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CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/2026/20260610-custom-software/ - Using LLMs for vibe agentic coding teaches you some things. For example, building working prototypes doesn’t require you to look at any code anymore. It just works ™️ with some re-prompting here and there. Another insight is that it suddenly opens the floodgates in a specific region of the software realm: Custom…
CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/2026/20260222-be-quiet/ - Hi HN! Discussion thread here . Disclaimer: this post has been written without AI. (Oh how the turns have tabled… (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ ) Your Best Friend AI coding agents dogs are our best friends! I have lots of them. Going for walks with them every day and trying to get them to perform neat tricks. However, sometimes they misbehave and…
CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/2021/a-look-inside-personal-datavaults/ - This post was first published on konsolidate.eu A Personal Data Vault is a concept that tries to invert the way we store and access data. In short, instead of using applications that are managing our data, we use applications that can connect to our own personal data vaults, thereby keeping all the benefits of data…
CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/2020/build-notifier-open-source/ - While working on my pet project, called Build Notifier , I’m reminded of the xkcd comic about automation . Having spent more time than initially calculated, I’m taking a break on it. However, instead of archiving it on my hard drive - only to never look at the code again - I’m open sourcing my little…
CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/2020/up-and-running-with-aws-neptune/ - In Today’s World, there are so much databases that we need a database to store an overview of databases . So let’s cross one of the list, and talk about AWS Neptune . In short, AWS Neptune is the managed graph database solution in the AWS ecosystem. As such, it’s not cheap to run, but bear with me and…
CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/20200530-analog-to-digital-part-1/ - If you’re reading this, then I’m guessing you have one of those mechanical utility meters in your basement or garage. You know the type, those meters with rotating digits, just like the one in the cover image. In this post, I’ll walk you through the steps to convert any ‘mechanical-digit’…
CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/20200415-fun-with-phaser/ - While stuck at home, now is a good time to start a fun side project. I always wanted to try out Phaser.io, a HTML5 game development framework. Only, I didn’t have a good starting point for writing my first ‘game’. Then an opportunity came along… The Opportunity 🤔 While I was playing Starborne , an MMO Space Strategy game , one of…
CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/20200213-collect-qualitative-data-in-a-different-dimension/ - For making informed decisions, we need data. Lots of it. The more the better! No? Well yes, quantitive data matters in a sense that the more data, the better your algorithm can predict future outcomes. But it’s not enough. Quantitive data is more about ‘factual’ data. What’s missing from this…
CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/20190620-linux-in-modern-dotnet-world/ - Because Macbook keyboards need to be repaired from time to time, I was forced to use my — rather old, but still very capable — Acer Aspire V3–571G to continue my .NET development work in the meantime. I gave it a fresh install of the latest Zorin OS 15 Core distro, which is built upon Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. I’ll discuss…
CodeMine https://blog.codemine.be/posts/20190326-multi-value-return-statements/ - Working with different programming languages allows you to compare certain features between them. Convergence between languages, (and also frameworks) becomes noticeable: It seems new language- and framework features are “borrowed” from other language- or frameworks, or are sometimes the result of “taking the best of…