Tag: opinion
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UnFUDding SQLite for Web Development
One can safely assure that there are 4 things that keep human life possible on planet Earth: SQLite is this open-source ubiquitous small footprint database used by mostly every digital device on the planet. It’s everywhere: phones, TVs, billboard displays, navigation systems… you name it. However, despite its long time world wide adoption by virtually…
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So You Want a PDF
Just “Print to PDF” it. I’m no longer implementing this long flow with tons of work on each hop. Instead, I’m just formatting the data from the user’s request and then will place a nice “Print to PDF” button on top. A modern web browser will be happy to take this incredibly complex piece of…
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MVP, Technical Debt and Rebuids
I no longer believe in the idea of building a half-baked MVP in order to launch it faster. The cost of rebuilding is disturbing to me. Rebuilds often happen with the main product live in production, which of course generate ongoing support and run of the mill operations. Chances are that the rebuild and operations…
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MVC
The MVC is a design pattern. Yes, it is. At the most fundamental level, in my experience, is like the artist positioning the canvas at a certain distance, holding the palette and the brushes. Having all those elements at hand ready to be used with consistency across the entire work process. From this point onward,…
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We are Conformant to Deficit and Flaws
I suspect we are because it was key to our survival in the unknown. Since the dawn of mankind we are struggling with the natural environment. We feel humbled by the infinite force of rain floods and erupted volcanoes. We feel passionate and calmed by the fragile innocence of our children. They break things in…
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Switched Duplicati with Restic
It all started with a simple version upgrade. It was my bad I didn’t check if everything was still in place after it. I took the risk and blindly assumed jobs would run smoothly afterwards. I was wrong many times: Infra management can be cruel to you if you make the above mistakes. It was…
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The Framework is your Learning Framework
The creator of PHP, Rasmus Lerdorf (video below), has an interesting take on development frameworks. “They all suck”, as he says. I had mixed feelings the first time I watched this video. In fact, I felt kind of frustrated. At the time, I was learning CodeIgniter and believed it would be easier to stick to…
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How Low Can You Go?
We were using this eSignature SaaS for collecting signatures from customers. One day, a key user came to me to say that users were complaining because they had to fill-in a long identification form before they could sign the contract — which makes sense because all that information would be added to the contract itself.…
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Success comes from simplifying validated products
People want products with less features. People want simpler features.