Oli Nelson
Digital renaissance man & all-round thing doer.
Drummer | Indie software developer
- Current projects
- Human Programmers
- Maestrocast
- Words
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Human Programmers - a manifesto
3 August 2025
In a world of abundance, the answer is curation. When the barriers to entry are lowered, the differentiator is taste. When machines are more capable...
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The Gift of Abstraction
7 February 2025
When I began taking drum lessons from David Goodman everything changed for me.I had had wonderful drum teachers previously, but there was something...
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How did I get here?
3 January 2025
From age ten my sole goal in life was to be a professional Jazz drummer. I’m not exaggerating. ‘Jazz Drummer’ was effectively my conjoined twin,...
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Ruby Procs and Lambdas for the Javascript developer
29 December 2024
If you're like me and are one of the many "Javascript everywhere" developers joining the Ruby on Rails Renaissance you may be a little confused by...
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Build and host your own link-in-bio page
20 December 2024
This guide is intended for people who have zero or very little exposure to anything related to coding or web development. By the end of this you'll...
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Yes, You Should Learn How To Code
18 December 2024
The year 2025 is almost upon us. If you listen to certain parts of the internet you would be forgiven for having the impression that all things...
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We Are All Eyeball Hunters Now
15 December 2024
I used to think trying to gain a following on social media was an activity for the vain. The superficial Plebeians who lacked any substantive...