Another Dev's Two Cents

Nish Tahir

https://nishtahir.com

Programming an Atmega32 using an Arduino

I recently revisited a project I tried to do about 4 years ago. I had bought myself an Atmega32 IC hoping to learn how to work with microcontrollers at a lower level than the standard Arduino offering. At the time, it easily went over my head; The data sheets were

How to properly update the Gradle wrapper

The Gradle wrapper is a self-contained Gradle runner and distribution that's typically built into your Gradle project. It's bundled into the project is to guarantee that all developers working on the project have a similar build environment. This means that updating the Gradle wrapper is

Visualizing 27 years of mobile devices

Device ownership has come a long way over the years. Smart devices are more personal than ever with a sizable chunk of the modern population having owning at least a smart phone. It's no exaggeration to say that smart devices that are pretty much ubiquitous in our modern

Messing with the DSO138. A $25 oscilloscope

We got a new toy at the office a while ago which I've been super excited to get my hands on. When I accidentally stumbled across a sub $25 oscilloscope I honestly did not know what to expect and quickly jumped at the opportunity to "borrow"

Programming the MSP430 using docker

Docker is awesome. It's super handy for many things especially in the dev ops world but a personal favorite use case of mine would be creating disposable execution environments and workspaces. It's great to be able to quickly download preconfigured environments where I can get stuff

Essential docker - talk write up

So a little while ago I gave a talk about docker where I talked about why I think you should be using docker as well as how to get started. Special thanks to the ever persistent and high energy event organizer for her help in making making it possible. The

Pitfalls working with jitpack

If you work with java or the JVM a lot, you're probably familiar with build tools like maven, Gradle and the like. These are all backed by some variety of Central repository where the tools search for and retrieve dependencies usually such as Maven central. However, publishing artifacts

Why automated recruitment tools fail

It's no secret I've been on the job hunt for a couple of weeks now. The hunt for a great team to work with is as much a challenge for me as it is for companies. Recruiters are supposed to somehow help relieve frustration on both

Accident analysis: US Airways Flight 1549

Abstract An Airbus A320-214 experienced an almost complete loss of thrust in both engines. The aircraft was subsequently ditched on the Hudson River approximately 8.5 miles from the site of its departure. Of the 150 passengers and 5 crew members on board the flight, the majority of people