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How to use YAML Aliases

24 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments jasonheecs

Have you ever had to copy and paste duplicate content in a YAML file and wondered if it is possible to DRY that up? As it turns out, YAML allows you to repeat nodes via aliases. YAML Aliases allow you to assign a name to a value or block of data and...

Learning Python update #1

23 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments dotMatrix

So I have been learning python for a little while now, approximately a month off and on.  But so far haven't really committed to consistent learning.  I was given the advice of setting up a blog to post regular updates of my progress to keep me hones...

Trying to get a flaky mind to commit! - Learning to code edition

23 Feb 2022 2 minute read 3 comments dotMatrix

About Me and how I intend to use this blog: So I've never been one for keeping a diary or blogging on a regular basis.  Partly because my mind can't sit and focus on one thing over a sustained period of time.  And also partly because, what if people...

A Fullstack JavaScript guide for beginner programmers: Where to start?

23 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Synergy

This publication will be a small introduction to a bigger post I wrote on medium: Fullstack JavaScript career path: does it worth it? Where to start?  Followed by another post I made: Reasons to code in Vanilla JS First things first. I don't consider...

10000 Hours To Master Something - How Long To Master A Hobby?

3 Feb 2022 2 minute read 1 comment R23

  I've been thinking a lot about what I want to pursue in my life. However, after giving that some thought, I have realized how futile it is to think that just theorizing what you want to do with your life will actually accomplish it; additionally...

The 3Ms of Coding Practices

12 Jan 2022 4 minute read 0 comments k88.io

In the world of programming, there are many lists of dos and don'ts. Some are universally liked, and some are personal preferences from one programmer to another. I want to take a step back and instead introduce 3 concepts you should use. This articl...

What is a high and low level language?

5 Jan 2022 2 minute read 1 comment lingy

Follow me on Odysee The concept of high-level and low-level programming languages often appears in programming theory books or IT-related blogs. But what is a high-level and low-level programming language? What is a programming language? A programmi...

Introducing hivedata.live v0.1.0 - A tool to visualize Hive Data with the help of Hive SQL

2 Jan 2022 3 minute read 1 comment Bala

Ever since I started using Hive SQL, I always wanted to create a portal from where we can easily view all the possible data we can fetch from Hive with the help of Hive SQL. I would like to start this article by conveying my thanks and regards to @ar...

The world of cellular automata.

1 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments 80sVectors

"What are cellular automata?" Cellular automata are a type of algorithm that work with a grid of cells that have a state . And the state of these cells changes based on the cells around it. One of the most famous cellular automaton would be Conway's...

Going further with procedural texturing. 2 Examples!

30 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments 80sVectors

Going straight to the juicy part. Example 1: Note you'll need to have read my last post first though. I'll be using Blender for the renders in this post. For this example I'll show the higher level process of making a dry dessert type texture: First...