HAR files extracted from HTTP sessions include a lot of useful data that can be utilized for creating custom network and performance audits. Their format though, is not that compatible with analysis tools like Pandas or Tableau out of the box. In this post, I go over a super easy approach towards parsing and transforming them via Objectron in JS.
A guide to Service Workers - pitfalls and best practices
Service workers is one of the most useful features that came to modern browsers. Implementation can be quite tricky though and prone to a lot of issues that could slip into production. I'll be discussing my set of tips and best practices on the subject.
Tip on Converting Cocoa Core Data to Unix Timestamp in Python
When accessing a Core Data database, you might notice that the timestamp is not exactly a unix epoch timestamp but an Apple specific one instead. In this post, I explain the difference and how to convert that into the popular Unix timestamp that we all love.
A simple algorithm for generating a dataset based on combinations of multiple sets
Generating sample data based on the combination of specific parameters and options is a common use case. In this post, I illustrate utilizing a simple recursive approach for generating all possible combinations from input into a dataset.
A guide on implementing free SSL certificate on Nginx using Let's Encrypt
If you're reading this article, I'm assuming that you're already sold on the numerous benefits of securing your website with an SSL certificate. Wether it's for encrypting data transfers, establishing more credibility or even improving your SEO ranking (yes you heard it right) it's now easier than ever to obtain …
Bootstrap your vanilla JS game with this project setup and gulp build
Building your own vanilla HTML5 game without dependencies might sound like a tough and odd job to do. In fact, it's a really fun experience and a huge opportunity to sharpen your JS and general programming skills. One awesome competition that empowers this movement is the JS13K competition. It ...
Sudden S3 Boto authorisation error on server? Might need to sync up the time!
I usually have a couple cron jobs scheduled, executing backup scripts between EC2 instances and store the data on S3 via Python's Boto library. Everything was running smoothly for several months until one day, the script was failing to authenticate with a 403 error from AWS S3, on one of the EC2 instances...
A year of Vim - Beginner advice and lessons learned
I've been using vim daily for almost a year now; it has been a wonderful (sometimes frustrating) experience. Today, a friend of mine was informing me about his interest in jumping into Vim. I thought I'd give him some advice from what I have learned over this period ...
The Hackathon Toolbox - Essential Tools and Practices
In a couple of days I will be mentoring a team of students at the NYUAD 2015 hackathon - Building Apps for Social Good in the Arab World. Since I tend to participate often in development competitions and hackathons, I thought I'd compile a comprehensive list of essential tools needed ...
A Developer's year in review
As the end of every year approaches, we start to reflect back on it. As software developers, our questions can be many, What did I work on? What did I produce? What mistakes I have done, and what did we learn from them. Today, I'll seize this opportunity to ...
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