Using Aspell to perform spellchecking (manually and inside the build pipeline)
3 mins
Mini article about the usage of the Aspell spell checker on FreeBSD on the command line and inside the automated build pipeline for static webpages
What (in my opinion) one can learn from Erlang/OTP for other programming languages
12 mins
Since I'm a huge fan of the Erlang programming language and the OTP toolkit but normally aren't working with projects where Erlang is suited or in case some existing code is using already other languages and so I'm not capable of using Erlang I tried to summarize some of the things that I think one can learn from programming in Erlang/OTP even when using other programming languages. Of course this stuff is not enforced by the runtime environments and it's harder to achieve on other platforms but the approaches work nevertheless.
How to use the Webauthn API on a webpage to implement 2FA using YubiKey or TPM
19 mins
A dive into programming using the WebAuthn API in JavaScript and the requirements on the server side to perform 2FA using HSM's like the YubiKey, platform embedded TPMs or similar solutions supported by webauthn.
3D printing NACA airfoil profiles
4 mins
Mini Blog-Post that describes modeling 4 digit NACA airfoil profiles in OpenJSCAD
Why pure JavaScript web apps are neither the future nor a good idea
27 mins
This is an opinion article on the future of web development. Currently there is a trend about building more and more logic into the client - even for simple tasks. That trend has been there previously and it has been a bad idea back then. This article tried to present a few arguments why I don't think that this is or should be the future of the web.
A method to write object oriented code in ANSI C
11 mins
This blog post summarizes a method that can be used to develop software in the same way one would when using object oriented techniques with C++, Java or similar languages. It's based on the method used by the previously mentioned languages to implemented that stuff on bare metal.
Using an Raspberry-Pi as UMTS/LTE gateway
19 mins
Since a friend required this - a short write up on how to use your Raspberry-Pi (with FreeBSD) with an UMTS/LTE modem to provide internet connectivity to your local network.
Anatomy of a typical Unix-like/Linux daemon
7 mins
A really short introduction of the basic anatomy of a Unix-like or Linux daemon process.
WebRTC Media Streams
8 mins
This blog post is part of a short series about WebRTC. It describes the different media sources available as well as how one can do local loopback of a datastream. Note that data transfer is not described in this blog post, only access to webcam and screen sharing streams and direct pixel manipulation.
