I'm Christian Visintin. I live in Udine, Italy. I'm a freelance software engineer. I'm also an open-source developer. On this blog I write about my dev misadventures and give unneeded opinions on many topics involving technology and development
Latest Posts
Ladybird won't accept public PRs anymore - what does it mean?
With this move, Ladybird is closing the doors to public code contributions. Time for a reflection on open-source software.
What happenedOn June 5th 2026, Ladybird made this announcement on social and on their website:
Published on June 06, 2026 - 6 min read
Why Airlines don’t want your boarding pass in Apple or Google wallet
How a small UX annoyance hides a bigger upselling machine
The boarding pass should be boringToday I checked in for a flight to Amsterdam, and immediately noticed there was no option to add the ticket to my Apple Wallet. On the contrary, the website only
Published on May 28, 2026 - 4 min read
BiangBiang Kana, an iOS and Android app to scan, romanize and translate Japanese
iOS and Android app that scans, romanizes and translates Japanese, with Kanji and Kana recognition from a live camera
PreambleA few months ago I shipped BiangBiang Hanzi, an iOS and Android app that points your camera at Chinese characters and gives you back the Pinyin (or Jyutping) plus a translation. The motivation
Published on May 19, 2026 - 6 min read
Harakat Lens, an iOS app to scan, transliterate and translate Arabic, for learners and Quran readers
iOS app that scans, transliterates and translates Arabic, with Quran verse recognition and audio recitation
PreambleA few months ago I shipped BiangBiang Hanzi, an iOS and Android app that points your camera at Chinese characters and gives you back the Pinyin (or Jyutping) plus a translation. The motivation
Published on May 09, 2026 - 8 min read