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Django Project with PostgreSQL Deployment on Railway App(opens in new tab)
Introduction We have already seen the process of deployment of a Django app on Heroku, now we can move to another platform which is . This allows a faster and m
Automate All the Boring Kubernetes Operations with Python(opens in new tab)
In this article we take look at how you can leverage Kubernetes Python Client library to automate whatever annoying Kubernetes task you might be dealing with, whether it's creating/patching resources, watching events, accessing containers or anything else.
188: Python's Rich, Textual, and Textualize - Innovating the CLI(opens in new tab)
Will McGugan has brought a lot of color to CLIs within Python due to Rich. Then Textual started rethinking full command line applications, including layout with CSS. And now Textualize, a new startup, is bringing CLI apps to the web.Links:richrich-clitextualTextualize.ioRich ...
Django + PostgreSQL Deployment on Heroku(opens in new tab)
Introduction Django projects are quite easy to build and simple to understand, you might have created a Django application and wanted to show it to the world? Y
PSA: Cannot open Credentials Manager(opens in new tab)
I blew several INCREDIBLY frustrating hours trying to troubleshoot issues installing Google Workspace Sync and Microsoft Office 365 on multiple Windows 10 workstations today. Searching for “failed to create profile” errors when setting up a Google Workspace Sync user for ...
Daily Notes Pages(opens in new tab)
Daily notes as a frictionless default input for personal knowledge management systems
End-to-End Monitoring with Grafana Cloud with Minimal Effort(opens in new tab)
Monitoring is usually at the end of a checklist when building an application, yet it's crucial for making sure that it's running smoothly and that any problems are found and resolved quickly. Building complete monitoring - including aggregated logging, metrics, ...
4 integers are enough to write a Snake Game(opens in new tab)
… actually you can use only 2, but this will make your life a little more miserable. Contents Introduction The code The memory layout map vars shape The game loop The function that moves the snake: The function that displays ...
Goodbye, Google Analytics - Why and How You Should Leave The Platform(opens in new tab)
With the recent events relating to _Google Analytics_ platform, it's becoming very clear that the time has come for many of us to migrate from Google Analytics to different platforms. In this article we will go over both the _"Why?"_, ...
A blog that is a single executable binary(opens in new tab)
Contents Introduction The code Running the sample blog Adding a new blog post to the sample blog How everything works The model and a neat pre-processor trick The server Conclusions Discussion Introduction Recently, while browsing lobste.rs, I had the chance ...
Python f-strings Are More Powerful Than You Might Think(opens in new tab)
Formatted string literals - also called _f-strings_ - have been around since Python 3.6, so we all know what they are and how to use them. There are however some facts and handy features of f-string that you might not ...
A Picture Worth a Thousand Programmes(opens in new tab)
Bringing visual explanations and embodied knowledge to programming tools
I've promised myself never to use gradle(opens in new tab)
The current article won’t be an exhaustive technical analysis of Gradle but more like a spontaneous rant. Firstly, the time I am willing to allocate to learning a build tool will always be strictly limited. Secondly, I try to be ...
Optimising Largest Contentful Paint(opens in new tab)
Let’s look at some more technical and non-obvious aspects of optimising Largest Contentful Paint
Ultimate CI Pipeline for All of Your Python Projects(opens in new tab)
Every project can benefit from a robust continuous integration pipeline that builds your application, runs tests, lints code, verifies code quality, runs vulnerability analysis and more. However, building such pipeline takes a significant amount of time, which doesn't really provide ...
Hash, displace, and compress: Perfect hashing with Java(opens in new tab)
This article explains a straightforward approach for generating Perfect Hash Functions, and using them in tandem with a Map implementation called ReadOnlyMap. It assumes the reader is already familiar with concepts like hash functions and hash tables. If you want ...
On implementing Bloom Filters in C(opens in new tab)
This article assumes the reader is already familiar with the C programming language and some basic concepts concerning hash functions. The target audience (as is often the case on my blog) is undergrad CS students or seasoned developers who, just ...
Optimizing Memory Usage in Python Applications(opens in new tab)
When it comes to performance optimization, people usually focus only on speed and CPU usage. Rarely is anyone concerned with memory consumption, well, until they run out of RAM. There are many reasons to try to limit memory usage, not ...
Book Summary: The Pragmatic Programmer(opens in new tab)
Upcoming Python Features Brought to You by Python Enhancement Proposals(opens in new tab)
Before any new feature, change or improvement makes it into Python, there needs to be a _Python Enhancement Proposal_, also knows as PEP, outlining the proposed change. These PEPs are a great way of getting the freshest info about what ...
Creating Beautiful Tracebacks with Python's Exception Hooks(opens in new tab)
We all spend a good chuck of our time debugging, sifting through logs or reading tracebacks. Each of these can be difficult and time-consuming and in this article we will focus on making the last one - dealing with tracebacks ...
520 byte sectors and Ubuntu(opens in new tab)
I recently bought a server which came with Samsung PM1643 SSDs. Trying to install Ubuntu on them didn’t work at first try, because the drives had 520 byte sectors instead of 512 byte. Luckily, there’s a fix–get the drive(s) to ...
Building GitHub Apps with Golang(opens in new tab)
If you're using GitHub as your version control system of choice then GitHub Apps can be incredibly useful for many tasks including building CI/CD, managing repositories, querying statistical data and much more. In this article we will walk through the ...
Profiling and Analyzing Performance of Python Programs(opens in new tab)
Profiling is integral to any code and performance optimization. Any experience and skill in performance optimization that you might already have will not be very useful if you don't know where to apply it. So, in this article we will ...
import attrs(opens in new tab)
An attempt at catharsis. This is a deeply personal blog post about the most influential project I’ve ever created: attrs, the progenitor of modern Python class utilities. I’m retelling its history from my perspective, how it begot dataclasses, and how ...
How to use Contentful with Eleventy(opens in new tab)
Contentful is an immensely well-featured headless content management system, but the density of its featureset can be daunting to integrate with static site generators. The great news is, Eleventy is so well-designed and modular — it doesn’t have to be ...
How to use Vue to template your Eleventy projects(opens in new tab)
Okay quick disclaimer before I kick this off — this post does not cover how to use interactive Vue components in an Eleventy project. This post covers using Vue entirely server-side! The client will not receive any Vue code. All ...
On Tzimtzum(opens in new tab)
The book Life of Pi, written in 2001 by Canadian author Yann Martel, tells the story of a young Indian boy fascinated by philosophy, spirituality, and religious syncretism from an early age. After a devastating shipwreck on his way to ...
Writing a simple VM in less than 125 lines of C(opens in new tab)
This tutorial is intended for intermediate C developers who want to get some coding practice and, in the process, gain valuable insights into low-level programming and how (some) Virtual Machines operate under the hood. The reader should already be comfortable ...
How to Ditch Codecov for Python Projects(opens in new tab)
Codecov’s unreliability breaking CI on my open source projects has been a constant source of frustration for me for years. I have found a way to enforce coverage over a whole GitHub Actions build matrix that doesn’t rely on third-party ...
WSL2, keychain, /etc/hosts and you(opens in new tab)
There unfortunately are still a few stumbling blocks toward getting a properly, fully-working virt-manager setup running under WSL2 on Windows 11. apt install virt-manager just works, of course–but getting WSL2 to properly handle hostnames and SSH key passphrases takes a ...
A tale of Java Hash Tables(opens in new tab)
The intended audience for this article is undergrad students who already have a good grasp of Java, or seasoned Java developers who would like to explore an in-depth analysis of various hash table implementations that use Open Addressing. The reader ...
A Day In The Life Of Four Software Engineers(opens in new tab)
What is a typical day in the life like for a software engineer? To close out Season 6, we thought it’d be a great idea to give you some insight into our workdays, as we all have very different roles ...
Implementing Hash Tables in C(opens in new tab)
Table of contents Contents Table of contents Code Introduction C++ (unordered_map) Java (HashMap) Python (dict) Performance: Why Size Doesn’t Matter Hash Functions Hash Collisions What makes a “Good” Hash Function? Families of Hashing Functions Division hashing Multiplicative hashing Hashing strings ...
What Is An API & How Do You Use One?(opens in new tab)
APIs are part of our daily roles as software developers, but what are they? What different types are there? And how can you design a good one?
All About Agile(opens in new tab)
The definition of Agile is the ability to create and respond to change. Ultimately dealing with and succeeding in an uncertain or turbulent environment. I think we can all say with confidence that in the world of software development, being ...
Getting Started With Java(opens in new tab)
Java is a high-level, class-based, object-oriented programming language. It’s a general-purpose programming language designed to let app developers: write once, run anywhere. Today we’re diving into the world of Java.
How To Start A Company(opens in new tab)
Whether you’re looking to start your own side business or create a lifelong career, the process of starting a new business can be overwhelming. This week on the podcast we’re discussing how to start your own business. We’ll dig deep ...
Diving Deep On Databases(opens in new tab)
It’s easy to overlook documentation when building an application, but documentation can make or break a consumer’s experience. Today we’re diving into the world of documentation to discuss what it takes to write good documentation, the ethics of documentation, and ...
Announcing a New Section: TIL(opens in new tab)
Trying out something new: today I’m launching my own Today I Learned section. In this essay I will sum up what my plans and hopes are.
How To Create Great Documentation(opens in new tab)
It’s easy to overlook documentation when building an application, but documentation can make or break a consumer’s experience. Today we’re diving into the world of documentation to discuss what it takes to write good documentation, the ethics of documentation, and ...
Getting Started With TypeScript(opens in new tab)
TypeScript is an open-source programming language built on JavaScript that provides static type definitions. It has taken the front-end development community by storm over the past few years and today we’re going to give you a beginner-level rundown on the ...
How To Create A Study Plan(opens in new tab)
What is it about sitting down building a good study plan that... kinda sucks? Is it the planning? The execution? The Time commitment? Are we committing to learn too much? Regardless of this answer, today we’re sitting down to talk ...
