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Programming Portals(opens in new tab)
Small, scoped areas within a graphical interface that allow users to read and write simple programmes
Golang: File Reading(opens in new tab)
Introduction In the 22nd post of the series, we will be looking into the file-handling process in golang, in the next few posts, we will cover the operations on
Python CLI Tricks That Don't Require Any Code Whatsoever(opens in new tab)
Out-of-the-box, Python standard library ships with many great libraries some of which provide commandline interface (CLI), allowing us to do many cool things directly from terminal without needing to even open a `.py` file. This includes things like starting a ...
Speeding Up Async Snippets(opens in new tab)
Async snippets used to improve performance, but now they’re a legacy anti-pattern. How do we handle them now?
Sharpen your pencil - 123dev #93(opens in new tab)
Precision matters on details
How I use git worktrees(opens in new tab)
simultanous branches for truly scattered development
All The Ways To Introspect Python Objects at Runtime(opens in new tab)
Python provides a lot of ways to ask questions about your code. Whether it's basic things like `help()` function, builtin functions like `dir()` or more advanced methods in `inspect` module - the tools are there to help you find the ...
DART - 123dev #92(opens in new tab)
A successful software crash
Golang: Paths(opens in new tab)
Introduction In the 21st post of the series, we will be exploring the file paths in golang, we will be exploring how we can deal with paths. By using packages l
Time is one of the hardest things to deal with - 123dev #91(opens in new tab)
Today is a major time shift for me. Another rotation around The Sun.
Expertise - 123dev #90(opens in new tab)
Experts know more about what they don't know
What is Python's "self" Argument, Anyway?(opens in new tab)
Every Python developer is familiar with the `self` argument, which is present in every* method signature of every class. We all know how to use it, but do you _really_ know what it is, why it's there and how it ...
How I’m a Productive Programmer With a Memory of a Fruit Fly(opens in new tab)
A love letter to tools that changed everything for me.
Evergreen notes turn ideas into objects that you can manipulate(opens in new tab)
Golang: Error Handling(opens in new tab)
Introduction Error handling is quite an important feature of any programming language to improve the quality and transparency between the user and the applicati
Will's YouTube sailing channel recommendations(opens in new tab)
I started watching YouTube sailing videos in about 2014 when I discovered Sailing la Vagabonde. I’d never really considered that sailing was something I could be interested in, I didn’t know anything about it at all. I remember being on ...
Networking - 123dev #89(opens in new tab)
What network do they use in Middle Earth? Tolkien ring
Golang: Interfaces(opens in new tab)
Introduction In the 19th post of the series, we will be taking a look into interfaces in golang. Interfaces allow us to create function signatures common to dif
Moving from a Start Up to a Big Tech Company(opens in new tab)
Critical CSS? Not So Fast!(opens in new tab)
Critical CSS promises faster loading, but is it worth the complexity? Learn when Critical CSS actually boosts performance or when it might slow you down.
LARPing - 123dev #88(opens in new tab)
What are you pretending to be?
Python List Comprehensions Are More Powerful Than You Might Think(opens in new tab)
Python's list comprehensions (and generators) are an awesome feature that can greatly simplify your code. Most of the time however, we only use them to write a single `for` loop, maybe with addition of one `if` conditional and that's it. ...
MapReduce: Simplified Data Processing on Large Clusters(opens in new tab)
Building pathological input for Java HashMaps - hash collisions generator(opens in new tab)
I recently stumbled upon an article about the Weierstrass Function, which led me to another article about Pathological Objects in mathematics—meaning functions, numbers, etc., that have deviant, irregular, or counterintuitive properties. There was a time when even the introduction of ...
193: The Good Research Code Handbook - Patrick Mineault(opens in new tab)
I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that software is part of most scientific research now. From astronomy, to neuroscience, to chemistry, to climate models. If you work in research that hasn't been affected by software ...
Measure What You Impact, Not What You Influence(opens in new tab)
When implementing performance fixes, it’s imperative that you measure the right thing—but what is ‘right’?
Folk Interfaces(opens in new tab)
People reappropriating existing software to solve their own unique problems
Full-height Github "checks" box in Firefox(opens in new tab)
The scrolling checks box on Github really irritates me. Follow these instructions to make it full height on Firefox. 1. Take this CSS: .branch-action-item.open > .merge-status-list-wrapper > .merge-status-list, .branch-action-item.open > .merge-status-list { max-height: fit-content !important; } 2. Tell Firefox to ...
Effective Github Notifications(opens in new tab)
Github notifications can be overwhelming, but with effective email filtering they can be turned from an encumbrance to being highly valuable. Here’s some filters to get you started (in Mail.app on a mac) to make them more useful. Luckily Github ...
You Should Be Using Python's Walrus Operator - Here's Why(opens in new tab)
The assignment operator - or "walrus operator" as we all know it - is a feature that's been in Python for a while now (since 3.8), yet it's still somewhat controversial and many people have unfounded hate for it. In ...
Golang: Closures(opens in new tab)
Introduction In the previous part of the series, we covered and in this section, we will look into which are quite a cool concept for various things. Closures a
PGCLI: Postgres from the terminal(opens in new tab)
Introduction Have you ever used the Postgres database and did you know you don't have to launch PGAdmin every time you want to write SQL queries, you can write
192: Learn to code through game development with PursuedPyBear - Piper Thunstrom(opens in new tab)
The first game I remember coding, or at least copying from a magazine, was in Basic. It was Lunar Lander. Learning to code a game is a way that a lot of people get started and excited about programming. Of ...
HTML and CSS only multiple color scheme picker(opens in new tab)
Recipes and Tricks for Effective Structural Pattern Matching in Python(opens in new tab)
The `match`/`case` syntax that got introduced to Python in 3.10 looks like basic `switch` statement which we all know from other languages - in Python however - it's much more than just an alternative `if` syntax. So, let's explore advanced ...
Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System(opens in new tab)
Django + HTMX CRUD application(opens in new tab)
Introduction Gone are the days of writing Ajax requests with javascript, just add a few parameters to the HTML content tags and you will be ready for sending re
Recursive Optional Dependencies in Python(opens in new tab)
One of my (slowly evaporating) reasons why I like putting packaging metadata into an executable setup.py is the ability to have optional dependencies that are combinations of others. As of pip 21.2, this is possible without running code.
Golang: Anonymous Functions(opens in new tab)
Introduction We have looked at the defer keyword in golang in the part of the series, in this section, we will understand how we can use anonymous functions in
It's Time to Say Goodbye to These Python Libraries(opens in new tab)
With every Python release, there are new modules being added and new and better ways of doing things get introduced. We all get used to using the good old Python libraries, but it's time say goodbye to `os.path`, `random`, `pytz`, ...
Deploying Django Project with Railway Nixpacks(opens in new tab)
Introduction We have seen how to deploy a Django application on railway app in the of the . We deployed the django project using the Heroku Buildpacks under the
Why We Sleep - Summary, Review & Thoughts(opens in new tab)
We spend 1/3rd of our life sleeping. But why do we sleep? We don't live in a sleep loss epidemic?
Joining Ought(opens in new tab)
A new role at an AI research lab working on tools for open-ended reasoning