Category Uncategorized
After much deliberation, I finally purchased a pair of Nokia BH-505 headsets:
I, like tons of other people, have tried to start, and continuously contribute to a blog of my own. And failed, like tons of other people.
Category MongoDB
While working on a project recently, we had to process a large number of files and dump the results into MongoDB. The client even provided us with a fancy instance...
This is going to be a short post for all the people out there who’re new to MongoDB. I had to dive into MongoDB as part of a new project...
Category Jenkins
I love the GitHub Pull Request Builder! It makes life so much easier by ensuring that pull requests are tested before they are merged into the main code. I have...
While using the Publish over SSH plugin for Jenkins in a project recently, I thought it would be great to have Jenkins restart the deployed fat jar on the remote...
I recently installed Jenkins on an Amazon instance for work. It was an EC2 instance running Ubuntu. I installed it using:
Category Java
What are Key Check Values? When a key is transmitted securely to a third party, there is no easy way to find if the recepient got the same key or...
My quest for creating a new keystore from scratch I had to store a key in a keystore for a project I’ve been working on. Unfortunately all examples I could...
What are Key Variants? In systems involving two parties securely transmitting information to each other, there is always some sort of “key exchange” process. One of these processes is to...
jelly
What the heck is Jelly?
Jelly is an experimental Remote Procedure Call system that tries to minimize boilerplate code in distributed systems.
I DONE DIDDLY DID IT! I got my first few JARs on Maven Central! I’m officially one of ‘em new town boys now, ma! Lookit me fancy shoes!
I was writing an API for one of the projects I was involved in. The system used Jersey 2, Jetty and Java. My job was to accept a custom entity...
Welcome to Part 4 of Distributed Thinking! Here we discuss processing data streams. In case you missed anything, click here for Part 0. 2. Processing Data Streams I’m glad you...
Reflection is a helluva drug
I love the GitHub Pull Request Builder! It makes life so much easier by ensuring that pull requests are tested before they are merged into the main code. I have...
I wanted a simple, free, no-limits way of finding out my own public IP. I also wanted a way to use it in my Java code so I wouldn’t need...
Before I started using VPNs, I wanted a way to connect to an IRC server running at irc.rizon.net:6667 from any of my devices, without compromising my IP address. I decided...
While designing systems that auto-scale, one of the roadblocks that I hit was being unable to identify the public IP of the machine I was running my code on.
I was working on a project where I had a central load-sharing server with multiple nodes to serve data from. I wanted the project to auto-scale, i.e. bring up new...
For a recent project we decided to try out containerization, so I thought it’d be good to get my feet wet by playing around with Docker.
As part of testing my endpoints, I use Retrofit. It is brilliant to say the least. But finding documentation on it can be a little tricky.
While refactoring a large project with some legacy unmanageable code which used Redis, I came across this exception:
While using the Publish over SSH plugin for Jenkins in a project recently, I thought it would be great to have Jenkins restart the deployed fat jar on the remote...
I remembered having used a cool framework for self-documenting APIs called Swagger on a recent contract I was working on. Swagger is brilliant, easy and intuitive. Or so I thought....
I’m fairly new to Hibernate. I prefer using Java’s JDBC drivers and getting my work done without any additional frameworks on top of it. But sometimes your client comes along...
Category Android Development
While working on an Android project several months ago, I found that my cheap generic Chinese Android tablet wouldn’t get detected by ADB. This made it difficult to debug the...
Category API
I DONE DIDDLY DID IT! I got my first few JARs on Maven Central! I’m officially one of ‘em new town boys now, ma! Lookit me fancy shoes!
I was writing an API for one of the projects I was involved in. The system used Jersey 2, Jetty and Java. My job was to accept a custom entity...
For a recent project we decided to try out containerization, so I thought it’d be good to get my feet wet by playing around with Docker.
As part of testing my endpoints, I use Retrofit. It is brilliant to say the least. But finding documentation on it can be a little tricky.
I remembered having used a cool framework for self-documenting APIs called Swagger on a recent contract I was working on. Swagger is brilliant, easy and intuitive. Or so I thought....
Category Swagger
I remembered having used a cool framework for self-documenting APIs called Swagger on a recent contract I was working on. Swagger is brilliant, easy and intuitive. Or so I thought....
Category MySQL
I recently installed MySQL after a long time. I’ve been so used to the flexibility that MongoDB offers me that I haven’t looked at MySQL in ages. However I had...
Category Redis
While refactoring a large project with some legacy unmanageable code which used Redis, I came across this exception:
Category Jetty
I was working on a project where I had a central load-sharing server with multiple nodes to serve data from. I wanted the project to auto-scale, i.e. bring up new...
As part of testing my endpoints, I use Retrofit. It is brilliant to say the least. But finding documentation on it can be a little tricky.
Category Containerization
For a recent project we decided to try out containerization, so I thought it’d be good to get my feet wet by playing around with Docker.
Category Docker
I recently installed the November Windows 10 update on my computer, and while everything went smoothly, my VirtualBox went belly-up.
For a recent project we decided to try out containerization, so I thought it’d be good to get my feet wet by playing around with Docker.
Category TensorFlow
Category Windows
I recently purchased a Raspberry Pi 3 and wanted to play around with it. After flashing the Raspbian OS onto the MicroSD card using Win32DiskImager, I noticed that it had...
Category VirtualBox
I recently installed the November Windows 10 update on my computer, and while everything went smoothly, my VirtualBox went belly-up.
Category GitHub
I love the GitHub Pull Request Builder! It makes life so much easier by ensuring that pull requests are tested before they are merged into the main code. I have...
Category Amazon
Category AWS
Category InfluxDB
Category Ubuntu
Category Service
Category Apache
Category Reflection
Reflection is a helluva drug
Category JUnit
Reflection is a helluva drug
Category Storm
Welcome to Part 4 of Distributed Thinking! Here we discuss processing data streams. In case you missed anything, click here for Part 0. 2. Processing Data Streams I’m glad you...
Category Spark
Welcome to Part 4 of Distributed Thinking! Here we discuss processing data streams. In case you missed anything, click here for Part 0. 2. Processing Data Streams I’m glad you...
Category Scala
Or how I learnt a bit more SBT, and continue to be mildly disgruntled by the bomb
So, like me, you decided to combine Scala and Android and get your hands dirty. If, like me, you’re on Windows and things aren’t working the way they should, maybe...
Welcome to Part 4 of Distributed Thinking! Here we discuss processing data streams. In case you missed anything, click here for Part 0. 2. Processing Data Streams I’m glad you...
Category Android
So, like me, you decided to combine Scala and Android and get your hands dirty. If, like me, you’re on Windows and things aren’t working the way they should, maybe...
Category Activator
So, like me, you decided to combine Scala and Android and get your hands dirty. If, like me, you’re on Windows and things aren’t working the way they should, maybe...
Category CPU
Category Threadpool
Category Jersey
I DONE DIDDLY DID IT! I got my first few JARs on Maven Central! I’m officially one of ‘em new town boys now, ma! Lookit me fancy shoes!
I was writing an API for one of the projects I was involved in. The system used Jersey 2, Jetty and Java. My job was to accept a custom entity...
Category Maven
Submitting Multi-Module artifacts to Maven: My JAR does not download!
Category Bintray
Submitting Multi-Module artifacts to Maven: My JAR does not download!
Category Life
Or why your manager seems so anal-retentive
Category Work
Or why your manager seems so anal-retentive
Category Diskpart
I recently purchased a Raspberry Pi 3 and wanted to play around with it. After flashing the Raspbian OS onto the MicroSD card using Win32DiskImager, I noticed that it had...
Category Disk Management
I recently purchased a Raspberry Pi 3 and wanted to play around with it. After flashing the Raspbian OS onto the MicroSD card using Win32DiskImager, I noticed that it had...
Category GParted
I recently purchased a Raspberry Pi 3 and wanted to play around with it. After flashing the Raspbian OS onto the MicroSD card using Win32DiskImager, I noticed that it had...
Category Raspberry Pi
A quick guide to getting your Raspberry Pi 3 running in headless mode with SSH and WiFi without a Keyboard, HDMI or Ethernet
Category SBT
Or how I learnt a bit more SBT, and continue to be mildly disgruntled by the bomb
Category Functional Programming
Category Distributed Computing
jelly
What the heck is Jelly?
Jelly is an experimental Remote Procedure Call system that tries to minimize boilerplate code in distributed systems.
Category Remote Procedure Call
jelly
What the heck is Jelly?
Jelly is an experimental Remote Procedure Call system that tries to minimize boilerplate code in distributed systems.
Category HSM
What are Key Variants? In systems involving two parties securely transmitting information to each other, there is always some sort of “key exchange” process. One of these processes is to...
Category Key Variants
What are Key Variants? In systems involving two parties securely transmitting information to each other, there is always some sort of “key exchange” process. One of these processes is to...
Category Bouncy Castle
What are Key Check Values? When a key is transmitted securely to a third party, there is no easy way to find if the recepient got the same key or...
My quest for creating a new keystore from scratch I had to store a key in a keystore for a project I’ve been working on. Unfortunately all examples I could...
Category Uber Keystore
My quest for creating a new keystore from scratch I had to store a key in a keystore for a project I’ve been working on. Unfortunately all examples I could...
Category Key Check Value
What are Key Check Values? When a key is transmitted securely to a third party, there is no easy way to find if the recepient got the same key or...
Category Hardware Security Modules
What are Key Check Values? When a key is transmitted securely to a third party, there is no easy way to find if the recepient got the same key or...
Category technology
I am one of the lucky few who happens to have a covered parking lot in the basement of my apartment in Amsterdam. When I moved in here, it was...
I recently came across a question on Ask HN where the asker wanted to know which backend language they should learn. These posts can get opinionated, and I try not...
The motivation Working from home has taken a toll on all of us. I say that despite the fact that nothing significant has changed for me personally - I still...
Category IoT
What an interesting year the last one has been… AI is everywhere. Software Development, Writing and Art are all being affected by generative AIs.
I am one of the lucky few who happens to have a covered parking lot in the basement of my apartment in Amsterdam. When I moved in here, it was...
The motivation Working from home has taken a toll on all of us. I say that despite the fact that nothing significant has changed for me personally - I still...
Category Personal
I love tinkering Ever since I was a child, I have loved tinkering on things. I remember hammering my thumb and losing a fingernail while trying to nail two blocks...
So once again I’ve come back to my own blog to “revamp” it. This has been a long time coming, and there are a few threads of thought that have...
Category 3dprinting
USB has always been multiple standards in a trenchcoat. USB-C has done nothing to help that, and even really good hardware organizations get it wrong. OnePlus got the specs on...
What an interesting year the last one has been… AI is everywhere. Software Development, Writing and Art are all being affected by generative AIs.
