Logging Pitfall: Let’s just log everything! What could go wrong?


So last week I overheard one of our developers' discussion with the account manager who happens to be a tech person as well. They were talking about errors encountered by a client's website written in Python Django. The developer reported that the site just began crashing whenever this or that script starts to write things … Continue reading Logging Pitfall: Let’s just log everything! What could go wrong?

“The Issuance of NBI Clearances could make Use of Automation” thank God this Post is no longer important


I would have posted this a long time ago and I was thankful I didn't have to. NBI now has a solution. It may not be excellent but it works for now. I can say it's already a step to getting things working better for all of us. But I'm presenting this anyway just to … Continue reading “The Issuance of NBI Clearances could make Use of Automation” thank God this Post is no longer important

Some Realizations for a Beginner in the Philippine IT Industry


For the first time, I was invited to do some tech talk and it was in Adamson University. The event was part of the course on IT Issues taken by Computer Science students. It was quite on short notice and we came there rather unprepared and clueless of things. I was able to write down … Continue reading Some Realizations for a Beginner in the Philippine IT Industry

Cringeworthy Codes and Changing Standards


So I was on a bus last night and didn't want to spend the time sleeping. I typed these on my phone. I believe that all programmers at some point in their lives have written codes that were rather crude; an obvious understatement. No, they were awful. I could still recall my first few programming … Continue reading Cringeworthy Codes and Changing Standards

The Startup Weekend Experience


So I was looking for something I could get happily busy with, the mobile applications development team to which I belong was into all this business model canvas thing, and I made it as a goal to get exposed and be active in IT events. And guess what? Startup Weekend Manila 3 was announced. The … Continue reading The Startup Weekend Experience

Advanced Sprite Animation Using Pygame in Python2.7


Update 22 Aug 2020: Fixed the link to the source code. you can download the codes for this tutorial here. it has been quite a long while since i last posted a tutorial. fortunately i was able to come up with another one despite the busy schedule. and to continue from what we've left here, … Continue reading Advanced Sprite Animation Using Pygame in Python2.7

The last time I thought of what I want, I ended up working for what I need.


Originally posted here. No, I'm not here to re-sell the career choosing drama. I'm here to talk about the situation that the statement suggests. Well this may be partly because I've nothing to do at the moment, partly because I (or perhaps we) seem to always encounter the same thing, and partly because I'm experiencing … Continue reading The last time I thought of what I want, I ended up working for what I need.