You can never die

11 May 2025

If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die. ― Mik Everett

You can reread the above quote to this: “If the person dear to you is an artist, you can never die.”

Yes, because they will carry you in their art pieces. If they are a writer, they will hide you between the lines of their favorite poems or stories. If they are a photographer, you will be in their photos forever. If they are a musician, they will blend you into the rhythm. If they are a painter, they will add you into the corners of their canvas. And the list goes on.

You will be forever engraved in their art, sometimes in plain sight, sometimes hidden. When others see the art, the artist will see you.

musings
Link

Upgrade Hugo

10 May 2025

To install or update Hugo extended using HomeBrew, you can use the below,

Install the extended version:

brew install hugo@extended

Or if you already have it and just want to upgrade:

brew upgrade hugo@extended

Check the version to using hugo version.

hugo
Link

Modernization of Apps

9 May 2025

One of the main topics discussed in the seminar I attended was modernizing legacy applications.

Legacy applications are typically monolithic in nature, making it difficult to scale or integrate new features quickly. The monolithic apps ruled the software industry for a very longer time, but now people are moving (already many moved) to its great alternative, the microservice architecture.

I’ve come across monolithic applications that are tightly coupled with environments like Oracle or .NET, where growth can become a painful process. Over time, these systems tend to become slow, expensive to maintain, and resistant to change.

Monolithic and microservice architecture

web-apps architecture
Link

The Avenues

9 May 2025

The expanded Avenues Mall is a beautiful place to explore. These photos are from the sea-facing area.

/img/drawer/2025/avenues/avenues-1.jpeg /img/drawer/2025/avenues/avenues-2.jpeg /img/drawer/2025/avenues/avenues-3.jpeg /img/drawer/2025/avenues/avenues-4.jpeg
wanderlust bahrain
Link

Unknown universe

9 May 2025

We will meet again
in an unknown universe,
where I am the wizard,
and you, my witch
where I will cast
the most divine spell:
“Tvayi prema karomi.”

Beneath the raining stars,
We will fall in love again,
after a million lifetimes.

poetry
Link

Office plants

8 May 2025

After my eyes grew tired, I stepped outside the office to relax. I stood there for a while and noticed these plants growing in the middle of the desert and they brought me a sense of peace.

plants
Link

Hide details in the mobile screen with Bootstrap

7 May 2025

In the feed page I need to hide the dotted line in the mobile screens. So here you can see how its can be done in Bootstrap.

  • d-none d-md-flex: shows only on md and up (desktop/tablet)

  • d-block d-md-none: shows only on mobile

  • text-nowrap: prevents text from wrapping

<div class="mb-3">
  <!-- Desktop layout -->
  <div class="d-none d-md-flex align-items-center">
    <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="text-decoration-none fw-medium me-2 text-nowrap">
      Sample heading
    </a>
    <div class="flex-grow-1 border-bottom dotted-line mx-2"></div>
    <p class="text-muted small text-nowrap mb-0">Date</p>
  </div>

  <!-- Mobile layout -->
  <div class="d-block d-md-none">
    <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="text-decoration-none fw-medium d-block mb-1">
      Sample heading
    </a>
    <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Date</p>
  </div>
</div>
bootstrap
Link

SQLite is the most deployed and most used database

6 May 2025

Avinash is sharing some cool facts about SQLite.

  • SQLite is the most deployed and most used database. There are over one trillion (1000000000000 or a million million) SQLite databases in active use.

  • SQLite is likely used more than all other database engines combined. Billions and billions of copies of SQLite exist in the wild. It’s everywhere.

These are mind blowing, have a look into that.

Article link

sql
Link

Thinking framework

6 May 2025

Framework for responding to a conversation that might have hurt you.

  1. Analyze what they said: Reflect on the words and tone used.
  2. Understand the meaning: Consider the intent behind the message.
  3. Consider the reason: Think about why they might have said this.
  4. Respond clearly and calmly: Share your perspective without escalation.
  5. Show kindness and empathy: Approach the entire conversation with patience and compassion.
musings
Link