Another Dev's Two Cents

Nish Tahir

https://nishtahir.com

Let's explore code signing with WebAssembly

💡If you're just looking to sign your binaries, I recommend using a tool that has been validated and tested by the community. This blog post aims to cover the process of code signing using WASM as a medium and may not cover every use case. A few I

The WebAssembly Text Format

While WebAssembly's primary distribution format is a binary file, the spec describes a textual representation called the WebAssembly Text Format[1] or WAT for short. While WASM binary files are designed to be as small and compact as possible making them ideal for distribution and transmission over the

How to cache Gradle build dependencies to a local Maven repository

I've occasionally found it helpful to cache a copy of a project's dependencies to a local file system. My most recent use case for this called for a local containerized test build without access to an internal network to fetch internal dependencies. An easy workaround was

A Flutter build failure checklist

I've been working with flutter for a while now and I've run into my share of build problems. These tend to happen most frequently when building production versions of my application or following an upgrade to new flutter versions. I've found it helpful to

Benchmarking Kotlin Collections api performance

I recently stumbled across some curious code in the Jetpack Compose source. I recommend taking a look for yourself but in summary, some google engineers had created "fast" versions of the standard Kotlin list manipulation functions for use within the framework. /** * Iterates through a [List] using the index

On generative art and impressionism

I recently took a trip down the intersection between art and programming after some discussions I had with a designer at work comparing what we do every day. This got me thinking about the viability of code as a means of artistic expression. This idea doesn't seem too

Why it's okay to never "finish" your side projects

Side projects are a near-ubiquitous thing that developers of almost every background tend to have. We've all heard stories about how side projects that were intended to solve small problems their respective authors had made them millions[1][2]. A frequent sentiment I hear from developers all

Rust 2020 - On the Rust Development Experience

This is in response to the Call for blog posts for rust 2020. I would like to propose that 2020 be a year where some significant focus is placed on the Rust Development Experience. I define Development experience as tooling and ergonomics that improve the quality of life of the

On APKs, RATs and Security Vulnerabilities - HondaHack

I've recently been looking into the capabilities of embedded Android Devices in-vehicle dashboards. A lot of these are fairly expansive and well-integrated solutions that offer consumers a reasonable experience, given that a good portion of these tends to be underpowered Android tablets. Looking around for what