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My favorite feature in Peppermint OS

Peppermint OS is a lightweight and flexible Linux distribution. I've installed it on one of my laptops to replace Ubuntu to see what it's all about. In this post, I go over one of my favorite features in Peppermint OS that you can use right after starting it up for the first time.

Posted on: March 4th, 2020

linux

Why documentation is (almost) more important than code

In this post I go over some point why documentation is (almost) more important than code for any application. If you want new people to get up to speed quickly and have them contribute quicker, you might want to document the macro, meso, and micro aspects of your application.

Posted on: February 26th, 2020

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How to set up a personal cloud using a Raspberry Pi and Nextcloud

In this post, I go over the steps you have to take to set up an internet-facing personal cloud using nothing more than a Raspberry Pi, Nextcloud, and an external hard drive.

Posted on: February 19th, 2020

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Building my personal cloud after 4 years

In this post I revisit a blog post I wrote 4 years ago. At that time I was looking at building a home server and predicted some technologies. 4 years later I've finally built the home server and it was easier than you might imagine.

Posted on: February 12th, 2020

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Aloia CMS: The road to version 1.0

In this post, I reflect on some of the recent changes I've planned and implemented into Aloia CMS. The release of version 1.0 is close and is all about simplying workflows and getting out of the way.

Posted on: February 5th, 2020

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What I learned from publishing my first Golang package

In this post I go over what I learned from publishing my first Golang package. I tell you about why I did this and what my workflow was to achieve this goal.

Posted on: January 29th, 2020

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The impact of migrating from PHP to Golang

Find out how I reduced the execution time of a script by 99%. In this post I go over the impact of migrating from PHP to Golang. I recently migrated a business process from PHP to Golang and it had more benefits than just a performance increase.

Posted on: January 22nd, 2020

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Linux: Rolling releases vs Snapshot releases

In this post I explain the differences between a rolling release and a snapshot release distro. This post is aimed at people that are just starting out with Linux of want to explore and make the switch to Linux.

Posted on: January 15th, 2020

linux

How to optimize your product without blocking progress

In this post I go over how you can optimize your product without blocking progress along the way. A lot of people can get stuck on features that might be meaningless to the product. Through data you can prioritize features and improvements, which will guide your work towards a specific goal.

Posted on: January 8th, 2020

development

How to reclaim your privacy on the internet

In this post I'm giving you four different steps you can take to reclaim your privacy on the internet. You can take all of these steps, but also just some of them. Any steps you take will be an improvement already.

Posted on: January 1st, 2020

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