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The differences between "Type Alias" and "New Types"...
As a Golang developer, you’ve probably encountered two seemingly similar ways to define types: At first glance, they might look almost… Read more
September 03, 2024
I moved my Blog from Subdomain to Subpath. Here is h...
Recently, I decided to make a significant change to my website structure: I moved my blog from a subdomain () to a subpath (), where you are… Read more
August 19, 2024
Exploring Go's Functional Iterators (Range-over Func...
Go’s latest version, 1.22, introduces some exciting changes to the language. One of these changes includes an experimental function called… Read more
March 09, 2024
I generated my last article with ChatGPT. Did you no...
My last article on Using Postgresql as a Task Queue was generated mainly by ChatGPT. If you still need to read it, I recommend you read it… Read more
January 09, 2024
Using Postgres as a Task Queue
Introduction In the world of software development, task queues are essential for managing background jobs and asynchronous tasks. While… Read more
January 02, 2024
Verifying Performance with Simple Benchmarks - Go Be...
I am reflecting on how certain programming language features make it easy to iterate and test changes, specifically benchmarking. I recently… Read more
November 06, 2023
Monitor your Postgres DB Performance Before Launch
As the final touches are given to a development project ahead of the grand launch, one area is often tucked away: monitoring Database… Read more
September 11, 2023
Postgres and Null Comparison
I was recently reviewing a Ruby code for a colleague that had a function used to fetch some records from a PostgreSQL database. The function… Read more
September 04, 2023
How I Automated the Pgbench Tests using Terraform an...
I recently ran tests to benchmark the performance of Postgres databases offered by various Cloud Providers. The overall steps of running a… Read more
August 29, 2023
Comparing Postgres Performance (Part 2)
This article is a follow-up to a previous article that compares the performance of managed Postgres database from AWS, GCP and Digitalocean… Read more
August 18, 2023
Can multiple threads run on less than 1 vCPU in Kube...
In today’s fast-paced world of application development, containerisation and orchestration have become crucial components for deploying and… Read more
August 08, 2023Comparing Postgres Performance across Cloud Providers
I’ve been working with cloud databases for a few years now, and I’ve always been impressed with the performance of PostgreSQL. However, I… Read more
August 01, 2023
Quick C++ Input Stream Explanation
This post is written to address this question raised on twitter: The issue is with the way the different c++ input stream readers/extractors… Read more
February 26, 2018![K Means and Image Quantization [Part 2]](/blog/static/b76ca40a8dd5f3c0f9f1dce7a1eea349/d8255/k_mean_part_2_cover.jpg)
K Means and Image Quantization [Part 2]
This is the second part of a two part tutorial series. If you are yet to read the first part, I recommend you start from there. In part 1, I… Read more
January 28, 2018
Build a realtime counter using Kotlin
It is important to show realtime updates of what is happening in an application, and one form of this is a realtime counter. A realtime… Read more
December 09, 2017![K Means and Image Quantization [Part 1]](/blog/static/646b9749ece671ea4ac2276a63e76887/f422e/k_mean_part_1_cover.jpg)
K Means and Image Quantization [Part 1]
I was having a random discussion with a colleague of mine about the University he graduated from, and I realized that there are some… Read more
August 23, 2017
Build a typing indicator with RxJs and Pusher
In this tutorial, we will walk through how to build a who’s typing feature in a Chat Application. Below is a video of how the final… Read more
August 22, 2017
Build a collaborative text editor in Android
In this tutorial, we will learn how to build a collaborative text editor in Android. We will be using Pusher to make the collaboration part… Read more
May 11, 2017Build a typing indicator in Android using Pusher
In this tutorial, we are going to build a typing indicator in an Android chat application using Pusher. A basic knowledge of how to build… Read more
March 22, 2017
Robotics in Nigeria: My “Eye Opening” Trip to the Wo...
I had the opportunity of accompanying the Team from iLab ROC for their Contest in the National World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) Finals 2015 in… Read more
October 02, 2015