I spent $15 in DALL·E 2 credits creating this AI image and here’s what I learned Yes, that’s a llama dunking a basketball. A summary of the process, limitations, and lessons learned while experimenting with the closed…
Invert a function using Newton iterations Newton's method is probably one of the most popular algorithm for finding the roots of a function through successive numeric approximations. In less cryptic words, if you have an opaque function f(x), and you need to solve f(x)=0 (finding where the functi...
Las Palmas - a digital nomad review Here's my review of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as a digital nomad. I've been in the Canary Islands in Spain for 2 weeks now and I'm having a fantastic time!
Yes, the World is Burning, but There’s Reasons for Optimism We live in a C.R.E.A.M. world (Cash Rules Everything Around Me), and sadly, this cream is not evenly distributed. To add even more sadness, there are very few rules around how this cream can be use…
Using Airtable as a Jekyll website database Can you use Airtable as the database for a Jekyll website? Yes, but it may not work as you expect:
Entity Framework 7 Preview 7 Adds & Improves Interceptors -- Visual Studio Magazine Entity Framework 7 Preview 7 is all about Interceptors, used for working with EF Core operations.
Redis Explained A deep technical dive into all things Redis. Covering various Redis topologies, data persistence and process forking.
This 17-Year-Old Designed a Motor That Could Potentially Transform the Electric Car Industry Robert Sansone's research could pave the way for the sustainable manufacturing of electric vehicles that do not require rare-earth magnets
On rebooting: the unreasonable effectiveness of turning computers off and on again Turn a misbehaving computer off and on, or stop a misbehaving program and then start it again. Often, the problem goes away.
Choosing a .NET Memory Profiler in Visual Studio - part 1 Summary Visual Studio provides two great tools for analyzing and diagnosing memory issues in .NET applications: the Memory Usage profiler and .NET Object Allocation Tracking tool. While both tools are useful, it may not be obvious for new user to know whi...
Product Announcement: Retirement of Amazon MOBI eBook file format Please read this important news about a change in eBook file formats for past and future purchases.
My new interview task: Stop the flow We run into an interesting scenario at work that I thought would make for a pretty good interview task. Consider a server that needs to proxy a request from ...
The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 13: Atomic access Don't let someone else get a word in edgewise.
Deploying Blazor WebAssembly app with WebAPI using GitHub Actions(CI/CD) for FREE - EP35 Hey Programmers,I am very happy to announce that "BlazingChat" has been deployed to production. Please check the link below to check it out.https://www.blazi...
Build a Pokemon Memory Match Game with Vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript You don’t need a JavaScript framework to build something fun! In this video, let’s create a Pokemon memory match game with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript....
open source empire-building strategy game. Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the Stone Age to the Space Age.
2022 attacks! An August reading list to go “Shields Up” In 2022, cybersecurity, more than ever, is a must-have for those who don’t want to take chances on getting caught in a cyberattack with difficult to deal with consequences. Here’s a reading list what you need to know about attacks that is also a guide on ...
The 2 C# 8 features that are too confusing to use Check out my courses: https://nickchapsas.comBecome a Patreon and get source code access: https://www.patreon.com/nickchapsasHello everybody I'm Nick and in ...
C# 11: Preview of features for .NET 7 C# 11 preview in a nutshell, looking at features for .NET 7. Find out what's new in .NET 7, its release date, and how to download.
Heap Sort in C# - Code Maze In this article, we are going to look at Heap Sort in C#, how we implement it, along with some of it's advantages and disadvantages.
Microsoft Releases .NET Community Toolkit 8 with Automatic Source Generation Microsoft has released version 8.0.0 of .NET Community Toolkit (NCT), a collection of helpers and APIs that make it easier to use patterns like MVVM (model-view-viewmodel) independently of the underlying platform. In this version, developers can benefit f...
/e/ OS Review on Murena Teracube 2e A review of the /e/ OS Android-alternative operating system for mobile devices, as used on the Teracube 2e smartphone.
Azure Messaging Services: Why, When, & How? - PHINUG Online Dev Sessions 2022.08 Most applications are simple that only require a frontend, an API, and a data storage. However, as more of these applications grow in features, requirement c...
.NET Rocks! vNext .NET Rocks! is a weekly talk show for anyone interested in programming on the Microsoft .NET platform. The shows range from introductory information to hardcore geekiness.
Let websites framebust out of native apps Back in 1996, the website TotalNews.com had a brilliantly evil idea. Why not make a single website that itself contained all the top American news websites, directly embedded within?
GitHub - ange-yaghi/engine-sim: Combustion engine simulator that generates realistic audio. Combustion engine simulator that generates realistic audio. - GitHub - ange-yaghi/engine-sim: Combustion engine simulator that generates realistic audio.
Workflow Orchestration for Building Resilient Software Systems Building resilient software systems can be difficult, especially when they are distributed. Use Workflow Orchestration to help ease the pain!
Simulating an Entire Car Engine (yes, it makes noise) Quite possibly the dumbest project I've ever undertaken, this was an odyssey but well worth it in the end. It's hard to fully explain the depth of the rabbit...