Saturday, June 14, 2025

Using the maven-release-plugin with the Central Portal

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I have my Jinq Java library published in the Maven Central repository that everyone uses for publishing their libraries. Back when first sta...
Monday, December 09, 2024

How Long Do You Have to Wait for a Bus?

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If you go down to the bus stop to catch the next bus, how long do you have to wait for the next bus? If buses come every 5 minutes, then you...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

I was DDOSed and I didn't notice

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For the past 15-20 years, I've been running a little website called Programming Basics that teaches programming to kids. It's an anc...
Thursday, June 08, 2023

Using My Own Programming Language in a Game Jam

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For the past while, I've been working on creating a new programming language called Plom . This is a bit unusual because I don't act...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Steam Deck is Like the DOS Era All Over Again

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I recently purchased a Steam Deck for my parents, hoping that it would be an easy to use gaming machine for the occasional times when my par...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Swift ASN.1 Decoder for iOS Receipt Validation

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If you want to have in-app purchases in an iOS or MacOS app, you need a way to check what purchases have been made. Annoyingly, Apple does n...
Wednesday, July 31, 2019

CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2019 Review

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Since I'm originally from Ottawa, I've always used CorelDRAW for vector graphics. This actually works out well. Since I'm not an...