Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Today was a celebration of Flexbox and all of it’s wonderfullness!
Flexbox is a lot more modern than legacy HTML and CSS, making it more complex, elegant, and full of not only amazing options, as well as subtle distinctions. In this way, it’s kind of a perfect transition into Responsive Design. I spent the bulk of today getting to know my new Flexbox friend. Although I don’t have a shadow or pair programmer, there
Day 9 of reading, understanding, and writing about a research paper. Today’s paper is Let’s Verify Step by Step. This paper looks into the crucial problem of training reliable reward models for large language models (LLMs) that can solve complex multi-step reasoning tasks. The authors, a team of researchers from OpenAI, investigate two distinct methods…
Building a Slack app is fun! But is your app reliable? While building one myself, I noticed two common issues in popular open-source Slack apps: Many apps process events synchronously, which can lead to timeouts. Slack expects responses within 3 seconds, but if your app triggers AI/RAG pipelines, then AI models may take longer to…
In this episode, Austin Reed shares his experiences as a digital nomad and entrepreneur, discussing the challenges and rewards of balancing work and travel. He delves into the dynamics of remote work, the importance of flexibility, and the technical challenges faced by distributed teams. The conversation also covers API development, cultural differences in engineering, and…
Trieve’s infrastructure contains both Postgres and a dedicated search engine which is not ideal. It would be great if we could use postgres by itself with pgvector, but it is not a complete solution. Here we explain what pgvector is missing beyond scalability. If you need horizontal scaling due to vector count (~5+ million) or…
Hey devs!! Lately, I’ve been reflecting a lot on Design by Interface, also known as the Contract Substitution Principle. It’s a concept that really stuck with me because of how it helps keep my code flexible and maintainable. I know not everyone loves abstracting things this way—some might say it’s overkill for certain projects—but I’ve…
Introduction In modern society, we are exposed to many sources of stress. From the fatigue of overworking to the anxiety of not finding a job, from low income to the worry about the future, various life events draw us into a vortex of stress. In such situations, you might feel like you always need to…
Index 📋 Introduction 🔍 Episode 1: First Day of Work & Bugs 🐞 Using git checkout to restore files from a previous commit. Saving uncommitted changes with git restore. Episode 2: We’ve Got a New Priority, Houston 🚀 How to stash untracked files with git stash. Managing stashes and retrieving them when needed. Episode 3:…
In statistics, the mean (or average) is often used to represent the overall picture of a dataset. However, one key property of the mean is that it is highly sensitive to outliers—those extreme values that deviate far from the norm. Just a few outliers can skew the entire average, making it an inaccurate representation of…
liner notes: Professional : Finished out the week pretty strong. Finalized some code used to add some endpoints to a server, made sure it works and created a pull request to the repository. Saw a random meeting pop up and decided to join it. It was just some co-workers talking. Someone asked what I was…
In this article, we will: Create a storage account with high availability. Ensure the storage account has anonymous public access. Create a blob storage container for the website documents. Enable soft delete so files can be easily restored. Enable blob versioning. After the completion of the above tasks, we would end up successfully creating storage…
Introduction In this week’s edition of our security news review, we’ll review articles that are about the following: Malware Social engineering Vulnerabilities Internet security Let’s get started. Found: 280 Android apps that use OCR to steal cryptocurrency credentials Malware can infect your devices for many reasons. Mostly, it’s financially motivated, ransomware a classical example. That’s…
If you disconnect a car battery, your radio player might get locked as part of its standard anti-theft feature. To unlock the radio again, you must generate a radio unlock code. I will show you how to generate it from Python using the Radio Code Calculator library. Step 1: Install Radio Code Calculator API The…
Introduction Launching my first product was an intense journey, full of uncertainties, challenges and, above all, learning. From a very early age, I always saw myself as someone who was curious, restless and eager to turn ideas into reality. However, turning an idea into a real, viable product is a path that requires much more…
Are you ready to dive into some exciting new projects from LabEx? 🚀 This collection of trending projects covers a wide range of topics, from decrypting ciphers to building a REST API. Whether you’re a data enthusiast, a budding programmer, or just someone who loves a good challenge, there’s something here for everyone. 1. Querying…
Winning a job in a selection process can be challenging, especially on recruitment platforms like Gupy, which automate and filter candidates based on specific criteria. If you’re hoping to find a step-by-step or ready-made recipe for success here, I’ll warn you: that’s not the purpose of this article. What I’m going to share is my…
Managing databases within a containerized environment can be both tedious and error-prone, especially when you’re working with multiple databases. This guide provides a bash script that automates the process of creating MySQL databases and importing SQL files within a Docker container. We’ll explore the functionality of the script, discuss enhancements, and cover how to tailor…
As your Entity Framework Core model grows, managing the configuration logic in the OnModelCreating method can become challenging. To keep the code clean, maintainable, and scalable, it’s important to modularize the entity configurations. In this article, we’ll explore three approaches to clean up the configuration logic in OnModelCreating: Using IEntityTypeConfiguration for the Product entity Using…
Hello, my name is Jean Clenor, and I am currently living in the Netherlands. I am a Haitian-Antillean (someone born in St. Maarten with a family background in Haiti). My goal is to build two successful SaaS businesses, run a six-figure-per-month web design agency, and work as a front-end engineer, ultimately becoming a senior developer…
Em cerca de uma hora, consegui criar uma página, desenvolver um servidor, conectar ao Google AdSense e adquirir um domínio. Com conhecimentos básicos em HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Node.js, JavaScript, Git e nas ferramentas disponíveis, alcancei esse resultado. Desenvolvi uma página em HTML com Bootstrap, utilizando o GitHub Copilot para me auxiliar na criação. Com base…
Infrastructure as code (IaC) has revolutionized how organizations manage and deploy their cloud environments. Among the most powerful tools in the IaC toolkit is Terraform, an open-source tool that enables the automation of infrastructure provisioning. One of the key concepts in Terraform is the use of modules—units of reusable code that allow you to standardize…
Hey PHP developers! 👋 Today, I’m excited to introduce FetchPHP, a lightweight HTTP library for PHP that takes direct inspiration from JavaScript’s fetch API. If you’ve ever found yourself making HTTP requests in PHP and thinking “I wish this was as simple as JavaScript’s fetch,” then this package is for you! 💡 What is FetchPHP?…
Google offers a vast array of powerful APIs that can significantly enhance your applications. From Maps to Cloud Vision, these APIs open up a world of possibilities. However, to harness their power, you need to understand how to properly integrate and use Google API keys. This guide will walk you through the process, ensuring you…
An easy-to-follow guide for automating builds with Maven Maven is an essential tool for Java developers, simplifying project builds, dependency management, and version control. Whether you’re new to Java or an experienced developer, understanding Maven can significantly enhance your workflow. In this article, we’ll explore how Maven works, its core features, and why it’s the…
What is Amazon QuickSight? Amazon QuickSight is a cloud-based business intelligence (BI) service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables organizations to visualize their data and gain insights from it through interactive dashboards and reports. Why it’s useful: Connect to Data Sources:QuickSight connects to avariety of data sources, including AWS services(Amazon S3, Redshift,RDS),on premises…
def week_two(): print(“Back again.”) week_two() Code review… This week, I was tasked with reviewing a partner’s code, creating issues, testing, and finding bugs. I found it interesting looking through someone else’s code. Looking at how they think, and approach decide certain things in their program. But I have to say, I did enjoy it. I…
Here’s a detailed summary of common Git commands, compiled with hands-on examples and descriptions to help you understand and use Git effectively in your development workflow. Git: Essential Commands and Usage Guide Git is a powerful version control system used by developers to manage and track changes in their codebase. Below is a compilation of…
To prepare a Business Requirements Specification (BRS) for a core system used by a public institution, follow these steps: 1. Identify the Core System Research the Organization: Review the organization’s website, annual reports, and other publicly available documents to determine which core system is critical to their operations. Select the System: Identify a system that…
Understanding concurrency and parallelism is crucial for writing efficient PHP applications, especially when dealing with multiple tasks or operations that need to be handled simultaneously. Here’s a step-by-step guide to understanding and implementing concurrency and parallelism in PHP, with hands-on examples and descriptions. 1. Concurrency vs. Parallelism Concurrency: Refers to the ability of a system…
Laravel Role-Permission This package provides an effortless way to manage roles and permissions in your Laravel application. With automatic database configuration, one-command publishing, and easy integration, you can quickly set up robust role-based access control without hassle. Getting Started github composer require erag/laravel-role-permission Step 1: Add Trait to User Model & Define Relationships Before configuring…
Introduction Managing layouts in Laravel can be a cumbersome task, especially as your application grows. To streamline this process, we’ve created a versatile and easy-to-use package that simplifies layout creation and management. This package, erag/laravel-setup-layout, is designed to enhance your Laravel applications with customizable configurations and improved organization. Features Simplified Layout Management: Easily manage and…
