• 15 min read
Building a Chess TUI in Go (Part 1): Laying the Foundation
Learn how to build a terminal chess interface in Go using Bubble Tea. This first part covers TUI fundamentals before adding chess logic and Stockfish integration.
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• 5 min read
Managing Go Tools the Right Way: From tools.go to go tool
Go 1.24 introduces a better way to manage project tools. Let's explore the evolution from manual installs to tools.go to the new go tool directive using OpenAPI code generation as a practical example.
• 5 min read
The Best Code I Wrote Was The Code I Refactored
My 'simple' integration with an email marketing software turned into a complex backend monster. Here’s the story of how a split-brain unsubscribe problem forced me to refactor, delete most of my code, and build a much smarter, simpler solution.
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Decomposing the Database: Achieving Data Independence in Microservices
Summary of Chapter 4 from Monolith to Microservices: Practical strategies for splitting monolithic databases and managing data consistency in distributed systems.
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Splitting the Monolith: Incremental Migration Strategies
Summary of Chapter 3 from Monolith to Microservices: Practical approaches to decomposing monolithic systems using patterns like Strangler Fig and Branch by Abstraction.
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Charting the Path: Planning Your Migration to Microservices
Summary of Chapter 2 from Monolith to Microservices: A comprehensive guide to planning your microservices migration strategy with clear objectives and organizational alignment.
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Transforming Software Systems: A Blog Series on Monolith to Microservices
Introduction to a blog series exploring Sam Newman's Monolith to Microservices book, covering the fundamentals of microservice architecture and evolutionary patterns.
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Importing INE Shapefiles into a Spatialite Database
Step-by-step guide to importing Mexico's National Electoral Institute shapefiles into a Spatialite database using macOS and QGIS.
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How to Use GORM and Golang Migrate
Complete guide on setting up GORM with Golang Migrate to manage PostgreSQL database migrations in Go applications.
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Convert node package with Typescript and Rollup
Step-by-step guide to converting a Node.js package from JavaScript to TypeScript using Rollup.js as the build tool.
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Golang and interfaces misuse
Understanding the proper way to use Go interfaces by following the principle of defining interfaces where they're used, not where they're implemented.
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Typescript, Jest and Axios
How to mock Axios requests in Jest tests when using TypeScript and calling Axios as a function rather than using specific methods.
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Software as stitching
Exploring how most software development involves stitching together APIs and third-party services, drawing parallels to the art of sewing.
• 7 min read
Resilience with Disyuntor - Circuit Breaker
Implementing the Circuit Breaker pattern in Node.js using Disyuntor to build resilient distributed systems and handle service failures gracefully.
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ES6 Arrow functions
Exploring ES6 arrow functions and their lexical scoping behavior compared to traditional function binding in JavaScript.