I’m Simon Parker

Software Engineer — Musician — Composer — Author

Author of Practice: The Art of Making Mistakes Visible

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Practice

The Art of Making Mistakes Visible

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The Hardest Maze

192 Pages = 1 Maze

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Everyday Data Music

Ambient music from sensor data acquired during everyday activities.

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About Me

Hi, I'm Simon. I've been writing software of various kinds for over 25 years, especially in medical devices. I love peeking under the hood of all kinds of things and trying my hand at making things for my personal projects.

I also play clarinet in a wind symphony, and orchestra. I compose music for fun, and experiment with generative music and prototyping silly video games.

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Email: me@simonparker.engineer

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Companies I've Worked For

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D+I Part of Capgemini

D+I Part of Capgemini

Neara

Neara

Ingenuity Design Group

Ingenuity Design Group

IDE Group

IDE Group

Leo Cancer Care Pty Ltd

Leo Cancer Care Pty Ltd

Saluda Medical

Saluda Medical

Uscom Ltd.

Uscom Ltd.

Neopraxis Ltd. (Cochlear)

Neopraxis Ltd. (Cochlear)

Cochlear

Cochlear

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Practice: The Art of Making Good Mistakes

Practice! The Art of Making Good Mistakes is a book about making things. It will help you make things you’ve never made before despite making mistakes.

Unlike other books on ways of making things, Practice! takes a broader view of making things, avoids impenetrable jargon, and shows how diverse domains are linked.

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The Hardest Maze

Imagine a maze that covers 192 pages of a book. A maze that is so hard, it might be impossible for you to solve.

The Hardest Maze will test your skills and your sanity. After some simple warmups, The Hardest Maze is a single maze that connects each page to other pages.

The Hardest Maze is not for the faint of heart. Are you brave enough to enter?

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What Readers Say

“I've read hundreds of books on management, leadership, quality, etc. This is the first I've ever read that calls out, acknowledges, and addresses the reality of mistakes. I've known Simon for years as a world-class biomedical engineer, and I was intrigued that someone like him would think to write about mistakes.

It's really a delightful read. I kept highlighting passages (I read on Kindle) and planning posts of my own around the quotes. More than once I chuckled as a quote reminded me of a time of experience or resonated with me as being oh so true, and oh so rare.

Do yourself a favor, this one is worth it.”

– Diane, on Practice

“Before diving into the 'Hardest Maze,' I considered myself a reasonably sane individual with a healthy appreciation for puzzles. Oh, how naive I was!

Parker's maze is not just a puzzle; it's an epic journey through twists, turns, and mind-bending paths that make you question your very existence.

Yet, it's so much fun that I'm getting copies for all my friends, just to watch their sanity slip away in this maze.”

– Rodrigo, on The Hardest Maze
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Everyday Data Music

Ambient music from sensor data acquired during everyday activities.

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Inner West Wind Symphony Concerts

Enchanted Worlds Concert

Enchanted Worlds

Joy Concert

Joy

Paris Concert

Paris

Industry Concert

Industry

Reflections Concert

Reflections

Showstoppers

Traveller Concert

Traveller

Myth Concert

Myth

Flashback Concert

Flashback

Ole Concert

Ole

Water Concert

Water

Americana Concert

Americana

Fiesta! Concert

Fiesta!

Strike Up the Band Concert

Strike Up the Band Concert

10th Anniversary Concert

10th Anniversary Concert

FilmHarmonia Orchestra Concerts

Valour Concert

Valour

Quintessential Concert

Quintessential

Frontier Concert

Frontier

Redemption Concert

Redemption

Unlikely Hero Concert

Unlikely Hero

Stowaways Concert

Stowaways

Compositions

The Golden Key - World Premier

The Golden Key - World Premier

Ryan Leach Competition October

Ryan Leach Competition October

Spitfire Audio - Bridgerton

Spitfire Audio - Bridgerton

Ryan Leach Competition July

Ryan Leach Competition July

Austin Wintory Rhythm Challenge

Austin Wintory Rhythm Challenge

Spitfire Audio - Star Girl

Spitfire Audio - Star Girl

Spitfire Audio - Westworld

Spitfire Audio - Westworld

Kermit Saves the Day

Kermit Saves the Day

Mr. Tickle Saves the Day

Mr. Tickle Saves the Day

The Golden Key

The Golden Key

Mort Suite - Band

Mort Suite - Band

Esk's Theme - Inaugural Performance

Esk's Theme - Inaugural Performance

Searching for Lambs

Searching for Lambs

Scuffy the Tugboat - World Premier

Scuffy the Tugboat - World Premier

Scuffy the Tugboat

Scuffy the Tugboat

Mort Suite - Orchestra

Mort Suite - Orchestra

Ninereeds the Dragon

Ninereeds the Dragon

Game Prototypes

Electrons Tremble

Electrons Tremble

Smart TD

Smart TD

Wind Floater

Wind Floater

Vector Loop 0

Vector Loop 0

Hexagon Rally

Hexagon Rally

Foggy Walk - PuzzleScript Prototype

Foggy Walk - PuzzleScript Prototype

Thirst! - Puzzle Game Prototype

Thirst! - Puzzle Game Prototype

Bounce! - Puzzle Game Prototype

Bounce! - Puzzle Game Prototype

Journey Home

Journey Home

Prototype Pencil Racer Implementation

Prototype Pencil Racer Implementation

Strange Toys

The Garden of Cthulhu - Evolving Alien Plants

The Garden of Cthulhu - Evolving Alien Plants

L-Systems with Randomly Generated Rules

L-Systems with Randomly Generated Rules

Game of Life - Sound Triggers Starting Cells

Game of Life - Sound Triggers Starting Cells

Evolving Strange Cellular Automata - Be the Goddess of Chaos

Evolving Strange Cellular Automata - Be the Goddess of Chaos

Music Toy - Sound Rains Down Like Sand

Music Toy - Sound Rains Down Like Sand

Random Stuff

Random Number Generator

Diceman 2 - RNG

Random Number Generator

Random Number Generator

Startup Juice - Is Your Startup Idea Worthy?

Startup Juice - Is Your Startup Idea Worthy?

Swarm Font

Swarm Font

Flying Prototype

Flying Prototype

Basic Boids

Basic Boids

A Big Conway's Game of Life

A Big Conway's Game of Life

Where am I? Current Geolocation

Where am I? Current Geolocation

Diffusion Reaction System

Diffusion Reaction System

Geo Music - Carrickfergus

Geo Music - Carrickfergus