Using the Context API in a React/Typescript project
The Context API is quite trendy these days and people say that it might even be good enough to replace redux. In the following lines, we will give it a try.
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Task automation with minimal resources
Throwing resources at a problem is rarely the right solution. Having a very powerful server waiting to process updates you might do once a week basically translates to wasting money. Therefore, in the following article we will try to find…
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A shy step towards the Gnome desktop environment
A lot of people love Gnome. It hasn’t clicked with me so far, but probably I did not give it a proper chance. It’s time to do that.
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Alpine and k3s – a lightweight kubernetes experience
It is already a long time since I wanted to have some hands on experience with kubernetes.
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The easy path towards a new website
Even if programming is still needed, it is not anymore the main hurdle when creating a new website. Nowadays we have many-many other platforms and content management systems, which give us the opportunity to polish the website creation process and…
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Virtualmin hosting on Debian 10 Buster
With the come of spring, new OS versions and more knowledge about Linux, I think time has come to make another tutorial about how to setup a small hosting server, mainly for personal usage.
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Thoughts on naming your variables
Naming variables has always been a source of debates around developers. The general idea is that you should pick a name as short as possible, but long enough to provide meaning, one which would be self-explanatory, for which you needn’t…
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A Debian desktop experience
As my adventure with using Linux goes on and on, I am learning about advantages and disadvantages of distributions, desktop environments and window managers. Mainly for curiosity and for getting my hands dirty, I have decided to try Debian –…
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Install Alpine Linux on an older computer
For the old hardware, I would much rather find new ways to use it, rather than just throwing it away. The Alpine Linux is a non-comercial distribution known for its small resource requirements, simplicity and security.
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Creating a Lumen API with OAuth for Google Authentication
Lumen is the younger brother of Laravel. It is supposed to be faster and it is especially designed for building APIs. With this project, we aim to create a JSON API which will also provide OAuth support, mainly for using…
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Password managers
Online security should be a constant concern for all internet users. One important rule is to use different passwords with each of your online accounts. Other rules could be to make them as long as possible or to change them…
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Virtualmin on Ubuntu – add support for newer php versions
The latest versions of php come with big performance improvements. However, a downside is that older code might have unexpected behaviour – as the improvement list is quite long.
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