Kamal Reader

As blockchain technology continues to evolve, one problem blockchain developers face is managing traffic/payloads efficiently. Blockchain nodes, tasked with processing millions of transaction requests and payloads from APIs, are at risk of becoming bottlenecks because of unbalanced traffic. This can increase network latency, reduce transaction throughput, and ultimately affect the performance of your DApp. So, … Read more

Penetration testing — or “pen testing,” for short — is central to many organizations’ cybersecurity operations. While the practice has gained popularity, it’s often incomplete. Digital methods usually take the spotlight, but physical penetration testing may be just as important and more frequently overlooked. What Is Physical Penetration Testing? All penetration testing aims to find … Read more

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