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Creating Offline-First Applications

Creating Offline-First Applications

During the last few years a new application paradigm has become popular: Offline-first applications. Offline-first applications are web applications that feel like local applications in interactivity and responsiveness. Lately I have been involved with this development approach meanwhile I was implementing Bezier, a tool for writing system documentation, and after

I was Wrong. Communication is the Only Skill you Really Need

I was Wrong. Communication is the Only Skill you Really Need

Hey, hey dear readers. I hope you are feeling well. I'm feeling great. The second post of this blog was titled: Work-life balance is the only skill you really need and was written almost two years ago. In that article, I explained why I thought that work-life balance

IMG Processing AI Features

IMG Processing AI Features

In the last two post about IMG Processing, I have shown you how to interact with the API using the HTTP endpoints, and using the NodeJS SDK. Today I would like to showcase the AI Features available on IMG Processing, and how to use them, so let's start.

DEVLog - September

DEVLog - September

Hey there, it's incredible a new month has already passed. Time flies and waits for no one, so it's time to review what is new in my portfolio of projects, and what are the next things to come. IMG Processing Release IMG Processing has been my

Experimenting with the IMG Processing SDK

Experimenting with the IMG Processing SDK

In the last article, we saw how to getting started with the IMG Processing API. It is a nice abstract alternative to interact with the IMG Processing, a powerful and flexible API and node SDK that provides a wide range of image manipulation and analysis capabilities. Presenting IMG ProcessingIn a

Is the Future Already Written?

Is the Future Already Written?

Time, there are few things as cruel and intriguing as time. Everything goes forward, memories bring us the capability to live moments from the past, dreaming visualizes us into the future, but at the end of the day, we are here and now, in the present. Humans can Predict the

Presenting IMG Processing

Presenting IMG Processing

In a world of digital media, it is increasingly common to transmit information through images instead of words. Images tell a story, encapsulate a million words and make a simple message shine through with wonderful colors and composition. Today I would like to present a new tool that helps to

Starting Again

Hey there, how is it going? I have left this space for a while... More than two months aside this great project we built together. I'm really sorry for leaving, so many things related to my country (Venezuela) had happened after my last post. I could not focus

How to Exploit Lunar Resources and Bring them to Earth

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How to Exploit Lunar Resources and Bring them to Earth

A couple of months ago talking with a friend at the gym, a random conversation started and has been occupying my thoughts ever since. Imagine this situation, you receive the project of exploiting lunar resources and bring them to earth, but there is a problem, you don't have

DEVLog - June

Hey there, how is it going? Many friends has asked me why I have not published during the whole month. The truth is I just was not in the mood, but after a short break I am here, ready to tell you what I have done during this month. Bezier

DEVLog - May

It's unbelievable that we are in June, the time has passed so quickly and it's time to review what I did. Bezier If you have been following on my social media accounts, you might notice that I haven't posted any updates as I used

Storing Sortable Items in a Relational Database

Storing Sortable Items in a Relational Database

Hey there! How is it going? Last week working with Bezier I faced a problem that I have never seen before and after a moment of thought, I reached out to a solution that I want to expose today in order to help others to solve this situation. Problem Imagine

DEVLog - April

April was a great month, full of new challenges and problems that I had to solve. Let's review what I have done this month. Bezier Weekend after weekend I have been working on Bezier. A tool to build beautiful and accessible documentation. I have commented my progress on

Serverless Revolution

Serverless Revolution

This post is not sponsored by Cloudflare or any PaaS provider I will mention here. I just want to help any developer that has a project in mind bring that project to the real world without spending a single penny. The Solo Engineer's Life I'm Rolando

DEVLog - March

March just ended, and it was a magnificent month with a great progress in my projects and personal development. Let's review some of them. Presenting Bezier If you are a frequent reader of my blog post, you probably know Drawmatic, the diagraming tool I am implementing. Last month

Never Stop Learning

Never Stop Learning

The world is changing. Technology, information, and society evolves faster than we can process those changes. The world is moving, and the knowledge we have usually get stuck after we leave the school. Can you see the problem? Adapting to a Changing World The concept of lifelong learning goes beyond

DEVLog - February

DEVLog - February

I cannot believe February already passed. Many things had happened and I would like to review them with you. Drawmatic There are good news about drawmatic. This project I started last year finally entered a point where it could be released as a beta. After adding new behaviors and heads

My Top 10 Anime List

My Top 10 Anime List

Hey there, welcome to a new post. Today's topic is kind of funny because it is not related to any concept I have explored in the past. I just want to let you know more about me and what I like, so seeing that the winter season is

Everyone Wants to be Good

Everyone Wants to be Good

Or at least, this is the way I see people. Hey team, I am back here. I was kind of busy for the last month so I could not write as frequently as I used to, but since everything has been calm the last few days, I think I will

DEVLog - January

DEVLog - January

A new month starts and it's a great time to review what I achieved last month. January was a nice month with exciting new projects and the end of others. It is pretty amazing the variety of projects there are out there, and how they just appear in

My Life as a Professor

My Life as a Professor

The last six months have been able to live one of the most amazing experiences in my life. During my whole life I have set many goals, some of those are insignificant, others require more work to achieve them, and others are a sort of bucket list of things I

What's Next?

Hey hey reader. Happy new year! I wish you a great year ahead with many blessings and success. My last post of the last year were about what I did during the year, so I wanted to be the first post of this year, what I plan to do this

(2) Programming Fundamentals: Pseudocode

Programming Fundamentals

(2) Programming Fundamentals: Pseudocode

Programming Fundamentals Posts 1. Algorithms 2. Pseudocode (current) In the last post we talked about how algorithms help us to define a set of instructions to solve a problem. Most of the course will be explained using algorithms so for ease we will represent algorithms using pseudocode. Pseudocode Pseudocode is

Trust Your Instincts. It's Definitely a Scam!

Trust Your Instincts. It's Definitely a Scam!

Last week we had the biggest scam in the history of video games - or at least the biggest scam for those who were really thinking this project was real in first place. Obviously I'm talking about the disaster that was the release of The Day Before, which

(1) Programming Fundamentals: Algorithms

Programming Fundamentals

(1) Programming Fundamentals: Algorithms

Design and development of algorithms play a crucial role in the field of computer science and problem-solving. Algorithms are the backbone of any software system, providing a systematic approach to solving complex problems and achieving specific tasks. They are essential tools for transforming abstract concepts into practical solutions Algorithms An