Notes on software, systems, and learning.https://dcoder.nz/ dcoderen Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:24:43 -0000 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:24:43 -0000 1440 MkDocs RSS plugin - v1.19.0 None https://dcoder.nz/ dcoder Engineering Software development This post is about my thoughts on what it means to be a senior developer. https://dcoder.nz/blog/2024-05-18-senior-developer-thoughts/ Sat, 18 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2024-05-18-senior-developer-thoughts/ dcoder Data and geospatial Databases PostgreSQL PostgreSQL/MySQL - Any-to-Any Database Wrapper. https://dcoder.nz/blog/2021-05-08-idea-postgresql-any-to-any-db-wrapper/ Sat, 08 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2021-05-08-idea-postgresql-any-to-any-db-wrapper/ dcoder Competitive programming Programming Interactive Competitive Programming problem. https://dcoder.nz/blog/2021-05-02-competitive-programming-idea-for-problem/ Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2021-05-02-competitive-programming-idea-for-problem/ dcoder Competitive programming Programming Competitive Programming is about fun. 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Generics are not the easiest of topics to master and… https://dcoder.nz/blog/2016-05-09-java-generics-wildcards-why-collections-set-contains-object/ Mon, 09 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2016-05-09-java-generics-wildcards-why-collections-set-contains-object/ dcoder Engineering Software development If you are looking for how to increase your websites online visibility and get it up on the organic results, you found some valuable tips. https://dcoder.nz/blog/2016-02-03-search-engine-optimization-google-duckduckgo-bing/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2016-02-03-search-engine-optimization-google-duckduckgo-bing/ dcoder Linux Linux and tools Long story short: I had a problem with my wireless card on Ubuntu 14.04 and now seem to have solved it. https://dcoder.nz/blog/2015-04-19-ubuntu-14-04-usb-wireless-suspend/ Sun, 19 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2015-04-19-ubuntu-14-04-usb-wireless-suspend/ dcoder Linux Linux and tools Long story short: I had a problem with my wireless card on Ubuntu 14.04 and now seem to have solved it. https://dcoder.nz/blog/2015-04-19-ubuntu-14/ Sun, 19 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2015-04-19-ubuntu-14/ dcoder Build tools Engineering Open source This blog post is about the build tool Gradle and my experience with it so far and why I think it could become or already is the de facto build tool for… https://dcoder.nz/blog/2015-03-16-universal-build-tool-os-gradle/ Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2015-03-16-universal-build-tool-os-gradle/ dcoder Engineering Software development Are you a student looking for a company to do a class room project involving Information Technology? If the answer is yes, read on! https://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-09-10-announcing-student-project-support/ Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-09-10-announcing-student-project-support/ dcoder Linux Linux and tools Hacking is scary to most people, but I think people should be aware how much of their data is accessible and easily accessible. Storing your passwords is… https://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-08-06-hacking-your-own-data-ubuntu-chrome/ Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-08-06-hacking-your-own-data-ubuntu-chrome/ dcoder Cryptocurrency Engineering Crypto Currency is an uprising technology for payment. It is still in its infancy and by some regarded as a ponzi scheme. However, I read the paper on… https://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-08-04-announcing-crypto-currency-support/ Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-08-04-announcing-crypto-currency-support/ dcoder Web Web development We are dedicated to support SilverStripe, the relatively new and very well designed Content Management System. We can develop your sites, your web apps… https://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-08-04-announcing-silverstripe-support/ Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-08-04-announcing-silverstripe-support/ dcoder Cryptocurrency Engineering Git The uprise of P2P , now also as a digital currency in Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, led me to an interesting idea. A while back I was thinking… https://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-07-30-p2p-distributed-compute-power/ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-07-30-p2p-distributed-compute-power/ dcoder Engineering Software development Apache configuration is not always easy. So, this post is dedicated to Apache the VirtualHost Directive. For now I will keep it simple and just show you… https://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-07-26-apache-virtual-host-home-directory/ Sat, 26 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-07-26-apache-virtual-host-home-directory/ dcoder Android Engineering We're proudly announcing Android Development to be a focus from now into the future. Android is growing fast and we're committed to embracing this fast… https://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-07-19-announcing-android-development/ Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 dcoder.nzhttps://dcoder.nz/blog/2014-07-19-announcing-android-development/