Articles
2025
Stuff I Use
A small list of the stuff that I use every day.
Understanding the Unusual Behavior of Golang's Custom UnmarshalJSON Method with Inner and Outer Struct Fields
Introduction In this blog post, we will discuss an interesting case in Golang where using a custom UnmarshalJSON method on a struct with both inner and outer fields results in only the inner fields being unmarshaled. We will look into why this occurs and suggest two alternative solutions to
2024
The Power Of Choosing Optimism
· random"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius My first memories of childhood are grey, not in the cool, noir style of 1920s movies, but in the bleak, post-communist greyness of 1990s Romania. I was surrounded by people who had hoped for freedom for so
2023
ZSH Alias Last Command and Alias + Persist commands
Introduction If you find yourself constantly running the same long commands on your terminal, setting up quick aliases can be a game-changer. This blog post will walk you through creating two handy ZSH functions that allow you to define and save aliases on-the-fly. With these, you can alias any
Introducing goqueuelite: Golang + SQLite queue
It finally happened! I am about to introduce my first proper open source project, it is called squeuelite and it is a Golang package that tries to fix the queue issue using SQLite only. The package can be found out github.com/risico/goqueuelite, check it out. The package is not production ready...
2022
Lessons in cybersecurity, Part I
Here's a little story from the trenches, from far far away when I was a kiddo learning my way through webservers, PHP and vulnerable (pirated) bulletin boards software. 👋🏻 Intro A long time ago around 200* something, I was really interested in game hacking related topics and somehow I got in...
2021
Unraveling the Mystery of Ignored Files with git check-ignore
In the world of version control, Git has become an indispensable tool for developers. One of its key features is the ability to selectively ignore certain files or directories with the help of the .gitignore file. This can be a real lifesaver when you need to exclude files that don't belong in your repository, like build artifacts, logs, or user-specific settings. However, sometimes it can be challenging to figure out why a particular file is being ignored. That's where the git check-ignore command comes in handy! In this blog post, we'll explore this powerful yet underutilized Git command and how it can help you understand your .gitignore configuration....
