Creating a Chat Application with Django and HTMX(opens in new tab)
Django + HTMX Chat application Introduction In this article, we will be creating a Django project, which will be a chat-room kind of application. The user needs
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Dictionary Dispatch Pattern in Python(opens in new tab)
Have you ever written a long chain of if/else statements or a huge match/case block, with all statements just matching against a list of values, and wondered how could you make it more concise and readable? If so, then _dictionary ...
Demystifying bitwise operations, a gentle C tutorial(opens in new tab)
Contents Introduction Number systems A certain symmetry and patterns Numbers and Data Types in C Transforming numbers from decimal to other number systems (binary, hexadecimal, etc.) Bitwise operations Bitwise AND Bitwise OR Bitwise XOR Bitwise NOT Left Shift Right Shift ...
Teenage Skeuomorphic Desktop Designs(opens in new tab)
An archive of my high school desktop designs, circa 2009
Why I Like Nox(opens in new tab)
Ever since I got involved with open-source Python projects, tox has been vital for testing packages across Python versions (and other factors). However, lately, I’ve been increasingly using Nox for my projects instead. Since I’ve been asked why repeatedly, I’ll ...
Boost Your Python Application Performance using Continuous Profiling(opens in new tab)
Continuous profiling is a great tool for optimizing the performance of applications. It allows us to continuously monitor and analyze application's resource usage, identify bottlenecks, and use resources more efficiently. In this article, we will take a look at how ...
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How To Make a Website(opens in new tab)
I got an email recently from a kind online friend who said they thought my work was swell, and that they’d like to ask about my process or what makes a good website. Aside from that being a really nice ...
Why Not document.write()?(opens in new tab)
We’re often told not to use document.write(), but… why?!
Actually, dark mode can save the planet(opens in new tab)
Surprising Consequences of macOS’s Environment Variable Sanitization(opens in new tab)
Why does DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH keep disappearing!?
Reverse Outlining with Language Models(opens in new tab)
Using language models to generate reverse outlines of writing drafts
Enhancing Torchlight Syntax Highlighting in Statamic with a Copy to Clipboard Feature(opens in new tab)
Golang: Command Line Arguments(opens in new tab)
Introduction In the 25th post of the series, we will be taking a look into parsing of command line arguments in golang. We will be exploring how to do the basic
Lazy Evaluation Using Recursive Python Generators(opens in new tab)
We all are familiar with Python's generators and all their benefits. But, what if I told you that we can make them even better by combining them with recursion? So, let's see how we can use them to implement _"lazy ...
The Dark Forest and Generative AI(opens in new tab)
Proving you're a human on a web flooded with generative AI content
2022: Year Review(opens in new tab)
Introduction Well, what a year! If 2021 was a start, 2022 was a year to convert a start into a goal. From collaborating on open-source projects to getting an in
Golang: File Write(opens in new tab)
Introduction In the 24th post of the series, we will be taking a look at how we can perform write operations to a file using golang. We will be using the packag
Empty Pointers and Constellations of AI(opens in new tab)
On the fuzziness of calling things “artificial intelligence” and moving the goalposts
Cascade Layers(opens in new tab)
Python Magic Methods You Haven't Heard About(opens in new tab)
Python's magic methods - also known as _dunder_ (double underscore) methods - can be used to implement a lot of cool things. Most of the time we use them for simple stuff, such as constructors (`__init__`), string representation (`__str__`, `__repr__`) ...
Mastodon instance with 6 files(opens in new tab)
How to make a single user, publish only, mastodon instance with four json files and two pictures
Getting Started with Mastodon API in Python(opens in new tab)
With what's happening at Twitter, many people are considering moving to Mastodon. Like Twitter, Mastodon also offers an API that can be used to create many useful application, bots, to analyze data, respond to notification or simply post some statuses, ...
Goodbye - 123dev #100(opens in new tab)
This is the end.
Hugo RSS Improvements(opens in new tab)
Making RSS feeds better for hugo static generated sites
Low tech is high tech - 123dev #99(opens in new tab)
The simplest solutions are often the best
Writing a CLI in Rust(opens in new tab)
In this post I’ll walk through the setup of an example project to show how to build a modern CLI in Rust.
Backup-and-Restore of Containers with Kubernetes Checkpointing API(opens in new tab)
Kubernetes v1.25 introduced Container Checkpointing API as an alpha feature. This provides a way to backup-and-restore containers running in Pods, without ever stopping them. This feature is primarily aimed at forensic analysis, but general backup-and-restore is something any Kubernetes user ...
Harder than they seem - 123dev #98(opens in new tab)
The hardest things are all in your head
Command K Bars(opens in new tab)
Command line bars you can quickly summon with a keyboard shortcut
Application environments(opens in new tab)
This game was easier when I was a kid
Avalanche - 123dev #97(opens in new tab)
Click the gif to see what happens. If you're in the United States GO VOTE!
Automated, immutable, and declarative(opens in new tab)
The infrastructure lies we tell ourselves, and why they're useful.
Getting Started with Google APIs in Python(opens in new tab)
Google has literally hundreds of APIs, including ones for Gmail, Drive, Maps, Translation, Analytics and more. All of these share the same concepts like authorization, pagination or media uploads/downloads. In this article we will explore all of these concepts and ...
Upside down - 123dev #96(opens in new tab)
It's Halloween, but this isn't a Stranger Things reference
November 2022(opens in new tab)
Golang: JSON YAML TOML (config) File Reading.(opens in new tab)
Reading specific file types (JSON, YAML, TOML) In the previous post, we have seen how to read files in golang, in this extended post of that part, we will look
Where are you going? - 123dev #95(opens in new tab)
A little direction goes a long way
Programming Portals(opens in new tab)
Small, scoped areas within a graphical interface that allow users to read and write simple programmes