Ruby Hidden Gems
Ruby is a beautiful and expressive language that gives developers a great deal of flexibility. Along with that flexibility come a number of lesser-known language features that can sometimes produce surprising results.
Alain Mauri
First draft of my new personal website
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Myself and AI, a complex relationship
Hi all, a lot has happened since I last wrote in this space. I haven’t been the best host and I’ve neglected my little corner of the web. I’ve personally been through a lot and sought help for my mental health; perhaps I’ll talk about that in the future. For now, please know that if you need help, there are people and places available to support you.
Local ai code assistant
Disclaimer: Because the README file of this project is good, I decided to duplicate it here too.
The Magic World of Browser’s Privacy
While researching for a guide on how to properly write RSpec tests and avoid flaky specs, I once again ran into the growing frustration of modern web searches — cluttered with SEO spam, AI junk, and irrelevant results. That experience led me to reflect not just on search engines, but also on the browsers we rely on daily. I realized how many of the popular ones are no longer user-friendly —…
Coding as art
I graduated in electronic engineering — a practical, structured subject where precision matters and creativity often takes a back seat. But long before that, two things shaped how I see the world: playing the guitar and coding on a C64.
Simplify Ruby Blocks
I didn’t plan to write anything on Christmas, and honestly, I haven’t been great at blogging. But here we are, another 25th of December and another Ruby release! This time, Ruby 3.4 brings an array of fantastic features, including Prism as the default parser, improved performance, reduced memory usage for YJIT, and much more. I highly encourage you to explore all the updates. What caught my…
My generator works
I’m quite proud of how my blogpost template generator is taking shape. While there are still some edge cases that I haven’t covered, and a few more improvements to be made, it’s coming along nicely. If you want to take a look, I linked the repository in a previous post. Here’s the permalink to the latest version of the script. Shifting gears, I’m finally working on something pretty interesting at…
My Own Generator
Many things are recently going on in my mind, but I guess it’s just part of that process called aging. I’m having that feeling that I still have so many things to do and learn (Kenny G. is playing in the background) but the time left is not enough. Despite this and the fact that I’m not that fast as a developer as before - never been a 10x though… more a 2x :smile: - I’m still enjoying writing in…
Thoughts in random order
AI-generated images are a problem, no more or less than “natural” ones. Can we determine whether an image is authentic or not? If someone claims an image is fake - e.g., Trump regarding a Kamala Harris rally - can we produce documentation to prove its authenticity? And if so, will others be willing to accept the truth, or will they continue to believe what suits them best? Italian researcher…
Busy Bee, balancing work, life and photography
In these past weeks, I haven’t had as much time to write as I’d like, given that work has been really demanding. This is something I’m hoping to create more space for in the coming weeks. But even with a busy schedule, I’ve been able to find moments to move forward with my French and Friulian studies, mostly during the evenings.