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As international Women’s History Month draws to a close, I share my experience with gender biases at work and a less common approach to overcoming them.Photo from Pexels.comI was working at a slightly reduced capacity...

Tips and tricks I learned during my weekend-long projectPhoto by Jukan Tateisi on UnsplashPreviously, I’d written about importing issues from a Security Scorecard into Jira using postman runner. In the latter half of...

Building a daily coding tip web app with OpenAI and AWS serverless servicesPhoto by Sunrise King on UnsplashThis article describes how I created the Daily Tip of the Day website https://totd.dev using OpenAI and AWS...

From 20 to 0 if-else statementsImage generated using MidJourneyMy colleague recently messaged me a link to a GitHub repo hosting a Microsoft C# library called “RulesEngine.”Word is, the library has caught the...

The open-source chatbot that was trained on ChatGPT outputPhoto by Emiliano Vittoriosi on UnsplashIntroductionThe events are unfolding rapidly, and new Large Language Models (LLM) are being developed at an increasing...

Using ChatGPT to build a simple hacking recon toolPhoto by Levart_Photographer on UnsplashIn Chapter 5 of Bug Bounty Bootcamp, I talked about how you can write a simple bash script to automate recon tasks before...

Pistons and gates. Magical?Although you won’t find any direct statement of it online or in the media, there’s a very simple and terribly limiting story about consciousness that we’re all being fed constantly in...

How To Use CLIP Interrogator, Replicate, and Replicate Codex To Produce Images in Your Favorite StyleThe art of prompt engineering: A dive into the CLIP interrogatorThe CLIP Interrogator — a powerful prompt...

Redefining teamworkPhoto by Oskar Yildiz on Unsplash | image height alteredAI Disclosure: This article was co-written with ChatGPT. Since I am not a native English speaker, I have used artificial intelligence (AI)...

A guide on Secrets management using GitHub Secrets, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and AWS Secrets ManagerBackground image by Tumisu from PixabayWith a heavy emphasis on all aspects of security in the application...

An overview of Chrome APIs and features used to develop dynamic systems using code snippetsImage by author | Uses Google logoIntroductionI recently created a Chrome Extension called designr that allows web designers...

You’ve undoubtedly heard about serverless and read about the benefits. But implementing serverless into your app doesn’t have to be all or nothing.For years I’ve been proud to say I build 100% serverless cloud...

How to prepare yourself and have a meaningful 1:1 conversation with anyone to make things work better.Photo by Cody Engel on UnsplashNo matter the position you are in life right now — work is a part of life,...

Assessing the true power of Apple Silicon architecture for geospatial analysis.Photo by Wes Hicks on UnsplashIntroductionWhen I started working with geospatial data science during my PhD in 2019, I knew that the volume...

The benefits and price of having such a microservice architecture.Generated with MidjourneyLast month I wrote about modular Monoliths and the value of modern Monolithic architecture. One of the more interesting...

How to develop a decentralized application on the blockchain with React and Juno.Photo de Jantine Doornbos sur UnsplashThere are numerous solutions available for building on Web3, each with their own unique advantages...

3 solutions to toggling routes on and off for different regionsPhoto by Javier Allegue Barros on UnsplashWhen it comes to building an international app, Next.js has a lot to offer. Its built-in support for...

A quantity over date range examplePhoto by Estée Janssens on UnsplashIntroductionI joined a team working on a cornerstone product a few years ago. The mission was similar to the Kitchen Nightmares television series....