Phil Sturgeon

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Phil Sturgeon

Phil Sturgeon

Software Engineer gone ferril. Digital nomad since 2018 (bike/van). Now dedicated to woodland creation and restoration, as co-founder of UK climate chairty Protect Earth.

Selling a Bike for Trees... then delivering it Bristol to France

Selling a Bike for Trees... then delivering it Bristol to France

Going from fundraising 70,000 trees in summer, to being injured and unable to do shit, meant I had to think outside the box in order to keep the reforestation going. Meet my Cannondale CAAD8. Back in 2015 I was back in the UK, between jobs, and between US visas.

Seeing the effects of Climate Change first hand, by bike

Seeing the effects of Climate Change first hand, by bike

At the start of 2019 everything was going wrong. I was working a job I hated in New York, trapped there by my visa, concerned about moving home to a very divided UK. Eventually, I built up the courage to quit the job, sold everything I owned, gave my turtle

Are Frameworks Keeping Up With Modern API Requirements?

Over the years I've used about 20 different web application frameworks (tool-kits for making server-side applications), contributed to a few, and maintained a couple of popular ones. I've got a bit of a theory that many developers are introduced to new methodologies as and when their

Bicycles and Ferries

Bicycles and Ferries

Ferries have been a crucial part of my European touring adventures this year, and it wasn't just me boat-packing around. Every ferry I got to was fully of bike packers, we'd share stories, and trade tubes for zip-ties. The ease of cycling to a port, riding

Reinventing API Design with Stoplight Studio

Two months ago I teased that Stoplight was about to release something big, and yesterday we announced Stoplight Studio - an OpenAPI and standalone JSON Schema editor, which just so happens to be visually stunning and completely free. Studio runs as a web app or desktop app, can work with

Bailing on Balkans, Heading to Scandenavia

Bailing on Balkans, Heading to Scandenavia

Various questionable decisions had lead to me being in the Balkans in July. It had been hot as hell in June, and the first half of July wasn't better. Multiple heatwaves came through, my sealant kept drying out, and I was getting heat exhaustion every day. By the

Three Different Touring Setups

Three Different Touring Setups

Figuring out exactly what bags to get for my tour was tough. There's loads of options and obsessing about it is hard to avoid. Should I try a "bike packing" setup - sticking to frame/seat/handlebar bags and avoiding racks. Or should I go full