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Why I created my own Productivity tool

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Why I created my own Productivity tool

The reason I created ThenNext was very simple. I could do it better!

Nifty trick with CSS-variables

Nifty trick with CSS-variables

I was playing around with a list of links that could have three different states depending on whether the item was active or not. It was a bit more complex than what is shown below, but as it involved multiple values. And some needed to be the same, however at

Tricks to avoid confusing environments when testing

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Tricks to avoid confusing environments when testing

When I started developing software for a living (around 2005), I made many mistakes, such as dropping the production database, restoring the test database to production, creating a backup, and receiving a backup from a coworker on USB, which, in turn, I also overwrote. And I did all of that

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Using whisper to transcribe

The following is a quick manual on getting whisper (that what powers open-AI realtime chat) to use as transcription. It uses https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp which works like a charm. git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp.git ~/repos/whisper.cpp cd ~/repos/whisper.cpp # download sample

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Microsoft SQL Server on Docker on Apple Mac Silicon

While reinstalling my system I needed to have Microsoft SQL Server running on my new Apple Mac (which contains an M2 chip). There are various posts online about this, but the following worked for me. 1. Install Docker Desktop 2. Go to the settings and find the "Features in

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Simple translations in C#

A simple method to add translation to your C# code without having to introduce functions call everywhere.

Refactor reasons

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Refactor reasons

List of reasons why we refactor.

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SubtleCrypto failure

For reasons unknown to me I can't wrap an RSA key with another RSA key.

Design: Should “cancel” be on the left or right?

Design: Should “cancel” be on the left or right?

Why some conflict in our team is caused by conflicting guidelines of Apple, Microsoft and Google

Scrabble letters displaying the text: "Choose Your Words"

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A critical aspect of team leadership: The vocabulary

How a slight change in our language can have a considerable effect. Why should you ask about the level of confidence instead of certainty?

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Programming advice

Programming Flow considered harmful

Why being in the flow can yield negative results

Grenade-based programming: Throw, but never catch 🧨

Programming advice

Grenade-based programming: Throw, but never catch 🧨

Why removing catch-statements in code can dramatically improve the quality of our software. The difference between expecting and preventing exceptions.

The cause of conflict between developers and sales

The cause of conflict between developers and sales

Developers who complain about sales need help understanding what their purpose is. Spoiler it doesn't involve your technical skillset. So let's fix that!

Updating mastodon (v4.0.2 to v4.1.2)

Updating mastodon (v4.0.2 to v4.1.2)

💡These steps are based on updating from v4.0.2 to v4.1.2. And is based on my installation (instructions are here). Hopefully you might get some use out of this if you need to update your machine, but I make no promises. Login on the machine using ssh

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Intro to estimation

Estimation is an important part of software development. It helps us understand the number of resources needed to complete a task, and it helps us plan which tasks should be done first. Estimations can also help us improve efficiency by allowing us to allocate resources in the most effective way.

Enable swap on linux

Enable swap on linux

Since I keep forgetting how to enable swap (the ability to use your harddrive as extra ram). Instructions Log in using SSH fallocate -l 2G /swapfile1 chown root:root /swapfile1 chmod 0600 /swapfile1 mkswap /swapfile1 swapon /swapfile1 vi /etc/fstab # See content below (you can also use nano or another

Updating mastodon (v3.5.3 to v4.0.1)

Updating mastodon (v3.5.3 to v4.0.1)

⚠️This update was a bit problematic because my machine didn't have enough memory (my machine has 1GB) and that same day v4.0.2 came out. Still, this were all the steps I had to perform. These are the steps to upgrade mastodon from v3.5.3 to

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Mastodon server tutorial

A step by step tutorial to create your own mastodon server (including screenshots) on Digital Ocean. It includes the mail server and the S3 bucket for images. A quick note: This tutorial was written for v3.5.3 and minutes after writing it a new version of Mastodon arrives. Preparing