https://domeeno.github.io/archive/ Recent content in Archives on Dominic Flocea Hugo en-us Fri, 19 May 2023 16:53:30 +0300 https://domeeno.github.io/archive/kotlin-expressions/ Fri, 19 May 2023 16:53:30 +0300 https://domeeno.github.io/archive/kotlin-expressions/ </br> <ul> <li><a href="#-statements">📜 Statements</a></li> <li><a href="#-expressions">🧮 Expressions</a></li> <li><a href="#-the-importance-of-the-expression-vs-statement-distinction">🧘 The importance of the Expression vs Statement distinction</a></li> <li><a href="#-conclusion">📝 Conclusion</a> <ul> <li><a href="#-buy-me-a-coffee">☕ Buy me a coffee</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </br> <p>This post highlights the great practice of programming languages that are <strong>expressive</strong> and how they avoid the design flaw of <strong>statements</strong> used in languages like <strong>Java</strong>, <strong>C#</strong> and <strong>GO</strong>. It gives a deeper meaning to the everyday <code>if</code> code you are so used to writing by now.</p> </br> <p>In Kotlin there are no <code>if</code> statements. And there&rsquo;s a good reason why. <strong>Kotlin</strong> is a functional expressive language, and that&rsquo;s why <code>if</code> is treated as an <em><strong>expression</strong></em> instead of a statement. Inspired by languages like <strong>Haskell</strong>, <strong>Ruby</strong> and the beloved <strong>Rust</strong> they all have in common that they treat their <code>if</code>s as expressions.</p> https://domeeno.github.io/archive/kotlin-intro/ Sat, 13 May 2023 13:15:42 +0300 https://domeeno.github.io/archive/kotlin-intro/ <ul> <li><a href="#best-features">Best Features:</a> <ul> <li><a href="#--concise-write-less-do-more">- Concise: Write less, do more.</a></li> <li><a href="#--versatile-swiss-army-knife-of-languages">- Versatile: Swiss-Army Knife of Languages</a></li> <li><a href="#--performance-coroutines-and-reactive-programming">- Performance: Coroutines and Reactive Programming</a></li> <li><a href="#--conclusion-final-thoughts-and-thanks">- Conclusion, final thoughts and thanks</a></li> <li><a href="#buy-me-a-coffee">Buy me a coffee</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Kotlin has experienced an immense growth in popularity, and it&rsquo;s easy to see why. You will personally love the language and its features; by the end, you will want to advocate for it too.</p> <p>I am not planning to stop using it in my future projects because I love writing Kotlin, and I want to share what I love most about it and try to convince those who haven&rsquo;t tried it to do so after reading this article.</p> https://domeeno.github.io/archive/distributed-0/ Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:19:32 +0300 https://domeeno.github.io/archive/distributed-0/ <ul> <li><a href="#1-project-description--goals-non-technical">1. Project Description &amp; Goals (Non Technical)</a></li> <li><a href="#2-system-architecture">2. System Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="#3-backend-communication-example">3. Backend communication example:</a></li> <li><a href="#4-other-technicalities">4. Other Technicalities</a> <ul> <li><a href="#--elixir-gateway">- Elixir Gateway</a></li> <li><a href="#--sql-and-nosql-back-end">- SQL and NoSQL (Back-end)</a></li> <li><a href="#--kotlin-back-end">- Kotlin (Back-end)</a></li> <li><a href="#--cache">- Cache</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#buy-me-a-coffee">Buy me a coffee</a></li> </ul> <p><i>This project is based on building an app in a distributed manner, using distributed systems principles, building blocks and practices at the best of my understanding and skill. </i></p> <br/> <img src="https://www.mindmapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mind-map-graphic-1024x640.jpg"/> <h2 id="1-project-description--goals-non-technical">1. Project Description &amp; Goals (Non Technical)</h2> <p>The app will be a <em><strong>medium + udemy with Mind Maps</strong></em>. Mind maps are a way to store information on different <strong>subjects</strong> to improve the learning experience through a visually structured hierarchical tree. Subjects are presented from top level views to more advanced topics that are related to each other and grouped between.</p> https://domeeno.github.io/archive/hi/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:35:42 +0300 https://domeeno.github.io/archive/hi/ <ul> <li><a href="#--my-why">- My Why</a></li> <li><a href="#--about-the-blog">- About the blog</a></li> <li><a href="#--final-thanks">- Final Thanks</a></li> <li><a href="#buy-me-a-coffee">Buy me a coffee</a></li> </ul> <br/> <p>Hi there, How are you doing? Oh, fantastic? you should keep it up, you&rsquo;re doing great!</p> <p>Glad you&rsquo;re here, I can tell you something about myself and why I began blogging. I&rsquo;m a software developer, probably just like you, or maybe not, but for one I&rsquo;m certain - We learn our whole life and just like you I&rsquo;m learning new things everywhere I turn, intentionally or unintentionally.</p>