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JavaScript Kata #1: Square(n) Sum

4 Aug 2022 2 minute read 0 comments YayoDrayber

If you missed the introductory post, it's here. Just to get this out of the way, please note - these katas are probably randomly assigned per user so please don't go into Codewars thinking we will have exactly the same user experience, I am just post...

Obligatory(?) Introductory Post

4 Aug 2022 1 minute read 4 comments YayoDrayber

Beginner here. Felt there is a need to publish some sort of walkthrough for Codewars as right off the bat there's an intimidating gatekeeper in the form of a problem code BEFORE you can even sign up for an account: If I wasn't part of Leon's 100Dev...

Troubleshooting tips - Ability to look for answers online

11 Jul 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Bala

For any developer, this is a mandatory skill. I was initially wondering if this is just an obvious thing and if everyone would have the skill to look for answers online. Later after having some experiences with my team members, I realized that this i...

List Veeam VM backups w/Powershell

1 Jul 2022 1 minute read 0 comments powersjo

How to list Veeam VM backups with PowerShell? Recently I came across a use-case where you may want to list out all of the Virtual Machines (VMs) backed up with Veeam. If you have multiple Veeam servers that backup 100’s of VMs, creating a list of VMs...

Seven Things a Cyber-Security Enthusiast Should Know

27 May 2022 3 minute read 3 comments Scofield

This post was originally published on Hackmamba Cyber security knowledge is fantastic to acquire and largely sort after. Many have gotten inspiration from most Hollywood movies which are knavery of truth and pure fiction. Movies have sold many enthus...

Week Recap and plans for the next week 01/05-08/01

8 May 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Cooldudue

Hello everyone  So this week I finished two mini-code projects mentioned in my previous posts. I still have to publish my code for the most wanted primes from Numberphile. This week I finished most of the analysis and predictive models from the follo...

Update ESXi from command line

23 Apr 2022 1 minute read 0 comments powersjo

First, ensure you have the right ESXi "offline bundle" from VMware. In my example, I have a Dell server. In order to update ESXi we need the DellEMC custom image from VMware. At the time of this blog, the most update to date image in the 6 series is...

Hackathon, Definitely not Evil

16 Apr 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Gideon6ix

Hackathon, Definitely not Evil A place for Coders to feel Cool Gideon 6ix Photo by Nahel Abdul Hadi on Unsplash Originally published here: Medium   The word Hackathon seems like it may be something malignant- even my spellchecker hates it....

Learning Python update #3 - The Crypto headline generator

2 Mar 2022 2 minute read 0 comments dotMatrix

Anyone who has been around crypto for a while will be used to seeing the amount of FUD thrown around, particularly from the mainstream media.  I remember reading the comments section on one particular article on the Guardian, and was blown away by th...

Learning Python update #2 - I made a game :)

24 Feb 2022 2 minute read 0 comments dotMatrix

Bit more of an update today, I've been spending a good deal of time over the last few days learning how to code a game in the 'Minesweeper' mould following the instructions laid out in the excellent 'Coding for beginners' book that I have shared a li...