എന്നെ സംബന്ധിച്ച് എഴുതുക എന്നുള്ളത് എളുപ്പമുള്ള പരിപാടിയാണ് കാരണം കഥയും കാമ്പുമുള്ളത് എഴുതാനേ പണി അറിയേണ്ട കാര്യമുള്ളൂ. ഞാൻ ഈ എഴുതുന്നതൊന്നും അങ്ങനെയുള്ള കാര്യങ്ങൾ അല്ല. ഇതിൽ ഒന്നും തന്നെ വിശ്വസാഹിത്യത്തിൻറെ ഭാഗമാകാൻ പോകുന്നുമില്ല എന്ന് നമുക്ക് അറിയാം. അപ്പോൾ പിന്നെ നമുക്ക് എന്തും എഴുതാം....
കാടും മലയും ആകാശവും വൻകരകളും മഹാസമുദ്രങ്ങളും വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും കണ്ടാൽ തനിക്ക് മടുക്കില്ലേന്ന് ചോദിച്ചവരോട് നാടോടിയുടെ മറുചോദ്യമിതായിരുന്നു,
ഏറ്റവും പ്രിയപ്പെട്ടവളുടെ എത്രാമത്തെ ചുംബനമാണ് നിങ്ങൾക്ക് മടുത്ത് തുടങ്ങുന്നത് ?!
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നല്ല കലാകാരന്റെ ലക്ഷണം
2 May 2026
എന്താണ് ഒരു നല്ല കലാകാരന്റെ ലക്ഷണം? ഉത്തരത്തിന്മുൻപ്, ഒരു കഥ സൊല്ലട്ടുമാ? ഒരു വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച രാവിലെ ഞാൻ വണ്ടിയുമെടുത്ത് ഇറങ്ങി. ചെറിയ സഞ്ചാരത്തിന് ശേഷം ഞാൻ സൽമാനിയായിലുള്ള വാട്ടർ ഗാർഡനിലെത്തി. അധികം ആളുകളൊന്നും ഇല്ലാത്ത ശാന്തമായ പ്രഭാതം...
In an age of artificial intelligence and endless information, everything sits at our fingertips. We can access almost anything, from anywhere, at any time.
But the real challenge is not access; it is direction.
What matters now is not what you can find, but the questions you are going to ask. Questions such as: What are you trying to achieve? How do you identify problems worth solving? How do you ask questions that lead somewhere meaningful? Ultimately, the quality of your questions determines the path you walk.
I believe that in this era of abundance of information, the true skill is not knowing more. It is learning how to ask better questions.
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യുദ്ധമുഖം
6 April 2026
യുദ്ധമുഖത്താണ് നാം. തെളിഞ്ഞ പ്രഭാതങ്ങളും തണുത്ത വൈകുന്നേരങ്ങളും ഭീതിയുടെ നിഴലിലാണ്. കിളികളുടെ ചിറകടിയൊച്ചകളും കതകട ശബ്ദങ്ങളും ഭയത്തിന്റെ...
മഴയുടെ സംഗീതവും കാടിന്റെ കുളിരും രാത്രിയുടെ മൗനവും ഇരുട്ടിലെ നക്ഷത്രവുമാണ് നീ.
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The illusionist
16 March 2026
My poems can make you believe I am the one you dream of.
But I am sorry love, I am the illusionist you were never destined to meet.
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പ്രണയകവിത
16 March 2026
എഴുതപ്പെടാത്ത ഏറ്റവും മനോഹരമായ പ്രണയകവിതയാണ് നീ.
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Kagi Small Web
15 March 2026
What is Small Web? While there’s no single, perfect definition, we like to define the Small Web as personal blogs, independent videos, webcomics, and other authentic spaces created for non-commercial purposes, usually for self-expression or community building. Basically, sites in the Small Web exist to share and entertain, not manipulate algorithms or boost corporate interests...
കുതിച്ച് പായാനും കരുത്ത് കാട്ടാനും വേണ്ടി വന്നാൽ
കടപുഴക്കാനും കഴിയുന്ന,
കൊടുങ്കാറ്റാകുക നീ.
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A few financial lessons for life
13 March 2026
Here, I want to share some important steps you can take to keep your financial life secure. I have learned these from various sources and from my own experience. I hope you will do even better than I have as you read this.
We all thought we had enough time until we stood in hospital corridors with a deadly disease and little hope, until someone we loved passed away without saying goodbye, ....
I don’t know what makes us sweat at midnight, the summer or the love.
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I lied to you
1 March 2026
I lied to you. When missiles struck places near my home, when I was packing essentials to run away, when I drove through highways while bombings happened.
I have few common pages on this website Uses, Now, About Me, Blogroll, Changelog, and many others. If you want to know how to create a slash page in Hugo, check here.
How to add random quotes to your (Hugo) website footer
19 February 2026
To be honest, I love beautiful and brilliant quotes. They can come from anywhere, like smart people, movies, or books. I don’t care where they come from. If they inspire me, I love them. The most beautiful part is that I enjoy collecting and curating them. Usually, I note them down and go through them again whenever I want.
വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച്ച പതിവുപോലെ നേരത്തെ ഉണർന്നു. മൊബൈൽ എടുത്ത് സമയം നോക്കി, ആറുമണി കഴിഞ്ഞതേയുള്ളൂ. അവധി ദിവസങ്ങളിൽ കൂടുതൽ ഉറങ്ങണമെന്ന് കരുതിയാൽ പോലും ഉറങ്ങാൻ പറ്റാറില്ല, അല്ലാത്ത ദിവസം മൂന്നാമത്തെ അലാറം കഴിഞ്ഞാലും എണീക്കാനും പറ്റാറില്ല. വല്ലാത്തൊരുതരം ജീവിതം തന്നെ.
Life Left is a minimalist life reflection web app that helps users visualize how much of their life may still remain, based on their age, retirement plan, and expected lifespan.
Earlier this year, I shared my default apps of 2023 here. This is the 2025 edition. The big change is that I’ve moved more into the Apple ecosystem, while most of the rest has stayed the same.
ഒറ്റമരപ്പെയ്ത്തിനു ശേഷം ഞാൻ വായിക്കുന്ന ദീപനിശാന്തിന്റെ മൂന്നാമത്തെ പുസ്തകമാണിത്. നേരത്തെ വായിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള പുസ്തകങ്ങളിൽ ഉള്ളതുപോലെയുള്ള എഴുത്തുകാരുടെ ഓർമ്മക്കുറിപ്പുകളാണ് ഇതും....
ഒന്നും വായിക്കാതെ മനസ്സ് വല്ലാതെ മുരടിച്ച് വരുന്നു. കുറെയായി, എന്തേലുമൊന്ന് ആർത്തിയോടെ വായിച്ച് തീർക്കണമെന്ന് കരുതിയിട്ട്. അപ്പോഴാണ് മരുഭൂമിയിലെ മഴ പോലെ മനോജേട്ടന്റെ വാട്സ്ആപ്പ് സ്റ്റാറ്റസിൽ...
വിധിക്ക് വിധേയപ്പെടാൻ വിധിക്കപ്പെട്ടവർ നാം, വീണ്ടും കാണാതെ മൃതിയിൽ വിസ്മൃതി പൂകട്ടെ നാം.
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Software gardening and death
18 August 2025
I have came across the following article recently.
Software is a bit like this house plant: its wellbeing depends on the folks who constantly tend it. Without us around, it gradually erodes.
I used Google Orkut in the past and I loved it at that time. It was fun to send messages in the scrapbook, cool usernames, and enjoy all the other social media features that felt cool back then. But after the rise of Facebook and other giants, Google shut down Orkut. They sent us an email with a link to download our data archive and said goodbye. I still have those emails from Orkut, and when I read them recently, they gave me a nostalgic happiness.
What I realize now is that everything eventually comes to an end when the gardeners stop tending their gardens. We cannot take it for granted forever. Today we have access to some of the most amazing things in human history. We need to be grateful and enjoy the beauty of it. So keep on gardening, and cherish your fellow gardeners.
നിലാവ് വരുന്നപോൽ ഒരു വൈകുന്നേരം മരണമെന്നേ തേടി വരും.
വിട പറയുന്നതിന് മുൻപ് ഒന്നുകൂടെ നമുക്ക് മുറുകെ കെട്ടിപ്പിടിക്കാൻ കാലം അവസരം തരട്ടെ
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Reborn
10 August 2025
I know I must endure this suffering, For there is no other way. But I don’t know how to bear the pain The ache in my heart is real, And it’s killing me inch by inch.
I have lost
the last shred of courage Yet, beyond this pain, I hope to remain, reborn as Buddha again.
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Me and Music
7 August 2025
On weekend mornings to my evening walks, I am always with music. I have loved music from a very young age. I don’t even know when exactly I fell in love with it. Since my school days, we had a music system at home,..
Sometimes we don’t realise the beauty of something we created until someone recognises it.
Maybe we are too humble to acknowledge our work is as good as someone else’s, or maybe we don’t have enough confidence to take pride in something we created.
I don’t know why!
PS: These paintings were done by my wife, and yet she still believes she can’t draw.
Let me know your comments on the above. Thank you!
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Poet
7 July 2025
I am the wizard who can make you dream, fall in love, dance in the rain, find peace, and enlighten you.
Yes, I am a poet.
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അമരന്മാർ
4 July 2025
നിങ്ങൾ മതങ്ങളിലേക്ക് ചുരുങ്ങി മരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ഞങ്ങൾ മനുഷ്യരിലേക്ക് പടർന്ന് അമരന്മാരാകും.
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തുടരും
4 July 2025
സമരസൂര്യൻ അസ്തമച്ചോപ്പിൽ അലിയുമ്പോൾ,
അയാൾ ഉയർത്തിയ ആശയത്തിന് കീഴെ നാമിനിയും പോരാട്ടം തുടരും.
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NOT IN vs NOT EXISTS in PL/SQL
19 June 2025
SELECT *
FROM TABLE1
WHERE ID NOT IN (
SELECT ID
FROM TABLE2
)
When I ran the above query I know the condition will give me the results, because the data exists in the TABLE1 which is not in TABLE2. But I didn’t go any results. I got surprised. After I a while I found out the issue.
So the reason is that ID column in the TABLE2 have null values. If any value of ID in the subquery is NULL, then the entire NOT IN clause fails to match anything. This is standard SQL behavior because NULL makes the whole comparison unknown.
Solution:
You can use NOT NULL condition in the sub-query as below:
SELECT *
FROM TABLE1
WHERE ID NOT IN (
SELECT ID
FROM TABLE2
WHERE ID IS NOT NULL
)
Use NOT EXISTS:
SELECT *
FROM TABLE1 T1
WHERE NOT EXISTS (
SELECT 1
FROM TABLE2 T2
WHERE T1.ID = T2.ID
)
The NOT EXISTS will automatically handle null values and safer to use.
React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. ReactDOM, on the other hand, is a library that provides an interface between React and the DOM...
Until next time, good bye Georgia!
Thank you for filling my hands with memories and my heart with love and kindness. ♥️🇬🇪
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Whispering winds
9 June 2025
When the mountain smiles and the wind whispers to you, you’ll know you’re a mountain person.
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I'm not dreaming
8 June 2025
Don’t wake me, I’m not dreaming. 🇬🇪 🌉
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Mountains
7 June 2025
Mountains are mighty protectors, guardians of centuries-old tales. To hear their stories, you must bow in reverence. Then, the snow will smile upon you, and the trees will whisper their hidden truths. 🇬🇪 ⛰
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New kind of magic.
7 June 2025
Traveling is like reading a poem, every new path holds a new kind of magic. 🇬🇪✨
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ഏതോ തെരുവിലാണ് ഞാൻ
30 May 2025
ഏതോ തെരുവിലാണ് ഞാൻ. പൊടിപിടിച്ച ഓർമകളുടെ ബലത്തിൽ ഇന്നും വഴി തെറ്റാതെ നടക്കുന്നുവെന്ന് മാത്രം. മങ്ങിയ കാഴ്ചകളുടെ അപ്പുറത്താണ് പ്രകാശമെന്ന് സ്വയം പ്രതീക്ഷയോടെ മുന്നോട്ട് നടക്കുമ്പോളും ചുറ്റുമുള്ള എല്ലാം ഞാൻ ഇഷ്ട്ടപ്പെടുന്നു.
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Unhang Windows PC
26 May 2025
I often found that Ctrl+Alt+Delete unhangs the Windows PC. I googled why?
The nutshell answer is : Ctrl+Alt+Delete is a secure attention sequence (SAS) triggers a system interrupt, effectively forcing the computer to respond. This is directly handled by the Windows operating system kernel. That means it can bypass most of the stuff that’s currently running (including frozen apps or even some parts of the graphical interface).
Cool to know this.
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To my younger self
26 May 2025
Dear younger me,
I know you somewhere from the past. You made mistakes, your heart is broken, and you’ve lost your way.
I want to tell you, it’s okay to be wounded and scared. You will get a chance to heal, and you will find the courage to get up again.
Until then, keep going.
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I 'll read it
25 May 2025
I’ve always loved reading and surfing the web. These web-surfing adventures led me to beautiful sites that continually feed my curiosity. I’ve learned so much from these personal websites —honestly, they’re what inspired me to write and create this site.
Today, I updated the about page to display featured blog sections dynamically using front matter tags. This replaces the previous hardcoded method for a more flexible setup.
The main issue in life is not having clarity about what you want. Without clarity, you can’t focus on the things that matter.
Without focus, you will be distracted by countless things and the noise around you. These distractions will affect every decision you make. Over time, this can cause you to lose yourself and your dreams.
To achieve your dreams, you need laser-sharp focus. But focus begins with clarity. First, define what your dreams are. A simple way to start is by writing them down.
Create a clear, intentional list of what you want to achieve in life. Then, commit to focusing only on what truly matters.
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Diffdiff and Emoji Kitchen
19 May 2025
I just found two tools:
diffdiff is a fast, private way to compare two pieces of text, created by Joe Kaptur. It’s interface is so clean and good.
I don’t search for things as much as I used to. These days, I just go straight to ChatGPT. I don’t feel like Googling and clicking through multiple pages to find the best answer. I ask ChatGPT, and most of the time, the results are satisfying.
I’ve heard that traditional Google searches are declining. But now, they’ve introduced AI Overviews at the top of their results. I think it’s a good idea—because we get a quick summary of what we’re looking for, along with links to other websites.
Yes, I think it’s a good move.
folder-name is the folder name and Home is the icon.
You can find the files and folders icons in here.
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My Home
12 May 2025
I often wonder why I’m too lazy to post my writings on social media, even though, somehow, I still do it. Also, after checking the posts for a while, I start to feel tired. Actually, I don’t have Instagram, YouTube, or Twitter on my phone...
In December 2023, I went to view the world’s largest bird sculpture in the world, which is in Jatayu Earth Center. Yes, It’s in Kerala and near to my home town.
To make a sticky footer in the Bootstrap you can use the below.
<body class="d-flex flex-column min-vh-100">
<main class="flex-fill">
<!-- Your page content here -->
</main>
<footer class="bg-dark text-white text-center py-2">
<!-- Your footer content here -->
</footer>
</body>
d-flex flex-column min-vh-100 on : makes the body fill the viewport and act like a vertical Flexbox container.
flex-fill on : makes the content area take up all available vertical space, pushing the footer down.
footer: stays at the bottom even with short content.
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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.
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Redesign
10 May 2025
At the end of last year, I decided to pause modifications on this website for a while but the future is unpredictable.
To install or update Hugo extended using HomeBrew, you can use the below,
Install the extended version:
brew install hugo
Or if you already have it and just want to upgrade:
brew upgrade hugo
Check the version to using hugo version.
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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.
The expanded Avenues Mall is a beautiful place to explore. These photos are from the sea-facing area.
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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.
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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.
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To PostgreSQL
8 May 2025
Earlier this week, I went to a seminar on Amazon AWS conducted by one of their partner organizations.
Framework for responding to a conversation that might have hurt you.
Analyze what they said: Reflect on the words and tone used.
Understand the meaning: Consider the intent behind the message.
Consider the reason: Think about why they might have said this.
Respond clearly and calmly: Share your perspective without escalation.
Show kindness and empathy: Approach the entire conversation with patience and compassion.
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Why Shelf
6 May 2025
Update A few days later, I decided to combine the Shelf posts with the Desk section. I’ve realized that, for now, I don’t have much time to invest in maintaining a separate section. Yes, only time knows the future.
I don’t want a thing on Saturday mornings just my favorite songs playing low.
I don’t want to leave the bed, just stay there, holding you tightly, all day long.
Let me sit cross legged, tea in one hand, and you in the other sipping both, slowly.
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The night is young
2 May 2025
It’s 10 p.m., I’m in bed watching reels, and I’m bored. Then the friends texted me, “Let’s go for a walk,” and I said yes.
Now it’s 2:30 a.m., we’re still roaming the streets, Endless conversations about nothing, and everything under the sun. The talks that make time feel unreal.
It’s hard to say goodbye when we’re having chocolate ice cream at midnight, and laughing loud in the yellow lighted roads.
We keep walking, still talking, as someone says, “The night is young, and we have miles to go before we sleep.”
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We will come for you.
23 April 2025
Today, you murdered the innocent. Those who were sharing meals with their loved ones, those who were living their dreams.
None of them had wronged you. They had done nothing. And still, you killed them without mercy, because of your f*cking terrorism.
We will let this haunt us, always, We will carry this wound forever, And we will not forgive you.
But remember this, we will come for you. And yes, you will pay the blood price, for every life you took.
Until then, we stand together. As we always have. As we always will.
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Italian movie
21 April 2025
It’s just like a colorful movie, where we wander through an old Italian city.
In the morning, we’ll share a Cornetto and cappuccino, then ride an old motorcycle through sunlit alleys, keeping our hearts close.
At noon, I’ll take your hand and run with you through Naples, where love lives forever.
In the evening, under the golden hush of dusk, I’ll wrap my arms around your neck and kiss you, whispering: “Ti amo con tutta l’anima.”
Here, I want us to live like a timeless poem— full of love, light, and magic.
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Saturday
19 April 2025
Saturday evenings be like.
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Sun
17 April 2025
I want to be the sun, radiating my own light, not the moon, borrowing its glow.
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I miss you
16 April 2025
O baby, I miss you in the soft, slow mornings, in the hush of lazy noon, and in the quiet of calm evenings.
You know I feel alone here. I just want to come home to run into your arms, and kiss you like wildfire.
Let’s share a cup of tea, under our fairy lights, like old days. Then we’ll become one, like a prayer.
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Kiss
15 April 2025
On good days, I want to kiss you madly. And on bad days, I want to kiss you deeply.
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Kisser
15 April 2025
I want to be a good kisser, that’s why I’m trying every part of you.
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Windy day
15 April 2025
It’s very windy today. The air is full of dust, and visibility is poor.
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ജടായു
14 April 2025
നീണ്ട പ്രയാണങ്ങളിൽ
ചിറക് ഇടറുമ്പോളൊക്കെ,
ജടായു,
ഞാൻ നിന്നെയോർക്കും.
ഇനി നാം കാണുമ്പോൾ ചുംബനം കൊണ്ട് ചുണ്ടുകൾ കോർക്കാം നമുക്ക്.
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നിമിഷം
1 April 2025
നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രണയത്തിൻ്റെ ഏറ്റവും
മനോഹരമായ നിമിഷമേതാണ് ?!
നിൻ്റെ ചിരി ആദ്യമായി കണ്ട നിമിഷം.
അയാൾ മകളോട് ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
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Don't link my writings with my life.
31 March 2025
I hate when people connect my life to my writings.
I’m just a person who writes, the only thing that should matter is what I write.
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തോറ്റുപോയവർ
30 March 2025
വിജയിച്ചവരുടെ ഈ ലോകത്ത്, തോറ്റുപോയ മനുഷ്യർക്കൊപ്പമാണ് നാം എല്ലാകാലവും നിലനിൽക്കേണ്ടത്.
അത് ക്രിക്കറ്റ് കളിയിലായാലും ജീവിതത്തിലായാലും.
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Bahrain Bay
7 March 2025
In night we went to Bahrain bay and tool some photos. Here are the few snaps.
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Good old days
12 January 2025
Can I go back to the good old days just for one last time?
To smile without the weight of pain, and breathe in the calm of peace. To make myself believe that chaos and suffering no longer lingers within me.
To live a life unburdened by curses, to feel blessed- the way I always deserved to be.
Can I go back to the time when everything seemed beautiful, even if only in my dreams, just one more last time?
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To extract the value of a tag from an XML-like string in PL/SQL
12 January 2025
To extract the value of a tag from the given XML-like string in PL/SQL, you can use the EXTRACTVALUE function or XMLTABLE for XML processing.
Example Using EXTRACTVALUE
DECLARExml_dataCLOB:='<Status>200</Status><Message>Success</Message>';l_messageVARCHAR2(50);BEGIN-- Extract the FunctionalReferenceID value
l_message:=EXTRACTVALUE(XMLTYPE('<root>'||xml_data||'</root>'),'/root/Message');-- Print the value
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('FunctionalReferenceID: '||l_message);END;
Example Using XMLTABLE
DECLARExml_dataCLOB:='<Status>200</Status><Message>Success</Message>';l_messageVARCHAR2(50);BEGIN-- Use XMLTABLE to extract the Message
SELECTvalueINTOl_messageFROMXMLTABLE('/root/Message'PASSINGXMLTYPE('<root>'||xml_data||'</root>')COLUMNSvalueVARCHAR2(50)PATH'.');-- Print the value
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message: '||l_message);END;
After all the chaos, I will be reborn from the ashes and soar high to the moon, like a phoenix from a fairy tale.
I hope you’ll watch me rise, just like the old days.
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The Night
27 December 2024
Sometimes, the night is a good time to hide yourself from the rest of the world. It gives a sense of relief, allowing you to be exactly as you want to be.
In the middle of the dark night you become your true self.
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Am I asking the right questions?
21 December 2024
I want to ensure I'm asking myself meaningful questions that encourage self-awareness and guide me to the better life.....
This is my personal website, and I want to add a lot of things to it. Recently, I have been making many changes to the website and have developed an obsession with adding new features or improvements daily.
I know that one day I will collapse, And hopefully, you won’t witness it. I will make sure that, until your last breath, I’ll stay strong and keep us stronger.
That’s the promise I made—to hold you Forever.
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It's you
5 December 2024
You are the most precious gift you could ever wish for. You are the light that guides you through the darkest nights. You are the Santa you’ve always dreamed of. You are the Christmas you’ve been waiting for.
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Understanding Suspense
2 December 2024
React Suspense comes handy when you want to show an indication to user that something is loading in your app. Loader is the simplest example for a Suspense component. Let’s deep dive into the details of Suspense.
For NVARCHAR2 and VARCHAR2 maximum size is 4000 bytes, or 32767 bytes if the MAX_STRING_SIZE initialization parameter is set to EXTENDED. This is useful you have to allocate more data to a variable.
You can run the below command to view the parameter.
Today, I turned 33. Over the years, life has taught me countless lessons, some easy, some hard. As I look ahead, I hope for many more opportunities to learn and grow...
In the midst of the war, Amid the heart-aching pain, Through the windy nights, On my darkest days, You are my hope.
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Hosting your Hugo site on Netlify
23 November 2024
When I have built this website, I had checked for a free static host solution which is easy to use and maintain. After a little research I landed on Netlify...
ഇരുട്ടിന്റെ കയങ്ങളിലും ആഴിത്തിരമാലയുടെ ഉലച്ചിലിലും പതറാതെ നീ യാത്ര തുടരുക.
മറുകരയിൽ നിന്നെയും കാത്ത് ഒരു പ്രകാശഗോപുരം കണക്കെ ഞാൻ കാത്തിരിപ്പുണ്ട്.
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Writing
20 November 2024
I want to write something every day. I don’t know what to write, but I love to write.
I don’t want to write for publishing; I want to write for the sake of writing.
I think I can write about myself, the thoughts in my head, or the things around me.
So, I am writing here to feel alive.
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Hugo image gallery shortcode
18 November 2024
Here’s a custom Hugo shortcode that creates an image gallery in a masonry style using GLightbox. This approach will display images from a specified folder in a masonry layout, and each image will open in a lightbox when clicked.
To those who are in dark: Hold on, light is coming—and it’s within you.
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That’s because I’m evolving
16 November 2024
As I continue to grow, I'm evolving in every part of my life. I'm constantly reading, learning, experiencing new things, with that my ideologies and opinions have evolved over time...
Went to the Bahrain Airshow with Gino, and friends. It was an amazing experience filled with excitement. Witnessed incredible performances by the Indian Air Force Sarang Helicopter team, the U.S. Fighting Falcon, the Pakistan Air Force Thunder demo, and the Saudi Hawks. The Saudi fighter team’s display was truly spectacular. Had the chance to meet U.S. pilots also.
Explored a helicopter for the first time, checking off a bucket list item! A day filled with awe, adventure, and unforgettable memories.
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ഓർമ്മകൾ
15 November 2024
എല്ലാ യാത്രകൾക്ക് ശേഷവും അവസാനിക്കുന്നത് മനോഹരമായ ഓർമ്മകളാണ്. നിങ്ങൾ, നിറങ്ങൾ, ചിറകുകൾ എല്ലാമൊരു മധുരസ്വപ്നം പോലെ ഭംഗിയുള്ളത്.
നുകരട്ടെ ഞാൻ ആവോളം, ഇതെല്ലാം ആസ്വദിക്കാൻ കാലമിനിയും അവസരം തരട്ടെ.
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View posts grouped by month in Hugo
14 November 2024
A few months ago, I wrote a post on creating a feed page to list all posts on my Hugo website in a card format with pagination. Even though I am able to view the full posts...
Displays the CREATE TABLE statement for table structure details.
To view constraints on the table, you can check here.
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Use Flashback Query
11 November 2024
If your Oracle database has Flashback enabled, you can query past versions of data within a specified retention period. Here’s how to use Flashback to retrieve a prior state of data:
SELECT *
FROM your_table AS OF TIMESTAMP (SYSTIMESTAMP - INTERVAL '5' MINUTE)
WHERE your_condition;
Replace SYSTIMESTAMP - INTERVAL '5' MINUTE with the timestamp or interval that reflects when the data was last known to be in its old state.
Note: Flashback must be enabled, and it’s only available within the Flashback retention window, which depends on your database configuration.
I’m a huge fan of good movies, and I’ve always loved great dialogues. So, I thought I’d compile some of my favorite movie lines into one post and share them here...
Breaking columns to a new line in flexbox requires a small hack: add an element with width: 100% wherever you want to wrap your columns to a new line.
<div class="container text-center">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
<div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
<!-- Force next columns to break to new line -->
<div class="w-100"></div>
<div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
<div class="col-6 col-sm-3">.col-6 .col-sm-3</div>
</div>
</div>
You can also apply this break at specific breakpoints with our responsive display utilities.
<div class="container text-center">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-6 col-sm-4">.col-6 .col-sm-4</div>
<div class="col-6 col-sm-4">.col-6 .col-sm-4</div>
<!-- Force next columns to break to new line at md breakpoint and up -->
<div class="w-100 d-none d-md-block"></div>
<div class="col-6 col-sm-4">.col-6 .col-sm-4</div>
<div class="col-6 col-sm-4">.col-6 .col-sm-4</div>
</div>
</div>
I came across this post by Kev Quirk, where he shares the things that bring him happy. Personally, I believe that happiness is a skill we can train and develop over time....
To update a column with a random value in PL/SQL, you can use the DBMS_RANDOM package, which provides functions for generating random numbers or strings.
To update random number
BEGIN
UPDATE employees
SET salary = ROUND(DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE(100, 500));
COMMIT;
END;
DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE(100, 500) generates a random decimal number between 100 and 500.
ROUND is used to convert the decimal value to an integer.
To update random string
BEGIN
UPDATE employees
SET password = DBMS_RANDOM.STRING('x', 8); -- 'x' specifies alphanumeric characters
COMMIT;
END;
DBMS_RANDOM.STRING('x', 8) generates an 8-character alphanumeric string.
‘x’ specifies alphanumeric characters (letters and numbers). Other options include ‘a’ for alphabets and ‘u’ for uppercase only.
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My plants
28 October 2024
I love plants and have a few in my flat. I want to create a list of all the plants I've ever had, so I'm sharing photos of them here.
ഹൃദയത്തിൽ വഴിയമ്പലങ്ങൾ കണക്കെ ഇടങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കണം. കോരിച്ചൊരിയുന്ന മഴയത്ത് ഓടിക്കയറാനും ഒരു പുലരിയിൽ വിട പറയാതെ യാത്ര തുടങ്ങാനും സാധിക്കുന്ന മനോഹരയിടങ്ങൾ.
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Migrating my posts from social media
23 October 2024
I want to migrate my favorite memories from various social media platforms to this blog. I’m not sure it will work, but I still want to give it a try because I love the idea of having all my favorite things in one place.
Hopefully, I can do it gradually over time.
Update on 27 Oct: I already started migrating my posts from various social medias. Its a tedious task, but I am loving it.
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My plants and my poems
23 October 2024
My plants and my poems.
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PL/SQL MINUS Operator
23 October 2024
The PL/SQL MINUS operator returns all rows from the first query that are not present in the second query. Each SELECT statement defines a dataset, and the MINUS operator retrieves all records from the first dataset, excluding any that also appear in the second dataset.
select stock_id, stock_name
from stock_master
where active = 'Y'
minus
select stock_poid, stock_desc
from stock_ledger
where transaction_date > '01-JAN-24'
I believe having a set of personal rules can lead to a more peaceful and productive life. After diving deep into self-help material, I’ve crafted a list of principles I want to follow daily.
I like to ride by bicycle in the winter mornings. The long ride in the morning gives me a sense of happiness.
PS: This is my brother’s bicycle which I borrowed for few weeks.
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Travel far enough, you meet yourself
18 October 2024
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”
― David Mitchell
Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Dream
16 October 2024
I want to stay in the dream from the night we met. It’s the wildest fantasy I’ve ever had. Can we meet there again? Just to kiss you one last time, and hold you once more after a million embraces.
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Slash pages in Hugo
16 October 2024
In Hugo, creating different slash pages (like /about/, /uses/, etc.) involves creating specific content files for each page and customizing templates as needed.
Create individual markdown files for each slash page under content/. If you want to create an /about/ page in your blog, add a markdown page with below front matter in the content/ page.
//content/about.md
---
title: "About"
date: 2024-10-16
---
This is the About page content.
Optionally create a template for the page. Hugo uses the single.html template from the layouts/_default/ folder to render pages by default. However, you can create custom templates in the layouts/page/ folder to format specific pages as needed.
By writing down your problems, you’ll be able to see the solutions clearly.
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Understanding useRef
2 October 2024
useRef is a powerful React Hook that allows you to create and manage mutable references that persist between renders, Unlike state, changing the value of a useRef object does not trigger a re-render...
പ്രകാശത്തിന്റെ പകലിൽ മഞ്ഞവെളിച്ചങ്ങളുടെ ഇരുട്ടിൽ ഓർമ്മകളുടെ പെയ്ത്തിൽ നിശ്വാസങ്ങളുടെ ഇടന്നേരങ്ങളിൽ
നിങ്ങളിലാണ് ഞാൻ ഭ്രമണം ചെയ്യുന്നത്.
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Higher order functions
20 August 2024
A higher order function is a function that takes one or more functions as arguments, or returns a function as its result.
These functions are powerful because they allow you to abstract and compose operations in a flexible and reusable way. They are a fundamental concept in functional programming.
Common examples of higher order functions are .map(), .filter(), and reducer().
.map(): Takes a function as an argument and applies it to each element in an array, returning a new array with the results.
This is a collection of tiny apps built with React, designed to explore and learn React along with its associated libraries. Each project serves as a hands-on experiment to try out new features and deepen understanding of the React ecosystem.
There’s a scar etched on my heart, Forged by love from ages past. Yet it makes me brave in the battle, Brings hope amidst despair, And guides me forward.
And I want you to know this: Love is the wound where light flows in.
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Thank you for being my magic
17 June 2024
Can we stay in the magic forever? The magic lives in the night we loved each other so much and danced beneath the Mediterranean skies. Yes, the kiss, the stars, and you, everything seemed magical to me.
Thank you for being my magic.
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മരണത്തിന്റെ മണം
17 June 2024
ചില വൈകുന്നേരങ്ങളിൽ ഞാൻ മരണത്തിന്റെ മണമുള്ള ഇടനാഴികളിൽ ചെന്ന് പെടാറുണ്ട്...
നക്ഷത്രങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങൾ ഇരുട്ടിൽ ഞാൻ വഴികാട്ടിയാലുമെന്നെ.
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I'll meet you
8 June 2024
I’ll meet you In the space between darkness and light, where everything feels divine.
And there, I’ll kiss you like the very first time, even after a million times.
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Understanding useCallback
5 June 2024
I hope you know what is useMemo and understood that it caches the values between re-renders. `useCallback` is similar to this and it caches a function instead of values...
An online handbook about React that will cover all the basic topics. Unlike a physical handbook, this online book will evolve over time as I continue to learn and grow.
React ensures your user interface stays in sync with the application state by using a technique called re-rendering. During re-renders, React compares the Virtual DOMs and updates the necessary parts of the UI. This process is known as React Reconciliation...
Redux is a JavaScript library that can be used with various JavaScript frameworks, including React, Angular, Vue, and Vanilla JS. It serves as a state management tool for handling cross-component or app-wide state.
Below are the different types of states that can exist within an application. There are three main types:
1. Local State
Local state pertains to a single component. An example of this would be listening to user input in a field or toggling a “show more details” button. Typically, local state is managed within the component using useState or useReducer.
2. Cross-Component State
Cross-component state impacts multiple components. For instance, managing the open/closed state of a modal overlay. While this can also be managed using useState or useReducer, it often involves passing state between components via props drilling.
3. App-Wide State
App-wide state influences the entire application, such as themes or user authentication status. Similar to cross-component state, this can be managed using useState or useReducer, albeit with the assistance of props drilling.
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How to deploy React app in Firebase
6 May 2024
A React Single Page Application (SPA) is essentially a static website and can be easily hosted using platforms like Firebase or Netlify.
However, if the output of the above query exceeds 4000 characters, it triggers an error, specifically ORA-01489, indicating that the result of string concatenation is too long.
To address this limitation, Oracle Database Release 2 (12.2) enhanced LISTAGG with the ability to handle overflow errors gracefully, as demonstrated below:
In React there are several built-in Hooks like `useState`, `useEffect`, and `useContext`. Sometime you need to create your own Hooks for specific purpose like checking user session, fetching data, or showing notifications...
Baby, I am in love with the sparks inside you. Can I call it hope?
Maybe it’s you, or myself. I’m not sure maybe it’s both of us.
But I know it’s the angel we dreamed of for centuries.
Can we call it hope?
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Understanding React Context
6 March 2024
Traditionally, you pass information from a parent component to child component via props in React. But data passing through this props drilling can make your code verbose and inconvenient if you have more components in the middle, or if many components in your app need the same information.
Session and token authentication methods are used by the server to verify the client request is authenticated or not.
Session Authentication
Session-based authentication is an example of stateful authentication, which involves storing user authentication data on the server. With this method, when a user logs into a website, the server creates a small file that stores user information such as a unique session ID, login time, expiration time, and other relevant data. This file is stored in the database or in-memory cache. This session ID is then sent back to the client and stored in the client’s browser as a cookie. For subsequent requests, this cookie is passed back to the server. This allows the server to verify the session ID and provide a response based on the current state.
This method is easy to use, as cookies are natively supported by browsers, so no additional JavaScript is needed. But when the application grows decoupling the frontend from the backend becomes essential. Session-based authentication can be limiting in this regard.
Token Authentication
Instead of relying on server-side sessions, token-based authentication uses tokens and it is an example of stateless authentication. When user log in, the server create a token (usually a JSON Web Token, or JWT) using a secret key and sent to the user. For subsequent requests, user will send this token along with request and server will verify if the token is valid or not.
This method gives more scalability and stateless for the apps, but the server does not authenticate the user, so linking a token to its user can be more difficult. Also in any chance an attacker got acess to the token, they will get access to the server.
In software development, a canary release (or canary deployment) refers to the practice of rolling out a new version of software to a small, select group of users before deploying it to the entire user base. The term “canary” comes from the old practice of using canaries in coal mines to detect dangerous gases; if the canary showed signs of distress, miners knew to evacuate. Similarly, in software, the canary release acts as an early warning system to detect issues with new code before it reaches a wider audience.
Benefits of Canary Releases:
Reduced Risk: Limits the impact of potential issues by exposing the new version to only a small group first.
Real-World Testing: Provides the opportunity to observe how the new version performs in a live environment.
Faster Rollback: Easier to revert changes if problems are detected, reducing downtime or negative user impact.
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Take me home
24 February 2024
Take me home, country roads the place where we met in the evenings, The place where we played and laughed together.
The place where our hearts broke when the good byes happened. And there is where our childhood memories stay alive.
I hope we shall meet there soon.
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Set up a React project with Vite along with Tailwind CSS
22 February 2024
Here is the step by step guide to create a React project with Vite.
Run the command npm create vite in the command prompt.
Afer the script you will be prompted to enter a project name.
After entering the project name, Vite will prompt you to select a framework. Select the framework as React.
After selecting framework, Vite will prompt you to select language type.
After selecting the language type, Vite will show the message as Scaffolding the project in the location.
After that you can go to the folder and instruct to install the dependencies with the command npm install.
And here is the step to install Tailwind CSS as a Vite plugin.
Run the command npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/vite to Install tailwindcss and @tailwindcss/vite via npm.
Add the @tailwindcss/vite plugin to your Vite configuration.
I noticed every design is incorpating rounded edges in their rectangle shapes (yes, my website cards also). Today I Googled it and after reading some articles, I stumbled upon Skeuomorphism.
So, here I am noting down what is Skeuomorphism?
Skeuomorphism is a term most often used in graphical user interface design to describe interface objects that mimic their real-world counterparts in how they appear and/or how the user can interact with them. A well-known example is the recycle bin icon used for discarding files. Skeuomorphism makes interface objects familiar to users by using concepts they recognize.
In UI design, skeuomorphism had its boom with the advent of the first iPhone. Steve Jobs believed that UI elements should resemble real-life objects to increase ease of use. For example, the Notes app looked like a notepad. However, as users became more familiar with the iOS interface, Apple transitioned to flat design with fewer shadows and textures. Flat design stripped back skeuomorphic elements to essentials for faster loading and decluttered touchpoints.
When you are create an object in Oracle Database, default object type will be marked editionable. From 12c onwards, you can mark the objects as noneditionable , and same you cannot edit with create or replace . For altering the same you have to alter the object and change to editionable.
This is applicable to View, Funcitons, Procedure, Trigger, Library, Type.
The name attribute specifies the name of an <input> element. It is used to reference elements in a JavaScript, or to reference form data after a form is submitted to the server.
Only form elements with a name attribute will have their values passed when submitting a form.
Life is a series of roles we play, each one precious and unique in its own way. Whether you are a son, a father, a junior engineer, a secretary, or even someone who feels like they own nothing, you have something to offer and something to enjoy. Don’t let the struggles and chaos of each role overwhelm you; one day, you might no longer have the opportunity to play that role. The saddest part is, realizing its value only after it’s gone. So, cherish your time here, have fun, and make it beautiful.
Always remember, you are not the system; you are part of it.
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Set up a feed/ archive page in Hugo to display all posts
7 January 2024
This website contains various types of blogs, both technical and non-technical, that can be accessed through the variuos links. I wanted to have a single page...
The refresh rate of a display is the number of times per second that the image refreshes on the screen. For example, a 60Hz display will update the screen 60 times per second.
If you are using Hugo as your static site generator, you might want to create a card shortcode that can display different types of information on your blog posts...
ALL_CONSTRAINTS: Provides information about all constraints accessible to the user, across all tables in the database. It includes constraint types, status, and more, but doesn’t show column-specific details.
USER_CONS_COLUMNS: Shows details about columns associated with constraints for tables owned by the current user. It’s useful for checking specific columns involved in constraints like primary keys, foreign keys, or unique constraints.
SELECT CONSTRAINT_NAME, TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME, POSITION
FROM USER_CONS_COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'YOUR_TABLE_NAME';
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The Simplest way to load CSS asynchronously
27 August 2023
Sometimes we want to load the CSS asynchronously to reduce the intial page load and you can do the same by adding media="print" onload="this.media='all' to the link as below.
Welcome to Issue #5 of The Codbix! This week: Learn how to build tools, Things we Wished More Developers Knew About Databases, and The Italian Town That Built Its Own Sun.
The RETURNING INTO clause allows us to return column values for rows affected by DML statements. The returned data could be a single column, multiple columns or expressions.
In windows, deleting node modules takes so much time and sometimes it makes my screen unresponsive. I googled for some solution and found the below:
Install a npm package called npkill with the command npm i -g npkill. After installing from the terminal go to the directory from which we want to delete the node modules and type npkill.
The command prompt will list all the node modules and we can select the required folder. After the secltion, you can press the Space key which will erase the directory in which the cursor is located.
Welcome to Issue #4 of The Codbix! This week: Modern work requires attention, Self-healing code is the future of software development and How The world’s biggest batches of food are made.
In CSS modules, CSS class names and animation names are scoped locally by default. In React you can use the file naming conversion as [file name].module.css. This let the React and Webpack know that you are using CSS Modules.
Styled-components is a CSS-in-JS library that enables you to write regular CSS and attach it to JavaScript components. With styled-components, you can use the CSS you’re already familiar with instead of having to learn a new styling structure.
Utilising tagged template literals (a recent addition to JavaScript) and the power of CSS, styled-components allows you to write actual CSS code to style your components.
Welcome to Issue #2 of The Codbix! This week: Improve productivity through incremental automation, The modern web’s underrated powerhouse, and Wallpapers by Smashing Magazine.
React and ReactDOM are two distinct libraries that are commonly used together in the development of web applications with React.
React is a JavaScript library focused on building user interfaces. It follows a declarative approach, where developers define what the UI should look like based on the current state of the application. React then efficiently updates and renders components as the state changes. Its design emphasizes flexibility and efficiency, making it a popular choice for developing both web and mobile applications.
ReactDOM, on the other hand, serves as a bridge between React and the DOM (Document Object Model). The DOM is a hierarchical structure representing the HTML content of a web page. ReactDOM provides a set of methods that enable React components to be rendered and updated within the DOM. It ensures that the user interface is synchronized with the underlying HTML structure.
In summary, React is a library for building user interfaces, while ReactDOM handles the interaction with the DOM, rendering React components onto the web page. Although they are often used together, they serve different purposes and can function independently of each other.
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Conditional Rendering
22 February 2023
Your components will often need to display different things depending on different conditions. In React, you can conditionally render JSX using JavaScript syntax like if statements, &&, and ? : operators.
&& operator
{ isYes && <A />}
? : operator
isYes ? Yes() : No()
In React, you control branching logic with JavaScript.
You can return a JSX expression conditionally with an if statement.
You can conditionally save some JSX to a variable and then include it inside other JSX by - using the curly braces.
In JSX, {cond ? <A /> : <B />} means “if cond, render <A />, otherwise <B />.
In JSX, {cond && <A />} means “if cond, render <A />, otherwise nothing”.
The shortcuts are common, but you don’t have to use them if you prefer plain if.
Lifting state up in react means moving data from a child component to some parent component either to use it there or pass it some other child component.
When you want to coordinate two components, move their state to their common parent.
Then pass the information down through props from their common parent.
Finally, pass the event handlers down so that the children can change the parent’s state.
It’s useful to consider components as “controlled” (driven by props) or “uncontrolled” (driven by state).
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Palm tree
20 February 2023
Blue skies and Palm tree in the Summer.
Hidd, Bahrain
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Browser default actions
18 February 2023
There are many default browser actions:
mousedown – starts the selection (move the mouse to select).
click on <input type="checkbox"> – checks/unchecks the input.
submit – clicking an <input type="submit"> or hitting Enter inside a form field causes this event to happen, and the browser submits the form after it.
keydown – pressing a key may lead to adding a character into a field, or other actions.
contextmenu – the event happens on a right-click, the action is to show the browser context menu.
…there are more…
All the default actions can be prevented if we want to handle the event exclusively by JavaScript.
To prevent a default action – use either event.preventDefault() or return false. The second method works only for handlers assigned with on<event>.
The passive: true option of addEventListener tells the browser that the action is not going to be prevented. That’s useful for some mobile events, like touchstart and touchmove, to tell the browser that it should not wait for all handlers to finish before scrolling.
If the default action was prevented, the value of event.defaultPrevented becomes true, otherwise it’s false.
A component with its own local state is often referred to as uncontrolled.
In contrast, a component is considered controlled when its key data and behavior are managed externally through props, rather than relying on its own local state. This approach allows the parent component to have full control over its behavior and data flow.
When designing a component, carefully consider which pieces of information should be controlled (managed via props) and which should remain uncontrolled (handled by the component’s state). However, keep in mind that you’re not locked into your initial decision—you can always refactor later as the needs of your application evolve.
I’m back home, and I’m loving the early morning rides. Watching the sun rise over green fields, listening to the birds—everything is just so beautiful.
Haripad, Kerala, India
essay
Card shortcode for Hugo
25 January 2023
Shortcodes are simple snippets inside your content files calling built-in or custom templates.
Conceptually, components are like JavaScript functions. They accept arbitrary inputs and return React elements describing what should appear on the screen.
A module is just a file. One script is one module. As simple as that.
To make import/export work, browsers need <script type="module">.
Modules have several differences:
Deferred by default.
Async works on inline scripts.
To load external scripts from another origin (domain/protocol/port), CORS headers are needed.
Duplicate external scripts are ignored.
Modules have their own, local top-level scope and interchange functionality via import/export.
Modules always use strict.
Module code is executed only once. Exports are created once and shared between importers.
When we use modules, each module implements the functionality and exports it. Then we use import to directly import it where it’s needed. The browser loads and evaluates the scripts automatically.
In production, people often use bundlers such as Webpack to bundle modules together for performance and other reasons.
The TIMESTAMP datatype is an extension on the DATE datatype. In addition to the datetime elements of the DATE datatype, the TIMESTAMP datatype holds fractions of a second to a precision between zero and nine decimal places, the default being six. There are also two variants called TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE and TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE. As their names imply, these timestamps also store time zone offset information.
Emotion
Emotion is a library designed for writing css styles with JavaScript. It provides powerful and predictable style composition in addition to a great developer experience with features such as source maps, labels, and testing utilities. Both string and object styles are supported.
There are two primary methods of using Emotion. The first is framework agnostic and the second is for use with React.
Styled Components
styled is a way to create React components that have styles attached to them. It’s available from @emotion/styled. styled was heavily inspired by styled-components and glamorous.
Syntax error The error occurs when you use a predefined syntax incorrectly.
Reference Error In a case where a variable reference can’t be found or hasn’t been declared, then a Reference error occurs.
Type Error An error occurs when a value is used outside the scope of its data type.
RangeError There is an error when a range of expected values is required
URI Error When the wrong character(s) are used in a URI function, the error is called.
InternalError This error occurs internally in the JS engine, especially when it has too much data to handle and the stack grows way over its critical limit.
Evaluation Error Current JavaScript engines and EcmaScript specifications do not throw this error. However, it is still available for backward compatibility. The error is called when the eval() backward function is used.
I deeply admire the beauty of nature, and there’s such joy in capturing it through photos.
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4 November 2022
Peace - that was the other name for home. — Kathleen Norris
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Drop table in PL SQL
25 October 2022
To move a table to the recycle bin or remove it entirely from the database, you use the DROP TABLE statement:
DROP TABLE schema_name.table_name
[CASCADE CONSTRAINTS | PURGE];
First, indicate the table and its schema that you want to drop after the DROP TABLE clause. If you don’t specify the schema name explicitly, the statement assumes that you are removing the table from your own schema.
Second, specify CASCADE CONSTRAINTS clause to remove all referential integrity constraints which refer to primary and unique keys in the table. In case such referential integrity constraints exist and you don’t use this clause, Oracle returns an error and stops removing the table.
Third, specify PURGE clause if you want to drop the table and release the space associated with it at once. By using the PURGE clause, Oracle will not place the table and its dependent objects into the recycle bin.
Column-Level Collation and Case-Insensitive Database in Oracle
24 October 2022
Collation determines how strings are compared, which has a direct impact on ordering (sorting) and equality tests between strings.
There are two basic types of collation.
Binary : Ordering and comparisons of string data are based on the numeric value of the characters in the strings.
Linguistic : Ordering and comparisons of string data are based on the alphabetic sequence of the characters, regardless of their numeric values.
When using binary collations there are three suffixes that alter the behavior of sorts and comparisons.
“_CI” : Case insensitive, but accent sensitive.
“_AI” : Both case and accent insensitive.
“_CS” : Both case and accent sensitive. This is default if no extension is used.
If no collation is specified, directly or via a default setting, the default USING_NLS_COMP pseudo-collation is used, which means the NLS_SORT and NLS_COMP parameters are used to determine the actual collation used.
The NLS_DATABASE_PARAMETERS shows the values of the NLS parameters for the database. Oracle notes these differences between the parameters.
NLS_SESSION_PARAMETERS shows the NLS parameters and their values for the session that is querying the view. It does not show information about the character set.
NLS_INSTANCE_PARAMETERS shows the current NLS instance parameters that have been explicitly set and the values of the NLS instance parameters.
NLS_DATABASE_PARAMETERS shows the values of the NLS parameters for the database. The values are stored in the database.
SELECT TO_CHAR(ADD_MONTHS(TRUNC(TO_DATE('01-JAN-22','DD-MON-YY'), 'MM'), LEVEL -1),'MON-YY')
MONTH_YEAR
FROM DUAL
CONNECT BY LEVEL <= MONTHS_BETWEEN(TO_DATE('01-DEC-22','DD-MON-YY'),
TO_DATE('01-JAN -22','DD-MON-YY')) + 1
ORDER BY LEVEL;
JavaScript Hoisting refers to the process whereby the interpreter appears to move the declaration of functions, variables or classes to the top of their scope, prior to execution of the code...
Come, Let’s head to the nights where every fairy tales are true 🦄🦋
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ഓണാംശംസകൾ
8 September 2022
അവസാനിക്കാത്ത പൂമഴകളുടെ ആനന്ദംപോലെ, ഏറ്റവും മനോഹാരിതയുള്ളൊരു ഓണാംശംസകൾ നേരുന്നു ഞാൻ നിങ്ങൾക്ക്. ✨
നിറയെ നന്മകളുണ്ടാകട്ടെ ഏവർക്കും. 🦋
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Middleware in the Express.js
1 September 2022
Middleware functions are functions that have access to the request object (req), the response object (res), and the next function in the application’s request-response cycle. The next function is a function in the Express router which, when invoked, executes the middleware succeeding the current middleware.
Middleware functions can perform the following tasks:
Execute any code.
Make changes to the request and the response objects.
End the request-response cycle.
Call the next middleware in the stack.
If the current middleware function does not end the request-response cycle, it must call next() to pass control to the next middleware function. Otherwise, the request will be left hanging.
To load the middleware function, call app.use(), specifying the middleware function.
For example, the following code loads the myLogger middleware function before the route to the root path (/).
A port is a virtual point where network connections starts and end. Ports are software based and managed by a computer’s operating system. Each port is associated with a specific process or service. Ports allow computers to easily differentiate between different kinds of traffic: emails go to a different port than webpages, for instance, even though both reach a computer over the same Internet connection.
What is a port number?
Ports are standardized across all network-connected devices, with each port assigned a number. Most ports are reserved for certain protocols — for example, all Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) messages go to port 80. While IP addresses enable messages to go to and from specific devices, port numbers allow targeting of specific services or applications within those devices.
A database management system (DBMS) is software that controls the storage, organization, and retrieval of data.
Typically, a DBMS has the following elements:
Kernel code This code manages memory and storage for the DBMS.
Repository of metadata This repository is usually called a data dictionary.
Query language This language enables applications to access the data.
A database application is a software program that interacts with a database to access and manipulate data.
The first generation of database management systems included the following types:
Hierarchical A hierarchical database organizes data in a tree structure. Each parent record has one or more child records, similar to the structure of a file system.
Network A network database is similar to a hierarchical database, except records have a many-to-many rather than a one-to-many relationship.
In his seminal 1970 paper “A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks,” E. F. Codd defined a relational model based on mathematical set theory. Today, the most widely accepted database model is the relational model.
A relational database is a database that conforms to the relational model. The relational model has the following major aspects:
Structures Well-defined objects store or access the data of a database.
Operations Clearly defined actions enable applications to manipulate the data and structures of a database.
Integrity rules Integrity rules govern operations on the data and structures of a database.
A relational database stores data in a set of simple relations. A relation is a set of tuples (rows). A tuple is an unordered set of attribute (columns) values.
A table is a two-dimensional representation of a relation in the form of rows (tuples) and columns (attributes). Each row in a table has the same set of columns. A relational database is a database that stores data in relations (tables). For example, a relational database could store information about company employees in an employee table, a department table, and a salary table.
declare
cursor c1 is select first_name, salary from hr.employees;
begin
for c in c1
loop
dbms_output.put_line('Ename: ' || c.first_name || ', Salary: ' || c.salary);
end loop;
end;
They are both cursors and can be processed in the same fashion and at the most basic level, they both are same. There are some important differences between regular cursors and ref cursors which are following:
A ref cursor can not be used in CURSOR FOR LOOP, it must be used in simple CURSOR LOOP statement as in example.
A ref cursor is defined at runtime and can be opened dynamically but a regular cursor is static and defined at compile time.
A ref cursor can be passed to another PL/SQL routine (function or procedure) or returned to a client. A regular cursor cannot be returned to a client application and must be consumed within same routine.
A ref cursor incurs a parsing penalty because it cannot cached but regular cursor will be cached by PL/SQL which can lead to a significant reduction in CPU utilization.
A regular cursor can be defined outside of a procedure or a function as a global package variable. A ref cursor cannot be; it must be local in scope to a block of PL/SQL code.
A regular cursor can more efficiently retrieve data than ref cursor. A regular cursor can implicitly fetch 100 rows at a time if used with CURSOR FOR LOOP. A ref cursor must use explicit array fetching.
Use of ref cursors should be limited to only when you have a requirement of returning result sets to clients and when there is NO other efficient/effective means of achieving the goal.
A cursor variable is a cursor that contains a pointer to a query result set. The result set is determined by execution of the OPEN FOR statement using the cursor variable.
A cursor variable, unlike a static cursor, is not associated with a particular query. The same cursor variable can be opened a number of times with separate OPEN FOR statements containing different queries. A new result set is created each time and made available through the cursor variable.
Strong typed REF CURSOR
DECLARE TYPE customer_t IS REF CURSOR RETURN customers%ROWTYPE;
c_customer customer_t;
This form of cursor variable called strong typed REF CURSOR because the cursor variable is always associated with a specific record structure, or type.
And here is an example of a weak typed REF CURSOR declaration that is not associated with any specific structure:
Weak typed REF CURSOR
DECLARE TYPE customer_t IS REF CURSOR;
c_customer customer_t;
Starting from Oracle 9i, you can use SYS_REFCURSOR, which is a predefined weak typed REF CURSOR, to declare a weak REF CURSOR as follows:
DECLARE c_customer SYS_REFCURSOR;
The SYS_REFCURSOR data type is known as a weakly-typed REF CURSOR type. Strongly-typed cursor variables of the REF CURSOR type require a result set specification.
We can say two objects are referentially equal when the pointers of the two objects are the same or when the operators are the same object instance. For example {} === {} is false because it is checking referential equality.
When a component’s props or state change, React decides whether an actual DOM update is necessary by comparing the same with Virtual DOM. If it is not equal React will update the DOM.
React maintains two Virtual DOM at each time, one contains the updated Virtual DOM and one which is just the pre-update version of this updated Virtual DOM. Now it compares the pre-update version with the updated Virtual DOM and figures out what exactly has changed in the DOM like which components have been changed. This process of comparing the current Virtual DOM tree with the previous
one is known as ‘diffing’.
The algorithm used for diffing is known as Diffing Algorithm.
Once React finds out what exactly has changed then it updated those objects only, on real DOM. React uses something called batch updates to update the real DOM. It just means that the changes to the real DOM are sent in batches instead of sending any update for a single change in the state of a component. This entire process of transforming changes to the real DOM is called Reconciliation
A pseudocolumn behaves like a table column, but is not actually stored in the table. You can select from pseudocolumns, but you cannot insert, update, or delete their values. A pseudocolumn is also similar to a function without arguments. However, functions without arguments typically return the same value for every row in the result set, whereas pseudocolumns typically return a different value for each row.
ROWNUM is a pseudocolumn (not a real column) that is available in a query. ROWNUM will be assigned the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, … N , where N is the number of rows in the set ROWNUM is used with. A ROWNUM value is not assigned permanently to a row. A row in a table does not have a number; you cannot ask for row 5 from a table—there is no such thing.
ROWNUM value is actually assigned. A ROWNUM value is assigned to a row after it passes the predicate phase of the query but before the query does any sorting or aggregation. Also, a ROWNUM value is incremented only after it is assigned, which is why the following query will never return a row:
select * from t
where ROWNUM > 1;
Below query will give you the wrong results,
select * from emp
where ROWNUM <= 5
order by sal desc;
To understand the above, check the below query with this structure:
select ..., ROWNUM
from t
where <where clause>
group by <columns>
having <having clause>
order by <columns>;
Think of it as being processed in this order:
The FROM/WHERE clause goes first.
ROWNUM is assigned and incremented to each output row from the FROM/WHERE clause.
SELECT is applied.
GROUP BY is applied.
HAVING is applied.
ORDER BY is applied.
Below is the way ti use the rownum
select * from
( select * from emp
order by sal desc )
where ROWNUM <= 5;
VALIDATE_CONVERSION determines whether expr can be converted to the specified data type. If expr can be successfully converted, then this function returns 1; otherwise, this function returns 0. If expr evaluates to null, then this function returns 1. If an error occurs while evaluating expr, then this function returns the error.
SELECT VALIDATE_CONVERSION(1000 AS BINARY_DOUBLE)
FROM DUAL;
SELECT VALIDATE_CONVERSION('1234.56' AS BINARY_FLOAT)
FROM DUAL;
SELECT VALIDATE_CONVERSION('July 20, 1969, 20:18' AS DATE,
'Month dd, YYYY, HH24:MI', 'NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE = American')
FROM DUAL;
SELECT VALIDATE_CONVERSION('200 00:00:00' AS INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND)
FROM DUAL;
SELECT VALIDATE_CONVERSION('P1Y2M' AS INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH)
FROM DUAL;
SELECT VALIDATE_CONVERSION('$100,00' AS NUMBER,
'$999D99', 'NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS = '',.''')
FROM DUAL;
SELECT VALIDATE_CONVERSION('29-Jan-02 17:24:00' AS TIMESTAMP,
'DD-MON-YY HH24:MI:SS')
FROM DUAL;
SELECT VALIDATE_CONVERSION('1999-12-01 11:00:00 -8:00'
AS TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS TZH:TZM')
FROM DUAL;
SELECT VALIDATE_CONVERSION('11-May-16 17:30:00'
AS TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE, 'DD-MON-YY HH24:MI:SS')
FROM DUAL;
After long, tiring hours, I want to drink you, and the tea, slowly
notes
20 July 2022
Poets are wizards who can make you dream.
notes
20 July 2022
Whenever I am looking into my brown eyes, I can see the magic. Its says believe in yourself.
notes
Evening
20 July 2022
I don’t know what makes the evening more beautiful, you or the sunset.
evening
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PL/SQL SELECT INTO Clause
20 July 2022
The SELECT INTO is actually a standard SQL query where the SELECT INTO clause is used to place the returned data into predefined variables.
createorreplacefunctionauth_Name(v_auth_stateINauthor.author_state%type)returnvarchar2asv_authNameauthor.author_last_name%type;beginselectauthor_last_nameintov_authNamefromauthorwhereauthor_state=v_auth_state;returnv_authName;exceptionwhenTOO_MANY_ROWSthenreturn'Too Many Authors in that State';whenNO_DATA_FOUNDthenreturn'No Authors in that State';whenothersthenraise_application_error(-20011,'Unknown Exception in authName Function');end;
In PLSQL method with count(*) is unsafe in above code. If another session deletes the row that met the condition after the line with the count(*), and before the line with the select ... into, the code will throw an exception that will not get handled.
The SET DEFINE command changes the prefix character used to mark substitution variables. You can use SET DEFINE to turn variable substitution off.
SET DEF[INE] {OFF | ON | prefix_char}
Define is a SQL*Plus client variable. It is NOT a database level setting.
When you start SQL*Plus, variable substitution will be on by default, and the default prefix character is an ampersand. If you are running a script that uses ampersands in text strings, you may want to change the prefix character to something else. If your script doesn’t use substitution variables, you may find it easiest to turn the feature off.
When you started to look deep inside you, you will find the sparks of magic.
notes
11 July 2022
Sometimes we are in a war that doesn’t even exist.
notes
7 July 2022
Everything will end. Make it to the most.
notes
6 July 2022
May be peace is the higher version of happiness.
essay
How JS code is executed.
5 July 2022
JavaScript code execution involves a sequence of steps managed by the JavaScript engine, primarily through the use of the call stack and execution contexts...
A common pattern is for a component to return a list of children. In the below example when Column component is rendering the HTML will be invalid as a div is coming in the middle of the table. Whenever we are using Fragments, we can avoid that.
would need to return multiple elements in order for the rendered HTML to be valid. If a parent div was used inside the render() of , then the resulting HTML will be invalid.
Fragments declared with the explicit <React.Fragment> syntax may have keys. A use case for this is mapping a collection to an array of fragments — for example, to create a description list:
A common pattern in React is for a component to return multiple elements. Fragments let you group a list of children without adding extra nodes to the DOM.
After the weekend, when I checked my plant in my office, I noticed the new leaves are bigger and brighter. I don’t know why suddenly it made me happy and peaceful. And now I am planning to plant more of them in my office space.
Maybe more green will give you more peace.
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TYPE Attribute
2 March 2022
The %TYPE attribute lets use the datatype of a field, record, nested table, database column, or variable in your own declarations, rather than hardcoding the type names.
You can use the %TYPE attribute as a datatype specifier when declaring constants, variables, fields, and parameters. If the types that you reference change, your declarations are automatically updated.
This technique saves you from making code changes when, for example, the length of a VARCHAR2 column is increased. Note that column constraints, such as the NOT NULL and check constraint, or default values are not inherited by items declared using %TYPE.
essay
വീണ്ടുമുണരട്ടെ
28 February 2022
പാതിരാത്രിയിൽ പ്രാന്തിനൊപ്പം കവിത പൂക്കാറുണ്ടുള്ളിൽ പ്രണയത്തോളം മധുരവും പ്രാണനോളം...
undefined is a property of the global object. That is, it is a variable in global scope. The initial value of undefined is the primitive value undefined.
A variable is ‘declared’, it has its own placeholder (memory is allcoated) but not having the value of itself ‘defined’ hence ‘undefined’. Until the variable has assigned a value, the ‘undefined’ fills that particular placeholder and ‘undefined’ is itself a datatype.
Not Defined
This case comes in error where js engine neither find that particular variable nor its placeholder
and cannot find the variable in 1st phase of context (Memory allocation context)
JS is loosely typed language, this means that JavaScript will figure out what type of data you have and make the necessary adjustments so that you don’t have to redefine your different types of data.
The Intersection Observer API provides a way to asynchronously observe changes in the intersection of a target element with an ancestor element or with a top-level document’s viewport.
In JavaScript, a primitive (primitive value, primitive data type) is data that is not an object and has no methods or properties. There are 7 primitive data types:
string
number
bigint
boolean
undefined
symbol
null
All primitives are immutable; that is, they cannot be altered. It is important not to confuse a primitive itself with a variable assigned a primitive value. The variable may be reassigned to a new value, but the existing value can not be changed in the ways that objects, arrays, and functions can be altered.
An important difference between function declarations and class declarations is that while functions can be called in code that appears before they are defined, classes must be defined before they can be constructed.
class hoisting
Classes defined using a class declaration are hoisted, which means that JavaScript has a reference to the class. However the class is not initialized by default, so any code that uses it before the line in which it is initialized is executed will throw a ReferenceError.
As discussed earlier, there are two types of cursors: Implicit cursors and explicit cursors. In this section, we will focus on explicit cursors and their functionality...
Oracle creates a memory area, known as the context area for processing an SQL statements, which contain all the informations needed for procesing the SQL statements...
The state of an application (or anything else, really) is its condition or quality of being at a given moment in time—its state of being. Whether something is stateful or stateless depends on how long the state of interaction with it is being recorded and how that information needs to be stored.
Stateless
A stateless process or applicaton can be understood in isolation. There is no stored information or references to past transactions. Each transaction is made as if from scratch for the first time. Think of stateless transactions as a vending machine: a single request and a response.
Stateful
Stateful applications and processes, however, are those that can be returned to again and again, like online banking or email. They’re performed with the context of previous transactions and the current transaction may be affected by what happened during previous transactions. For these reasons, stateful apps use the same servers each time they process a request from a user.
സൗഹൃദങ്ങളുടെ മരത്തണലുകളാണ് കോളേജ് ഓർമ്മകളുടെ വഴിനിറയെ. കാലമിത്ര കൊഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടും, ഋതുഭേദങ്ങളാ വഴികളിൽ നാളിതുവരെ കടന്ന് വന്നിട്ടില്ല, അന്നുമിന്നും സദാ ഹരിതസ്വച്ഛം.
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ഡിസംബർ
1 December 2021
വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച്ച മഞ്ഞകാലം തുടങ്ങുമെന്ന് പത്രത്താളുകളിൽ കണ്ടു. നീണ്ട ഇടവേളക്ക് ശേഷം കണ്ട് മുട്ടുന്ന...
Its hard to memorize all the important Git commands by heart, so I thought it's better to keep a personal Git cheat sheet for myself. So I don’t want to Google it every time...
നിങ്ങളെപ്പോലുള്ള മനുഷ്യരും, കടലും കാടുകളുമൊക്കെ ഏതോ മായാസൃഷ്ട്ടിയായിരിക്കണം.
അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിന്നെയെങ്ങനെയാണ് ഇത്ര മനോഹരമായി നിങ്ങൾക്ക് നിലനിൽക്കാൻ സാധിക്കുന്നത്.
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യാത്ര സഫലമായിരിക്കുന്നു
28 July 2021
സന്തോഷം പുഞ്ചിരിക്കുന്നിടം തേടി ഞാനൊത്തിരി അലഞ്ഞു. നീണ്ട വീഥികളും ഇരുണ്ട വനങ്ങളും തിരവറ്റിയ കടലുകളും താണ്ടിയ ശേഷം നിരാശനായി വീട്ടിൽ തിരിച്ചെത്തി ഒടുവിൽ ഞാൻ.
അവിടെ അമ്മ ആഹാരം വിളമ്പിവെച്ച് കാത്തിരിപ്പുണ്ടാരുന്നു. നിറഞ്ഞ് കഴിക്കുന്നതിന് ഇടയിൽ ചപ്പാത്തിയും കറിയും നല്ലതാണെന്ന് പറയുമ്പോൾ അമ്മ പുഞ്ചിരിക്കുന്നുണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
യാത്ര സഫലമായിരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന് ഞാൻ തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞു.
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Tools Recommendations for daily life
26 July 2021
A list of mobile and web applications that will help our daily life productive for productivity and creativity...
ചിലപ്പോളൊക്കെ വീടിന്റെ സുന്ദരസുരഭില സുഖങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും നമുക്കിടക്ക് യാത്ര പറയേണ്ടി വരും,
വേഗന്ന് തിരികെ വരാമെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞിറങ്ങിയ നീണ്ട യാത്രകൾ.
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Markdown Cheat Sheet
29 May 2021
For my both blogs I am using markdown for writing the blog posts, so I thought its better to keep a persoanl markdown cheat sheet for myself. So that I don't want...
പ്രകാശവും പ്രതീക്ഷകളും അറ്റ് പോയ എന്റെ ഇൻഡ്യയിൽ, പ്രാണവായു കിട്ടാതെ പിടഞ്ഞ് തീർന്ന മനുഷ്യർക്കിടയിൽ, ജനങ്ങളേക്കാൾ കൂടുതൽ ജാതിയെ സ്നേഹിച്ച ഭരണാധികാരികൾക്കിടയിൽ,
എന്റെ കേരളം പ്രതീക്ഷയുടെയും പ്രകാശത്തിന്റെയും തുരുത്തായി ഇനിയും നിലകൊള്ളും.
കേരളജനതക്ക് നന്ദി ❤️
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നഗരവും ഗ്രാമവും
28 April 2021
ജീവിതത്തിൽ ഓരോ നിമിഷവും എനിക്കുണ്ടാകുന്ന തിരിച്ചറിവുകൾ എന്നെ പലപ്പോഴും അത്ഭുതപ്പെടുത്താറുണ്ട്...
ഒഴിഞ്ഞ പച്ചകുപ്പി കാണുമ്പോൾ ഞാൻ ഓർക്കുന്നത് , വേരുകൾ പിറക്കാൻ ഞാൻ കാത്തിരുന്ന പച്ചയും മഞ്ഞയും കലർന്ന എൻ്റെ വള്ളിച്ചെടികളെയാണ്. അരികിലുള്ള നാല്മണിച്ചെടിയുടെ പൂക്കളെയാണ്.
ഓരോ പ്രഭാതങ്ങളിലും എൻ്റെ സ്വപ്ങ്ങൾക്ക് നീലച്ചിറകുകൾ തുന്നിത്തരാൻ അവ എന്നെയും കാത്ത് ഇപ്പോഴും ആ ജനരികിലുണ്ട്.
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ബുദ്ധൻ
11 August 2020
അവളെ ചുംബിക്കുന്നതിന്റെ മൂന്നാമത്തെ നിമിഷത്തിൽ എന്റെ ഉള്ളിലാരോ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു....
ആളൊഴിഞ്ഞ നടപ്പാതകളും നിശബ്ദ്ധമായ കളിക്കളങ്ങളും തിരക്കില്ലാത്ത വീഥികളും ഈ കോറോണക്കാലത്ത് എന്നെ ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.
പക്ഷേ അപ്പോൾത്തന്നെ എതിർവശത്തെ ഫ്ലാറ്റിൻ്റെ ബാൽക്കണിയിൽ നിന്ന് കുട്ടികളുടെ ആരവങ്ങൾ ഉയരുമ്പോൾ, എല്ലാ ആപത്തുകാലങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ ഈ കോറോണക്കാലവും നാം കീഴടക്കുമെന്ന് അവർ പറയുന്നുണ്ടെന്ന് തോന്നുന്നു.
പ്രീതിക്ഷയുടെ പുതുശബ്ദമാകുക നമ്മൾ പരസ്‌പരം.
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മുറിവുകൾ
3 April 2020
നീ തന്ന മുറിവുകളിൽ പൂക്കൾ വിരിയുമ്പോഴും, നിന്റെ ഗന്ധമായിരിക്കും.
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മുറിവുകൾ
3 April 2020
നീ നിൻ്റെ മുറിവുകളിൽ സൂക്ഷിച്ച് നോക്കുക, അവിടെ നിനക്ക് നിന്നിലെ യോദ്ധാവിനെ കാണാൻ കഴിയും.
നീ അവയിൽ ചുംബിക്കുക, ഇനിയും നിനക്ക് മുന്നോട്ട് കുതിക്കാനുള്ള കരുത്ത് തരും അവ.
കണ്ണുകൾ ഉയർത്തി നീ മുന്നോട്ട് പോകുക.
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സ്നേഹിക്കുക
3 April 2020
ഒരുനാൾ ഞാൻ മരണം പൂകും പരിഭവം പറയാതെയിരിക്കുകയന്ന് അതിനാൽ ...
ഇന്നീ തണുപ്പത്ത് ഒറ്റക്കിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ നീയെന്റെ തോളിൽ തല ചേർക്കുന്നത് എനിക്കറിയാൻ കഴിയുന്നുണ്ട്. കറുത്ത ആകാശത്തേക്ക് വിരൽച്ചൂണ്ടി ആ ഒറ്റനക്ഷത്രം ഏതാണെന്ന് നീ ചോദിക്കുമ്പോൾ, അത് നമ്മുടെ പ്രണയനക്ഷത്രമാണെന്ന് ഞാൻ പറയും. അത് കേൾക്കുമ്പോൾ തന്നെ എന്തൊരു തള്ളാ മനുഷ്യാ നിങ്ങളെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു നീ കളിയാക്കി ചിരിക്കുമെന്നും എനിക്കറിയാം.
ഇങ്ങനെ നീയരികിൽ ഇല്ലാത്തപ്പോഴൊക്കെ നിന്നെയോർക്കുന്നതല്ലേ പ്രണയം.
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ആരാണ് ഞാൻ
7 February 2020
ആരാണ് ഞാൻ?! ജീവതത്തിൽ ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ സ്വയം ചോദിച്ച ചോദ്യമാണിത്. എന്നിട്ടുമതിന് വ്യക്തമായ...
ഇട്ടൂലിക്കളിയിൽ ജയിക്കാൻ
ചൂട് ഇഷ്ട്ടപ്പെട്ടിരുന്ന
ബാല്യത്തിൽ നിന്ന്
ജീവിതച്ചൂടിൽ ജയിക്കാൻ
ഒരിറ്റ് തണുപ്പ് തിരയുന്ന
യൗവ്വനത്തിലേക്ക് മാറിയിരിക്കുന്നു
എൻെറ ജീവിതം.
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നഷ്ട്ടപുഷ്പം
14 February 2019
ഞാന്‍ ആദ്യം അവളില്‍ ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചത് ആ കണ്ണുകളായിരുന്നു. അതിന്റെ തിളക്കവും ആഴവും എന്നേ അത്ഭുതപ്പെടുത്തി...
Here’s a curated collection of awesome personal websites by inspiring individuals across the web. These creators contribute to the online community by sharing knowledge, resources, and personal insights, promoting a culture of continuous learning and support.
Most of these sites feature a diverse range of topics, from personal reflections and technology to design and media. I’ve included brief bios and categorized each site based on its primary focus, though these categories are flexible. I encourage you to explore these sites and discover your own favorites.
This list will continue to grow, and I hope you find inspiration among the websites and people below!
Attenion please!
You can explore the wonderful personal blogs curated by Manu on Blogroll website.
He is a product designer, engineer, photographer, and writer.
Blog Roadmap
This is the roadmap for my blog, where I list the features I want to add to this website.
1 January 2019
Mar 26
Add comments to the posts.
Add a random button to view a random post from the website.
Add ‘Made in India’ tag to the footer.
Changelog
Website updates and events, listed in reverse chronological order.
1 January 2019
19 Jul 26
Removed Google Analytics.
16 Jul 26
Updated the Tags page to match the Rooms section layout: notes now display in full, while essays appear as card links.
01 Jul 26
Added muliple themes in the website.
29 Jun 26
Added All library page combining both Malayalam and English books.
Moved all book data to a single data/books.yaml file as the source of truth.
Created book-shelf-data shortcode that reads from the data file and filters by language, replacing the duplicated shortcode lists in each library page.
ML and EN library pages now use the shortcode template instead of maintaining separate book lists.
Replaced section folders (room, room-essays, room-notes, writer-space, coder-space, ml-space) with flat .md files — content, URLs, and page logic are all preserved.
03 Jun 26
Fixed hover animation on travel page cards — transition was missing on the base .card class, causing the lift effect to snap instead of animate.
Improved travel page card style — uniform image height, image zoom on hover, portrait aspect ratio maintained, card body pinned to bottom with mt-auto.
Converted travel page sections (Bahrain, Georgia, Kerala, etc.) into accordions — multiple sections can be open at the same time, Bahrain opens by default.
Improved footer styling while keeping the existing 3-strip structure — boxed social icon buttons, separator dots in the credits row, hover underline on nav links, and a quote icon in the bottom bar.
Fixed note card animation — a duplicate .note-card CSS block was overriding the transition property, removing the translateY animation on hover.
Created a unified pagination partial used across all section pages — smart page window with ellipsis, chevron icon nav buttons, and theme-aware styling using CSS variables. Replaced Hugo’s deprecated _internal/pagination.html in all layouts.
Improved ML library page — fixed broken <h> tag in the shelf shortcode, 2-column mobile layout, consistent aspect-ratio: 2/3 for book covers, excluded book images from medium-zoom.
Redesigned tags page — replaced accordion with a tag cloud, popularity-based sizing, live filter input, and inline post panel that shows posts for the selected tag without navigating away.
All the above improvements were made with the help of Claude Code.
03 May 26
Made improvements in image figure shortcode to handle images in posts to handle custom width and other details.
01 Apr 26
Changed website background to #F4F5F6 and post background to #FFFFFF.
29 Mar 26
Removed fw-light from the intor heading and description in the home page.
24 Mar 26
Modified footer text to ‘Made with ♥️ and ✨ by Bino from India’.
If you like to suggest a feature or report an issue in any of my projects, please open an issue on GitHub against the repo (if you can), or send me an email.
Social media
Even though I’m on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X, I don’t check them regularly, and replies to DMs may take days, months, or sometimes never arrive.
Credits
1 January 2019
This site would not have been possible without the help of many open source tools and services, and I’m deeply grateful to all the contributors who have shared their work with the community.
Built with a JAMstack architecture, the site uses Hugo as the static site generator and is hosted on Netlify. It’s served securely via HTTPS, with a free SSL certificate provided by Let’s Encrypt and automatically managed by Netlify for seamless delivery.
Dark theme plugin by Radu Matei. ( This has been removed.)
Disclaimer
1 January 2019
Personal website and opinions
This is my personal website, and the opinions expressed here are entirely my own. They do not represent the views of any organization or individual I may be associated with. My thoughts and opinions evolve over time; I see this as a natural outcome of continuous learning and maintaining an open mind.
This blog serves as a semi-permanent snapshot of my thoughts at various points. As such, the views expressed in past posts may not reflect the ones I hold today, and may change as I continue to grow.
Technical posts
I often share technical posts, ranging from long essays to short notes. I treat this website as a digital garden, where content is constantly being refined, updated, and interconnected. These posts describe processes that worked for me at the time of writing. If I discover errors or find better solutions, I will update the content. I aim to provide context behind my decisions, but keep in mind that these posts are written primarily for my own reference.
I cannot guarantee that my technical posts are error-free, and I am not responsible for any harm to your systems, data, or anything else as a result of following the information provided. All technical content is provided “as-is,” with no warranty whatsoever.
Non-technical posts
In addition to technical content, I also share reflections on topics such as poetry, books, philosophy, travel, and life in general. These non-technical posts are for informational and personal expression purposes only. The views and insights reflect my experiences and research at the time of writing. While I strive for accuracy, I do not claim to be an expert in these areas, and the content may not reflect the most current information.
Readers should seek professional advice if needed, as my reflections are not intended to serve as professional guidance.
This disclaimer is subject to change at any time without prior notice.
Pages
1 January 2019
These are the pages on this site, paths that lead you to its many corners.
The Wall — A place for posters and paths to different corners of the site.
Search — Explore the site and (hopefully) find something magical.
Sketches
1 January 2019
What I Use
1 January 2019
This is a curated list of the apps, tools, and everyday essentials I use for work and daily life. It covers everything from software I depend on, to hardware I love, and even a few small things that make my life smoother.
Hardware
MacBook Air M4 Absolutely loved it—the speed, the display, and that stunning Space Black color.
24 inch Dell Monitor This is a perfect monitor for me, big and beautiful.
iPhone 15 Pro The color is Natural Titanium. I love switching cases every few months and have built up a small collection.
AirPods Pro 2 These are my everyday carry headphones—what I love most is the noise cancellation.
Software
The below are the default apps I am using and this is inspired by default apps site by Robb Knight.
📨 Mail Client: Apple Mail 📮 Mail Server: Gmail 📝 Notes: Apple Notes and Obsidian. ✅ To-Do: Notepad and pen are working fine for me. 📷 Photo Shooting: iPhone 🎨 Design: Canva 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar 📁 Cloud File Storage: iCloud and Google Drive 📖 RSS: NetNewsWire 🙍🏻♂️ Contacts: Apple Contacts 🌐 Browser: Safari for general purpose and Brave for work. 💬 Chat: WhatsApp, Discord 🔖 Bookmarks: Brave 📑 Read It Later: Raindrop 📜 Word Processing: MS Word 📈 Spreadsheets: MS Excel, Google Sheets 📊 Presentations: N/A 🛒 Shopping Lists: Apple Reminders 🍴 Meal Planning: N/A 💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance: Excel, ya its working for me. 📰 News: No, thank you. 🎵 Music: YTMusic 🎤 Podcasts: Apple podcasts 🔐 Password Management: Apple Passwords 🧑💻 Code Editor: VS Code ✈️ VPN: N/A 🗄️ Code Repositories: GitHub 💽 Hosting: Netlify 📖 Reading: Kindle (Nowadays mostly physical books.) 📓 Journaling: Apple Journal 🗺️ Maps + Driving Directions: Google Maps ⌨️ For learning typing: Typing club 🪶 Malayalam dictionary: Olam ✏️ Programming font: FiraCode
As we all know, we use many apps and software daily. Here, I’ve highlighted just the main ones, though I’ll add more if I come across something interesting. For more setups, check out the awesome collection at uses.tech, where people share their favorites.
Coder
A collection of tech essays and notes.
1 January 0001
Room
A collection of tech notes, personal reflections, and evolving thoughts about whatever’s caught my curiosity.
1 January 0001
Room Essays
A collection of long form tech notes, and personal reflections.
1 January 0001
Room Notes
Short notes and musings — collected thoughts and quick reflections.
1 January 0001
Writer
Essays, poems, and personal reflections from the desk and drawer.
