> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://birchtree.me/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The wild year of code - URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/the-wild-year-of-code/ - Published: 2025-12-31T17:24:01.000Z - Updated: 2025-12-31T17:24:01.000Z - Author: Matt Birchler I was just on GitHub and saw the famous contribution visualization, and this really put into perspective how much more of a developer I was this year. Here's the last 4 years of contributions: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-09.40.04@2x.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-09.40.33@2x.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-09.40.37@2x.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-31-at-09.40.42@2x.png) 33 contributions in 2022, a bit more in 2023 and 2024, but y'all, 2025 was wild. Just a reminder, the output has been: - [Quick Subtitles](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-subtitles/id6747410609?ref=birchtree.me): Transcribe audio and video locally on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad - [Best-o-Masto](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/best-o-masto/id6747150331?ref=birchtree.me): See the best posts in your Mastodon feed in seconds - [Quick Reviews](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-reviews/id6740369719?ref=birchtree.me): Review what you love in MacStories' new app of the year 😉 - [Quick Notes](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-notes-easy-voice-notes/id6754181571?ref=birchtree.me): Dictate into your phone. Better than iOS's keyboard - [Quick Stuff](https://quickstuff.app/?ref=birchtree.me): A bunch of small web tools - *Upcoming Obsidian plugin that posts to Ghost, which I've been using most of the year* - *Upcoming Raycast extension that gives you quick access to your recent Ghost posts* - *Upcoming app for adding chapters to podcasts (like Forecast, but with some quality of life improvements)*