Month: September 2024

Recently, the founder of Telegram was detained in France and charged with complacency with regard to the various shady activities that go on on the platform. And, while we forgo talking about people on this blog, we will talk about the implications and ideas that surround his arrest – I don’t personally have an opinion … Read more

The Ternary Metaprogramming Trap TL;DR: Avoid using ternary operators for dynamic method calls Problems Reduced code readability Increased debugging difficulty Potential runtime errors Decreased maintainability Possible refactoring problems Obscured program flow Metaprogramming pitfalls Solutions Use explicit conditionals Apply the strategy pattern Create descriptive methods Context Ternary metaprogramming uses conditional operators to select and invoke methods … Read more

We’ve all witnessed the rapid rise of generative AI in recent years. It sometimes feels like a colossal steamtrain running through society, where you either jump on board or risk being left behind. The immense hype surrounding this technology, especially amongst younger generations, has been fascinating. Millennials and Gen Z are already adept at picking … Read more

In this tutorial, we’ll build a Flask application that checks whether the incoming requests are from proxy servers using the IPQuery API. We’ll also render a simple HTML page to display the results of the proxy check dynamically. Requirements: Python 3.x Flask requests library to interact with the IPQuery API You can install the required … Read more

In the digital age, content is king—but not all content reigns supreme. As marketers, content creators, and business owners, we often fixate on traditional metrics like page views and social media shares. While these metrics glimpse audience engagement, they tell only part of the story. To truly understand how our content performs and drives value, … Read more

:::tip Ensure to conduct your own research before relying on any of the information presented in this article. ::: Introduction Recently, my Ethereum #etherium was stolen 😥 from what I suspect was a compromised MetaMask :fox_face: mobile wallet, likely due to the theft of my private key. This unfortunate experience highlighted the critical importance of … Read more

Recently, I published a post about how I built a facial recognition app. You can read it here: How I Built a Facial Recognition Application Using JavaScript and the Luxand.cloud API. Why did I choose to use this technology for my pet-project? I came across various studies on the facial recognition market and thought it … Read more

Imagine waking up one morning to find out that your digital assistant isn’t just processing commands but actually contemplating the meaning of its existence. Sounds like something out of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece – 2001: A Space Odyssey? Maybe I am thinking too far into the future, but recent developments in artificial intelligence suggest that the … Read more

When learning React, we all start with the CRA (create-react-app) library. It is a good place to begin the journey of React but using it for building a project today is not a good idea. Here are some of the reasons to avoid CRA today: Build time is slower when compared with alternative Limited control … Read more

During my brother’s graduation ceremony yesterday at the University of Canterbury Public Research University in Christchurch, New Zealand, I could not stop thinking about the roadmap for future leaders of the Pacific Island States. As the 53rd Pacific Islands Leaders Forum convenes, it is imperative to reflect on the profound words of George Carlin, who … Read more

Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) represent a new approach to how developers work, offering a unified, self-service platform that simplifies much of the complexity around infrastructure and operational tasks. Let’s take a closer look at how these platforms are impacting the developer experience. What is an IDP? An Internal Developer Platform (IDP) is a self-service, centralized … Read more