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2 days ago

You don’t understand GIT, because no one explained it to you!

I believe most people use GIT intuitively. That is why no one really knows it, and has trouble to explain how it works, or what is the expected result. In this article I will explain to you how GIT works, so you can *understand* it. I am using GIT for…

Git

7 min read

You don’t understand GIT, because no one explained it to you!

Aug 3

Facebook (Meta) deleted my local community group we were working pro bono for several years and didn’t give any way to prevent it

Not a good day for me. Today Facebook deleted a group I have created for my local community several years ago. It attracted 11 thousand citizens. They were able to buy and sell stuff. Also, the group had a moderator and rules in place to comply with Facebook rules. But…

Facebook

4 min read

Jul 29

The Creative Combo Method (CCM)

I know a lot of you think about projects, or try to start one already. But how to come up with a great idea? I have a framework for that I call The Creative Combo Method, and today I will share it with you. It allowed to me to start…

Creativity

6 min read

Jul 28

Why centering with CSS is so hard?

You may be familiar with the meme shown up above. For many people centering something with CSS was and still can be a struggle. Currently it is much easier with flex and justify-content and align-items. But for years centering was somehow tiresome. What is that? We have to move to…

CSS

2 min read

Jul 24

Best places to visit in Poland: South Kaszuby

Poland has some great tourist destinations. There is Krakow, Warsaw, Mazury and Gdańsk. But no one is talking about Kaszuby. The little known region that has a great tourist offer while still being an oasis for people, who love nature, good food and beautiful lake beaches. Image: CC-BY-SA by Krzysztof …

Poland

3 min read

Jul 17

Coder, you are doing fine, but it is a walled garden!

I have a saying that doctors create problems only doctors can solve, and programmers that only programmers can solve. Masters of elitism It is not a speciality of only these two professions. It goes beyond that. Really almost any person on earth does that. …

Programming

5 min read

Coder, you are doing fine, but it is a walled garden!

Jul 3

How do you know what to do as a programmer?

If you are a coding enthusiast, you may wonder how do you know what to do each and every day as a software developer. I will try to shed some light on the issue. Usually in every project there are things to do like bug fixing and adding features. The…

Coding

4 min read

How do you know what to do as a programmer?

Jun 21

How to code on Windows, but run dev tools on Linux?

Sometimes you may face a project that is written in an exclusive way that supports only Linux (and Mac). It means that as Windows user you may be blocked from working on the project. One option is to fix project configuration to make it cross platform. Other way would be…

Nodejs

2 min read

Jun 16

Summon The JSON status update

As you may know for almost over two years I am working on a project called Summon The JSON. The project main goal is to create flashcards for programmers. It started as a fun way to memorize Javascript. I have found a manufacturer that can handle printing flashcards in small…

Programming

2 min read

May 23

The thing I wished I knew when learning Node.js

If you are new to the crazy world of 2022 software development, and wonder what the heck if Node.js, this article is for you! Especially if you have prior experience with things like PHP, Java, Apache etc. Because I will write from this perspective. So what is Node.js ? Is…

Nodejs

3 min read