Wolfgang Ziegler

AI and "Code Quality"

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT

I know, that's just what the world needs: another old white guy's opinion on AI and software development. But what the heck - it's my blog space here a ...

Intellivision AV Mod

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The Mattel Intellivision console will always have a special place in (the geeky part of) my heart. It was the first console I played games on as a kid. ...

Game Boy IPS Display Mod

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT

I recently stumbled over these Game Boy boards (main and display) on an online action platform. They were listed as "for spare parts and repairs&q ...

Adding USB-C to my NES

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:00:00 GMT

If you're following this blog regularly (I hope you do), you'll remember the post about the French NES which I fixed and modded so it would have regula ...

Nintendo DS Lite Screen Repair and Case Mod

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 21:00:00 GMT

I recently blogged about fixing a Nintendo DS Lite which had non-working top display due to a snapped ribbon cable. I had another unit like this waitin ...

Atari 2600 Joystick (and) Port Fix

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT

The other day I found a ridiculously cheap Atari 2600 Junior on Vinted. It was listed as "untested", which typically means completely broken. ...

Fixing a Nintendo DS Lite

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT

One thing (among many) that the 2000s got completely right was putting electronic devices into transparent plastic shells. There's no doubt about that ...

Fixing and Restoring a Game Boy

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:30:00 GMT

I have blogged about fixing and modding Game Boys in the past and this has turned into a bit of a hobby since then. Just this year, I must have bought ...

Fixing and Modding a French NES

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:30:00 GMT

I recently stumbled across a non-functioning, French NES on Vinted. It was quite cheap and I like fixing stuff so I decided to give it a try. Why did I ...

EuRuKo 2025 - Day 2

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:00 GMT

The second day of Euruko 2025 did not have any key notes or similar and started directly with the session track. RubyLLM: Making AI Development Beauti ...

EuRuKo 2025 - Day 1

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 18:00:00 GMT

I was lucky enough that my employer Dynatrace sent me to the Euruko (European Ruby Conference) conference in Viana do Castelo (Portugal) this year. Si ...

Fixing an Xbox Classic

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT

More than 20 years ago, I got my first Xbox (what we call the Xbox Classic today). A couple years down the line, I upgraded to the - then brand new - X ...

Ecto Goggles - I Made Another Ghostbusters Prop

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:00:00 GMT

A few years ago, I made this proton wands for my kids so they could dress up as Ghostbusters for carnival. But frankly, it might have always been me wh ...

My Growing List of Finished Game Boy Games

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:00:00 GMT

I recently blogged about the Analogue Pocket, a handheld console, that runs my original Game Boy games (as well as other platforms). As this device all ...

Getter-Setter Pattern Considered Harmful

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMT

The Problem Many developers (like myself) who started their careers with OOP (Java, C#, ...) during the last decades will look at this code and find no ...

Jfokus 2025 - Day 3

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

The second day of Jfokus 2025 did not have any key notes or similar and started directly with the session track. Java 24 - Better Language, Better API ...

Jfokus 2025 - Day 2

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

This was the first regular conference day after yesterday's workshop/pre-conference day. So naturally, the conference was opened with the keynotes. Key ...

Jfokus 2025 - Day 1

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:00:00 GMT

I was lucky enough that my employer Dynatrace sent me to the Jfokus conference in Stockholm this year. This conference had couple of "firsts" ...

The Analogue Pocket - My Gadget of the Year

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT

While most of this year I dedicated to Atari when it came to retro computing and retro gaming, the Game Boy (or rather its games) made a sudden reappea ...