Enum flags are a clever optimisation technique that make use of bitwise logic operations paired with enumerated types that sadly see a lack of use in more modern codebases and languages such as JavaScript, in spite of enums being otherwise fairly popular in TypeScript.
enum Guild {
Mage,
Rogue,
Warrior …The news that youtube-dl had been struck by DMCA takedown notice by RIAA has been circulating in many tech circles such as Hacker News, inviting regular criticism of GitHub and the volatility of software hosting platforms. Akin to when Microsoft acquired GitHub or when GitHub banned users in Iran (among …
I know I previously said that I'd follow up my rewriting "night light slider" article with that detailing the write up of the preferences panel,
This article would be followed up by a write-up of the preferences panel rewrite
...but I am a true open source developer that lacks accountability …
I'm the author of the Night Light Slider extension for GNOME Shell. When I originally authored the extension in late 2017, my intention was to simply add a slider, kin to the brightness slider, to manage the temperature of the GNOME Shell "Night Light" feature. A couple of feature requests …
HTMLCanvasElements are amazing for all kinds of things. Paired with the CanvasRenderingContext2D's drawImage method, generating video thumbnails on browsers are incredibly easy. The interface for the method is as follows:
void ctx.drawImage(image, dx, dy);
void ctx.drawImage(image, dx, dy, dWidth, dHeight);
void ctx.drawImage(image …When I first had my coming out story reviewed by some queer peers, the initial feedback I received was that it required "trigger warnings" because it covered some pretty heavy topics.
My initial solution was simple;- add a row to the post information section highlighting the various trigger warnings in …
The error programming paradigm comes from the recognition that errors are expected. Consider a function that is meant to parse JSON data. Naturally should the input string not be of valid JSON format, the function would error out. That is because handling invalid JSON data is out of the scope …
The use of default values, also known as optional parameters is a controversial topic in programming. Languages like Go even go so far to outright disallow the possibility of using optional parameters or method overloading, emphasising simplicity instead. But what exactly are optional parameters used for?
The Wikipedia page for …
If you're a learned programmer or computer nerd, you may have heard of the UNIX philosophy;- A set of guidelines to developing minimalist and modular software. The premise of this design pattern was fundamentally opposed to software designed in a monolithic fashion. We've all seen those crazy bash liners for …
I was one rainy evening on the way to town when I noticed that my Grab driver was sitting in a very strange position. I asked the man had they any spine condition or something of sort, and they replied no. Helpfully they added that they were leaning to the …