Hello, I'm Marc Friederich 👋

Sep 27, 2026

How our brain works, we value the human behind the art

Aug 16, 2026

Nice morning cloud

Aug 13, 2026

Experienced bike super friendly city in #oulu 🚲👌

Aug 11, 2026

Snufkin way of thinking

Aug 11, 2026

Safari standing ahead ☺️

Aug 11, 2026

Using HDR's annoying brightness of videos rendering as a feature

Oct 05, 2024

Some git command I need the most

Sep 15, 2024

What leeking abstraction layer law has in common with solitary sailing around the globe

Dec 03, 2023

With new colors reacting responsively and a new variable font

Nov 11, 2022

How this website was designed and coded with sustainability in mind

Apr 12, 2022

Book review on The Big Idea edition about how we came to work and how it might be in the future

Jan 01, 2022

At the WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, Simon Willison delivered a keynote reviewing the major breakthroughs and trends in large language models during 2026. The year began with significant advancements in coding agents powered by models like Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.1, fundamentally shifting how developers write code and sparking intense productivity periods known as "AI mania". This era witnessed the rise of personal AI assistants referred to as "Claws," exemplified by OpenClaw, and the introduction of advanced models such as Gemini 3.1 Pro and Claude Fable 5. Despite rapid commercial adoption and increased token usage, the industry faced notable security challenges, government export controls, and shifting corporate strategies. Ultimately, these rapid technological advancements redefined software engineering and proved that defining precise project goals has become an essential superpower.

This survey explores the current state of software development, examining developer demographics, career security, workplace burnout, mental health, and general sentiment toward artificial intelligence technologies.

As digital societies expand rapidly, global media organizations hold profound influence over public perceptions regarding human rights and inclusion. To support the estimated 1.3 billion individuals living with impairments worldwide, UNESCO has released comprehensive resources, including a practical handbook and a dedicated master class designed to foster barrier-free communication. These guides outline thirty actionable steps across three vital domains: ensuring fair editorial coverage, producing accessible digital content, and implementing inclusive workplace management practices. By embracing universal design principles, subtitles, audio descriptions, sign language interpretation, and compliant web standards, newsrooms can dismantle harmful stereotypes, reach wider audiences, and empower professionals with disabilities. Ultimately, adopting these collaborative frameworks allows media institutions to fulfill their fundamental public service missions while championing genuine societal equity and long-term sustainability across the entire communications sector.

The Techno-Optimism Archive examines the historical hype surrounding new inventions and their perceived ability to solve global problems. It documents past technological promises and expectations.

This website explores the themes of playing solitaire, examining both the solitary nature of the game and how it brings people together.

Hister is a private, self-hosted search engine that indexes visited web pages and local files, creating a full-content searchable index controlled entirely by the user.

Webmardi: – Lausanne

Apr 01, 2025 – by Noémie Sandoz, Marc Friederich, Iris Wolfisberg, Kevin Wenger, Pierre Georges & Gilles Demarty

Webmardi – Lausanne

Nov 05, 2024 – by Marc Friederich

Webmardi – Lausanne

Oct 06, 2022 – by Marc Friederich

SwissTripleImpact Le numérique responsable partage d’expérience et outils concrets – Marly

Apr 08, 2022 – by Noémie Sandoz et Marc Friederich

Webmardi – Lausanne

Jul 02, 2019 – by Marc Friederich

Performance Web – Genève

May 24, 2018 – by Marc Friederich