Posts on Simon Huggins

Soundbath App: Major Update with Presets, Loop Mode, and Enhanced Controls

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0100

Major update to the Soundbath app featuring comprehensive preset management, loop functionality, improved mobile support, and enhanced user experience.

Introducing Hac Hack: API for Auto-running Hybris HAC Operations

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100

A comprehensive overview of Hac Hack, a new open source Python library and FastAPI-based HTTP API for automating SAP Commerce/Hybris HAC tasks with security features and VPN tunnel management.

Enhanced Settings System: Greater Flexibility and Personalization

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100

Major enhancements to the Stream settings system to make it more personalizable, defaulting board to put new todos into, and enhanced git commit tracking

Added Automatic Counter Increment to Checklist Tracker

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:12:00 +0200

New automatic counter increment feature for checklist items with patterns like (1/6) and (1) that track completion frequency.

New Creative Works - September 23, 2025

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

New Creative Works Added Today

Today marks an bit of a milestone in my creative journey as I add several new works to my digital archive. I think this pretty much brings me up to date with all the short stories and poetry I’ve written (that I know about) so great! All now in one place on my own site, not spread all over the internet!

This collection covers stuff from around 2019 to 2022 - so just before Covid, and to around the time when we all started to collectively breathe again.

Reclaiming My Creative Work from Quora

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Reclaiming My Creative Work from Quora

I’ve recently decided to reclaim and archive a collection of stories and poems that I originally published on Quora during the early 2010s. These pieces represent a significant period of creative output for me, and I wanted to preserve them on my own website where I have full control over their presentation and longevity.

Quora was a great platform for sharing creative writing during that time (with a group called “Three minute Stories” primarily) - a real sense of community for a while, you actually got to hang out with like-minded (and different-minded) people. I can truly say, it was a truly enriching experience. Until, like any of these platforms that really need to turn a profit at some point, it wasn’t so much, and so around 2016 my contributions waned considerably, and I kind of forgot about all that content I put onto the platform.

Reviving My Creative Archive: Migrating Poetry, Stories, and Blog Posts from 2009

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200

A journey of migrating my old creative content to a modern Hugo site, featuring AI-assisted conversion, enhanced search functionality, and light mode support.

Building This Website: From WordPress to Hugo with AI Assistance

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0100

How I transformed my basic WordPress site into a comprehensive Hugo-based website in half a day, with help from Kilocode and Claude Sonnet 4.

Welcome to My New Hugo Website

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0100

Introducing my new Hugo-powered website with a custom orange and dark theme, built for sharing insights on technology and development.

Building Scalable Node.js APIs: Lessons from Production

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0100

Key principles and practical techniques for building Node.js APIs that scale to millions of requests, based on real-world production experience.

A Theory Of Commensurate Complexity

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Exploring the concept of commensurate complexity in modeling real-world activities for god-like simulation games.

Leaving Apple

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Reflections on leaving Apple after 12 months, including the Account Planning project and lessons learned.

Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, seen at the Islington Vue.

Wicked

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A review of the musical Wicked, seen with Chloe at the weekend.