…

Lately, I've started using Emacs again. This time, however, I intend to use it for a longer time. Previously I used Doom Emacs and Spacemacs and I even dabbled a bit in using Vanilla Emacs, but they never quite stuck. What changed it for me is the excellent Mastering Emacs book by Mickey Petersen. That got me enthusiastic again and, for better or worse, I started using the text editor again.…

My name is Frank Nijeboer. I am a Master Student in Cyber Security at the University of Twente. In my free time, I like to configure and learn my Linux machine. Next to that I also play hockey, the piano and I enjoy playing board games with friends. Next to my studies, I have been working as a Software developer at Extendas since 2018. There I developed the SPINopc, as well as SPINopt and several other smaller projects.…