I am a Software Engineer, with a special interest in working with Backend Technologies like Java. Here, I document some things that I learn, and find interesting. You can learn more about what I do on the About page!
Stupid Patterns
We know about companies using Dark Patterns (more on this post by TechCrunch: WTF is dark pattern design?), and how they affect users. But can there be something like a “Stupid Pattern”?...
Dynamic Enums
But can one even make Enums dynamic? Enums, by definition, are static. They are used to “predefine” constants. I’ll let the official Oracle Java Tutorial on Enums to help explain the definition....
The Java Constants Interface Anti-Pattern
How do you define and use constants in Java? Most advice on Internet has the following opinions: Declare public static final for constants in a class Do not use Interfaces for constants The most common way to define a constant is in a class and using public static final....
How to change Java Version/JAVA_HOME for Ant?
I wrote this earlier on a Github gist, but putting it here for a consolidated reference. Want to change Java Version/JAVA_HOME for Ant builds? Open ~/.antrc file by running vim ~/....
How To Implement Two Way SSL With Nginx
A couple of weeks ago, I was tasked with figuring out a way to enable two way SSL. I am a programmer, and have had only a limited experience with networking concepts like SSL/TLS in my short career....