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  • A DataLoader that still had an N+1
    July 9, 2026

    A DataLoader that still had an N+1

    GraphQL DataLoaders batch away the classic N+1 problem — until you run a per-row query while building the loader key. Here is one that slipped through.

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  • Searching a 1.2 GB MongoDB dump with Claude
    June 8, 2026

    Searching a 1.2 GB MongoDB dump with Claude

    A client handed me a 1.2 GB MongoDB database dump and asked me to find where a specific piece of text was stored. The text — a Dutch veterinary note…

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  • Analog clock on a round display
    February 3, 2024

    Analog clock on a round display

    I built an analog clock on a round TFT display, running on an ESP32. The clock face looks like a proper analog clock – hour, minute and second hands on…

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  • February 22, 2022

    Kotlin typealias

    The typealias can be handy to define very simple types. But be aware that it is not represented in bytecode – typealiases are simply replaced by the type they represent…

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  • My LED clock got featured on Hackaday
    February 27, 2021

    My LED clock got featured on Hackaday

    My LED circle clock got picked up by Hackaday – always a nice surprise to find your project featured there. The idea started when I found a 241-LED ring on…

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  • April 19, 2017

    Workshop St. Michael College

    Download de Arduino IDE van https://www.arduino.cc/en/main/software of vanuit de windows app store Start de IDE Verbind de Arduino met de computer. Het kan zijn dat eerst nog een driver voor…

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  • April 16, 2017

    Arduino Uno TFT 2.4″ ILI9342

    On AliExpress there are a lot of screens meant for the Arduino’s. Most of the time the driver chip is not mentioned in the description and that is how I…

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  • January 12, 2017

    WTF code fragments

    Those code fragments are real-life production fragments used in large corporate systems. Why should I just return only the value I need? Lets take the last value of a list…

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