Recent content in Posts on ByteVagabond – Digital Tinkering & Real-World Adventures
This post distills the findings of my master's thesis at the University of Twente and TU Berlin. I built an automated pipeline that analyzed the codebases of 70 open-source, venture-backed companies across 146 funding periods during the ZIRP era (2009–2022). The full thesis, dataset, and source code are open: github.com/maxcodefaster/tdr-velocity-analysis. What follows is not anecdote — it's data.…
The following blog post is an opinionated result of hundreds of hours of intense research, implementation and evaluation while developing an enterprise AI chat system (source code can be found here). While I do not remember every source and arxiv paper, most will be linked directly in the text. Now please fasten your seatbelts and enjoy your deep dive into modern AI RAG architecture. AI Apps Are…
Introduction In the domain of complex software systems, particularly in the med-tech sector where data consistency and timely delivery are paramount, managing data synchronization across multiple layers of an application ecosystem presents unique challenges. These challenges are amplified when dealing with large-scale monorepos housing multiple interconnected applications and microservices. In…
Web development has become more sophisticated, but understanding the fundamentals and different approaches to reactivity can help you write better, more efficient applications. This post will explain how web engines work, explore various reactivity models in different frameworks, and provide performance tips specifically for Angular developers. 1. How Web Engines Work ELI5: The DOM and the JS…
💪🏻 The main goal of this plan is to focus on skill development and strength building by having a holistic push, pull, legs and abs split. Training Days (each workout is about 1 hour): 4 Day version: Legs + Abs - Rest - Push - Rest - Pull - Rest - Fullbody 5-6 Day version: Push - Pull - Legs + Abs - Rest - Push - Pull - Legs + Abs Rest between reps: 1:30-2 Minutes Bonus: Full body workout plan…
In my professional journey, I’ve observed a consistent trend: the shift towards web-based application development. This shift away from native OS-specific development is not just a fleeting change, but a significant movement in the tech world. In this article, I’ll share my insights on why this trend is emerging and its positive implications. You Cannot Stop the Web Back in 2007, with…
This article is based on my personal experience and in part on the teachings of the excellent Don Giardino. If you want to learn more about gardening and permaculture, I highly recommend his book and his website. Introduction: The Art of Reading Nature’s Signals Having a green thumb isn’t just about having some magical ability to grow plants. It’s about being an excellent…
In today’s world, it’s almost impossible to imagine life without WhatsApp. The popular messaging app has become an integral part of our daily lives, allowing us to stay connected with friends, family, and colleagues no matter where we are. But what if you were to live without WhatsApp for 5 years? I know this sounds like a daunting task, but hear me out. I recently made the decision to…
A client of mine has a product in the form of a sensor that monitors the temperature of medical critical infrastructures, such as medicine refrigerators or organ transports. For the configuration, analysis and alerting of the sensor, he had licensed an app from another provider. The app was actually for another product, but the other software company changed the logo and then decided to call it a…
Go straight to what I learned so you don't have to go through the same process. I want to share with you the most comprehensive entrepreneurial journey I have ever undertaken. bonq is an app I developed with UI designer Tien Nguyen from August 2021 to June 2022. bonq - Share unique emotions with your friends Every day people react with real emotion to memory photos, memes or funny videos.
Ever been annoyed by high fees and restrictive conditions from ticket monopolists like Ticketmaster? Worry no more! This blog post outlines a project that proposes a new, decentralised approach to ticketing, designed to create a fairer experience and offer an innovative perspective on the ticketing industry. The Magic Behind the Curtain: IOTA’s Shimmer Network The project is built upon…
After graduating from college in 2015, I went into a gap year. However, according to the Vietnamese news agencies, my trip was somewhat different. With the help of a friend I have translated one of many (1, 2, 3,...) news articles about this journey. An interesting story about the western guy who brought the whole ‘motorbike camper’ to Vietnam This German student is on the road with…
The vision Imagine an application that could do it all… Something between reddit, instagram, telegram and eBay. Now imagine everyone on this platform can be anonymous - no IP log, no nothing. The application would not be served from a single server, instead it would be decentralised and accessible through a regular browser. This means, that anyone can participate and communicate / buy /…
Surveillance Capitalism So, famously, industrial capitalism claimed nature. Innocent rivers, and meadows, and forests, and so forth, for the market dynamic to be reborn as real estate, as land that could be sold and purchased. Industrial capitalism claimed work for the market dynamic to be reborn as labor that could be sold and purchased. Now, here comes surveillance capitalism, following this…
I created a full stack template to quickly build nativ cross-platform apps with one web code base: CAIN-Stack Code & Docs Intro With Steve Jobs originally presenting the idea of web apps “that look exactly and behave exactly like native apps” 12 years ago and 4 years since the term “PWA” was coined, How close are we to a webpage that behaves like a native app? First lets…
Part 1: What was, will be GDP Growth is declining all around the world. We reached our economic peak 20 years ago. CO2 emissions are changing the water cycle rapidly, which is exponentially shifting the chemistry of our planet. By the end of this century only half of the species on this planet will be left. It is terrifying! So what do we do? We need a new economic vision for the world and we need…
My father needs a new laptop. And I have one sitting around, that I abuse as a server. A waste of resources and not ideal use case for a laptop. So I took my homeserver, put a ssd inside and gave him a new destiny. My father is happy but I have no cloud anymore 😔. To reserve energy I chose to run the laptop only when I send a wake on lan package to it.
The why and how Ever since the end of the bush era 2008, every Intel chip comes with an embedded subsystem called the intel management engine. Every i3, i5, i7 and i9 processor has this engine. It is a black-box and has access to every peripheral device like RAM, camera, microphone hard drive, … even when the main processor is turned off. Some say this is a backdoor for the NSA, some say…
It is a hot summer and my brain is to overcooked to program anything… Suddenly a bright light appears of nowhere and screams at me: “You are a privacy slut! All your files are stored on Google Photos and OneDrive. You are using Gmail and Instagram. DO SOMETHING!”. So I did. I quickly deleted instagram and went from gmail to mailbox.org. But before I could delete all my files…