I woke up one day and realized that I need to be more responsible financially. I wanted to start by tracking my expenses.
I started by sticking to my usual tools, Markor on Android, Synthing and a CSV file expenses.csv.
I can say it works really well. Entering expenses is quick on mobile, maybe because I’m used to working with CSV. T…
I’ve been developing applications for around 3 years now. Mostly just for fun, and for my personal use. But now, with a new job, I have to work with a team.
In this job, I noticed myself making a lot of small mistakes repeatedly: Forgetting to push commits before asking for code review, forgetting to set a variable to False before pushing, or outr…
This site contains notes, thoughts, images and code by me (unless specified otherwise. Also, memes are excempted to this rule). The articles I write are mainly for my own reference. From time to time, I aim to reach an audience. It’s also an excuse for me to call myself a writer.
I wanted this website to capt…
I’m a software developer based in the Philippines. I like inventing stuff. I like seeing new things come from my work.
I use Neovim with NVChad as my editor. I don’t need a lot, I only write Python, and some JS and CSS for my day job. In the past, I’ve used VSCode and Emacs. VSCode is nice but I hate that th…
Hi. Starting today, I’ll start this blog as a personal log of everything that I want to say. I mainly plan to add my opinions on some topics that interest me (I’ll stay away from rants) and helpful things that I learn and encounter as I go.
Since I am coming into the computer industry without formal education on the topic, this blog could also be …
Typing all day makes my pinky sore. This is how I got rid of it:
Superuser.com: How do I hit the “Ctrl” key without straining my pinky?
I press both ctrl keys with the edge of my palm. It’s perfect; I don’t have to stretch my pinkies, and my fingers don’t have to move away from where they’re supposed to be.
Only downside is that this technique wo…
I’m starting a new category of posts called “Code Snippets” where I share code I find interesting.
In this first installment is a simple code snippet I originally wrote in Powershell to scan a local port continuously and do something when the port is found:
function deploy():
if ( port_exists(port) ):
do_something()
else:
deploy()
deploy(…I posted a blog post on August 6, 2021 stating that I want to get a job before april 2022. During that time, I was creating projects for my resume. I was reading up on what people in the industry have to say about landing a job without a degree. The most common advice is to have projects that demonstrate my skills to potenti…