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• Same same, but different - using Behaviours to write extensible code

  2022-08-25

  I recently worked on an assignment where I had to periodically fetch data from different APIs and store it in a unified format in a database. To avoid duplication and only write one GenServer module for triggering the API calls and database operations, I used Behaviours, aka the Adapter Pattern.   more
  

   Behaviour  coding  elixir  otp

• Is it worth it? Or: What I learned from creating my own projects

  2022-07-24

  One piece of advice that is offered to aspiring new web developers is to leave the safe haven of tutorials and build their own projects. I have followed this advice and can answer the title question with "Yes" (what a surprise!). Here are 10 things I have learned along the way.   more
  

   coding  personal

• Easy fix for failed deployment on fly.io

  2022-04-23

  I am a big fan of fly.io and am using them for all my deployed projects (including this site). Over the last weeks, I have been deploying and re-deploying quite a bit and once in a while deployment failed for no obvious reason. Here is a quick (potential) fix that has worked for me.   more
  

   coding  deploying  fly.io

• How to use fly volume storage for media uploads

  2022-03-04

  I recently deployed my latest Phoenix project with the help of fly.io and decided to use a Fly volume for storing the multimedia files uploaded via the app. Read on to find out what I learned.   more
  

   coding  elixir  fly.io  phoenix

• How to upload multimedia files to and display them from your database in a Phoenix project

  2021-11-28

  When I decided to store multimedia uploads for a small personal Phoenix project directly in my database and to display them from there, I found only scattered information on how to achieve this online. This post provides a comprehensive guide, all in one place.   more
  

   coding  elixir  phoenix

• The Dark Side of becoming a web developer

  2021-10-13

  Writing code is fun. But aspiring web developers beware! There are some unexpected side effects.   more
  

   coding  personal

• Start working out

  2021-10-02

  You want to be big and strong or just get into better shape, but don't even know where to start? Here are 7 tips for you.   more
  

   brostuff  parenting

• Start coding

  2021-09-15

  You are curious about this coding thing, but you don't know how to start or if it is really for you? Here are a 7 tips for you.   more
  

   coding  parenting

• Where to start?

  2021-07-22

  From translating to writing code. The beginning of my coding journey.   more
  

   brostuff  coding  personal