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The Coming Professionalization of Software Engineering
Why software may follow the same path from craft to regulated profession that civil engineering once did.
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TechnicalSep 26, 2026
Designing Permissions and Groups for Different Organizations — Part 3
Building a Permission System for Users and Services — Part 3
Developer JourneyAuthentication and Authorization in Microservices
13 min ↗
TechnicalSep 23, 2026
Deploying to dev broke production
I deployed to dev, but production started failing. Here is how I traced the error, restored access settings without losing newer records, and identified changes needed in my release process.
DatabasesDatabase DesignDebugging
14 min ↗
TechnicalSep 22, 2026
Verifying Tokens Without Calling Accounts Every Time — Part 2
Building a Permission System for Users and Services — Part 2
Developer JourneyAuthentication and Authorization in Microservices
11 min ↗
TechnicalSep 16, 2026
Why Users and Services Needed a Shared Permission Model — Part 1
Building a Permission System for Users and Services — Part 1
Developer JourneyAuthentication and Authorization in Microservices
12 min ↗
TechnicalJun 23, 2025
Who Hacked Me On Ubuntu?
A morning debugging spiral that led to a full-blown paranoia episode on Ubuntu.
UbuntuDockerNode.js
9 min ↗
TechnicalMay 24, 2024
What is one embarrassing thing you have done as a Software Engineer?
I have compiled answers from various software engineers to the question, "What is one embarrassing thing you have done as a Software Engineer"
Embarrassing MomentsBeginners
3 min ↗
TechnicalJan 1, 2024
KafkaProducer connection pool in Python: Part 2
In this article, we explore a generic and modular approach to the KafkaConnectionPool class
KafkaKafka PythonPython
8 min ↗
TechnicalJan 1, 2024
KafkaProducer connection pool in Python: Part 1
This article focuses on implementing a thread-safe connection pool for KafkaProducer to avoid application startup fails due to Kafka servers downtime
KafkaKafka PythonPython
12 min ↗
TechnicalDec 31, 2023
Year in review (2023)
I have two years worth of year in reviews in my drafts. I've learned from past experiences and due to that. I'll just scramble things here and leave i
Year In A Review2023
1 min ↗
TechnicalDec 15, 2023
Checklist for starting a project as a team
last updated: 5.11.25It's that time again when you are starting a new project, perhaps leading a team or being a part of the founding team. Earlier in
TemplatesProjects
11 min ↗
TechnicalAug 16, 2023
Dockerizing a Django application with Postgres and Pipenv support
This article will walk you through setting up Docker for a Django application with PostgreSQL and Pipenv
DjangoDockerPostgreSQL
13 min ↗
TechnicalNov 7, 2022
Map and Filter functions
The map and filter functions are functional programming implementations into the Python programming language and creates much more readable and concise code
MapFilterFunctional Programming
3 min ↗
TechnicalNov 4, 2022
Lambda functions in Python
JS folks will love this one
IIFEPythonLambda
2 min ↗
TechnicalNov 3, 2022
Strong VS weak typing
Strongly typed languages possesses grace.
PythonJavaScriptTyping
2 min ↗
TechnicalNov 1, 2022
It's Vim! a big lump of modes
When I tried it on Mac, everything changed ;)
PoweruserVimText Editors
4 min ↗
TechnicalJul 2, 2022
Dynamic typing VS Static typing
In this article, I'll show you what static and dynamic typing is, and their differences.
Programming LanguagesVariablesFunctions
3 min ↗
TechnicalJul 1, 2022
Rust macros in few sentences
An introductory content to Rust macros
RustFunctional ProgrammingToday I Learn
3 min ↗
TechnicalJun 22, 2022
Digital images: How images work
Whole images on the screen hold little or no significance compared to the everyday objects you see, digital images hold much water among the wonders o
Digital ImagesImage Processing
7 min ↗
TechnicalOct 26, 2021
What's that *args stuff in Python?
We've all called functions or methods of a class and then we see our editor show stuffs like so:The focus is on *values part of the picture.Most times
PythonFunctional ProgrammingSpread Operator
4 min ↗
TechnicalSep 12, 2021
Eliminate boredom and reduce tension with Abstract models in Django
In this article, I will show you how to leverage inheritance in your Django models to ensure elegant, clean and neat code.
DjangoPythonDatabase Design
3 min ↗
TechnicalAug 27, 2021
To mock or not to mock?
I will explain to you what "mock" means in dev-speak and why you'd want to do it.
TestingMocking
2 min ↗
TechnicalAug 17, 2021
HNG, to be or not to be.
Let's see my intentions about HNG 8.
HngInternshipDeveloper Journey
1 min ↗
TechnicalApr 29, 2021
Switching databases in Django in production
Not all management commands are quite obvious, you'll love this one!
DjangoDatabasesPostgreSQL
2 min ↗
TechnicalFeb 20, 2021
Working with environmental variables using Pipenv
Pipenv is a great tool for managing project dependencies in Python, virtual environments and more importantly, in this article, environment variables
PythonPipenvEnvironment Variables
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