Wolfgang Ziegler

Wow, I don't think I ever went this long without writing a blog post since this blog exists.

I know, that's just what the world needs: another old white guy's opinion on AI and software development.

The Mattel Intellivision console will always have a special place in (the geeky part of) my heart.

I recently stumbled over these Game Boy boards (main and display) on an online auction platform.

If you're following this blog regularly (I hope you do), you'll remember the post about the French NES which I fixed and modded so it would have regula ...

I recently blogged about fixing a Nintendo DS Lite which had a non-working top display due to a snapped ribbon cable.

The other day I found a ridiculously cheap Atari 2600 Junior on Vinted.

One thing (among many) that the 2000s got completely right was putting electronic devices into transparent plastic shells.

I regularly browse eBay, Vinted or Willhaben in search of retro computing/gaming hardware.

I have blogged about fixing and modding Game Boys in the past and this has turned into a bit of a hobby since then.

I recently stumbled across a non-functioning, French NES on Vinted.

The second day of Euruko 2025 did not have any keynotes or similar and started directly with the session track.

I was lucky enough that my employer Dynatrace sent me to the Euruko (European Ruby Conference) conference in Viana do Castelo (Portugal) this year.

More than 20 years ago, I got my first Xbox (what we call the Xbox Classic today).

A few years ago, I made these proton wands for my kids so they could dress up as Ghostbusters for carnival.

I recently blogged about the Analogue Pocket, a handheld console, that runs my original Game Boy games (as well as other platforms).

The Problem Many developers (like myself) who started their careers with OOP (Java, C#, ...) during the last decades will look at this code and find no ...

The second day of Jfokus 2025 did not have any keynotes or similar and started directly with the session track.

This was the first regular conference day after yesterday's workshop/pre-conference day.

I was lucky enough that my employer Dynatrace sent me to the Jfokus conference in Stockholm this year.