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git crash course

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A really short introduction to git for my PhD fellas.

First, TryGit

Clone something

There are two ways to start to work in a git repository.

  • git clone https://github.com/some_user/some_repo.git to …
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Media and arts projects - part 2

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The tapeless cassettes

In a previous post I wrote about my assignments for the sound recording module I took as part of my PhD. Here, I will present the projects of the Interactive Digital Multimedia Techniques module.

The …

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Media and arts projects - part 1

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Sunset Riders - Bury me with my money

I recently shared some of my first experiences as a PhD student in the Media and Arts Technology program, Queen Mary University of London. Now, when the first term is over and the second one …

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Phoenix, templates, and active navbar items

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We build a web-app, and want the items on the navigation bar to be active when the user visits the corresponding page, like this:

An animated example of active navigation bar items.

I'm not saying that this is a complicated task in other …

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An Even Better Pip Worflow™

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The 9th major version of pip, the recommended tool for installing python packages, was released two days ago. I took a short look on the changelog to see what's new. At first, I couldn't notice …

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My first assignment as a PhD student

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So, what do you see here? Actually, nothing special. Yes, it is my first assignment as a PhD student in the Media and Arts Technology programme at Queen Mary University of London. And yes, it …

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docker-compose in production - part 2

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Few months ago I shared my experiences with docker-compose in production. Recently I faced another deployment and decided to use the same technique. This time I used it somewhat differently. In this blog post I …

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Migrating to python3

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I was recently asked, by my boss, about the possible benefits of migrating our code base at work from python 2.6 to python 3. Instead of sending an email back to my boss with …

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Continuous integration and delivery with travis-ci and codeship

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Travis vs. Codeship

Generally speaking, continuous integration (CI) is the process of running your test suite automatically when you push code to your repo. Continuous delivery / deployment (CD) is the process of deploying the new code to your …

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Open your eyes

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My band, Malinka, released a new video. It's the first release from our live session at Mooki's Raphsoda, so expect more to come... Meanwhile, you can come and here us live:

  • This Monday (16.5 …
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