Modernizing the internals of an old notes taking app
Many years ago I worked on a PHP based notes taking app named after a friendly cat in our family back then. I still use it from time to time, but because it’s obsolete, time has come to give it…
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React form with zod validation and a canvas
I was recently asked to help with creating a form to submit certain tax redirections for a non-profit organization.
Family tree – Genealogy application with React
As the title states, following KISS principle we will build an application which helps with populating a family tree.
A small hosting server with Virtualmin and Debian 12
For managing multiple websites without much traffic, we can create our own hosting solution. I have previously written on this topic, but as time passes, technologies evolve and the knowledge to be shared enriches. Thus, it’s time for a new…
Using Laravel and React to bootstrap a notes taking app
Laravel is one of the most powerful frameworks out there. Since it’s built on PHP, it can easily be hosted almost anywhere and many developers already have enough knowledge to maintain or extend the functionality. I will use it for…
Extend the Leaflet map project
I have recently worked on an open source map, which served well to represent points of interest from an external source. While using it, I have come to the conclusion that it can receive some updates.
Using python to geocode the list of family medicine providers in Bucharest
As I see it, the first criterion to pick a family medicine provider is vicinity, after which come others. Given that for Bucharest a proper map representation is not available, it seemed like a good opportunity to create a data…
Create a map with POIs using React, Leaflet, Typescript and Github
Recently I have found myself in the position to want to show a list of addresses on a map and remembered that I haven’t built a map in quite a while. The plan is to build a map with OpenStreetMap…
A modern Vue 3 application for showing TV shows information
We will use Typescript, Vue 3, vite, pinia, cypress and other fancy things to create an app which will consume the TVmaze API to display movie information.
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.
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…
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.