Nathan Gill's Bloghttps://ngill.net/Nathan Gill's blog posts on various topicsFri, 15 May 2026 22:18:41 +0000Writing Wayland screen lockers "for fun"https://ngill.net/posts/2026/03-writing-wayland-screen-lockers.htmlYes, I wrote (or at least tried to write) more than one.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ngill.net/posts/2026/03-writing-wayland-screen-lockers.htmlWho needs GUIs anyway?https://ngill.net/posts/2026/02-who-needs-gui-anyway.htmlMy frustrations with desktop UI, especially GUI toolkitsMon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ngill.net/posts/2026/02-who-needs-gui-anyway.htmlWriting Tiny Code - Part 2https://ngill.net/posts/2026/00-writing-tiny-code-pt2.htmlOptimize the program from part 1 to produce an even smaller binaryFri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ngill.net/posts/2026/00-writing-tiny-code-pt2.htmlWriting Tiny Code - Part 1https://ngill.net/posts/2025/00-writing-tiny-code-pt1.htmlWrite a tiny hello world program in x86-64 assemblySun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://ngill.net/posts/2025/00-writing-tiny-code-pt1.htmlMySQL Database Connection Testerhttps://ngill.net/posts/2021/00-mysql-database-connection-tester.htmlWrite a VB.NET application to test the connection of MySQL databasesTue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://ngill.net/posts/2021/00-mysql-database-connection-tester.html