sum() Function
In this article, we explore Python's built-in sum() function, its parameters, and some extreme use cases it wasn't even designed for.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Last-Modified and If-Modified-Since Headers
Learn about timestamp-based caching in HTTP using the Last-Modified and If-Modified-Since headers, with Python's FastAPI as an example.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python and FastAPI
Learn how to use JavaScript to programmatically check the meta information of all pages listed in your sitemap.xml to potentially rank better on Google.
By Christoph Schiessl on JavaScript
sitemap.xml with JavaScript
Learn JavaScript techniques needed to parse your sitemap.xml in order to obtain a list of all pages making up your website.
By Christoph Schiessl on JavaScript
Learn about the custom date/time formatting rules defined in legacy standards like RFC 5322 and how to work with them using Python's datetime module.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Do you struggle with inconsistent JSON formatting across your Git repository? Learn how to reformat everything using Python with this step-by-step guide.
By Christoph Schiessl on DevOps, Git, and Python
ETag and If-None-Match Headers
Learn how to use ETag and If-None-Match headers to limit your web application's resource consumption by preventing data retransfers.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python and FastAPI
This article explains how to use the Levenshtein algorithm to compare sentences by looking for word differences instead of character differences.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Learn about encapsulation in Python. This article explains public, protected, and private members and the conventions used to implement them.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Learn how to use catch-all parameters in Python functions with this guide. Capture excess positional and keyword arguments to make your functions more flexible.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
undefined Isn’t What You Think It Is
In this informative article, you learn that undefined is not a keyword in JavaScript, and it's up to you to ensure it refers to the value its name suggests.
By Christoph Schiessl on JavaScript
REINDEXing
This article outlines how to rebuild indexes with REINDEX. As an example, we will deliberately corrupt an index for a column that uses a custom ENUM column.
By Christoph Schiessl on PostgreSQL
Learn how to generate random numbers in PostgreSQL whose distribution follows the uniform, exponential, or normal probability distribution.
By Christoph Schiessl on PostgreSQL
ENUM Type Columns and ORDER BY
Learn how custom ENUM types in PostgreSQL can affect SELECT queries and ORDER BY clauses. Be mindful of indexing and typecasting.
By Christoph Schiessl on PostgreSQL
Learn how to manipulate PostgreSQL's query planner to force it to use your indexes while working on optimizing the performance of your queries.
By Christoph Schiessl on PostgreSQL
Learn how to avoid permission issues when creating files on a Docker bind-mount volume from within a container and manage user IDs and group IDs on Linux.
By Christoph Schiessl on DevOps and Docker
Fully understand Python's boolean operators for negation, conjunction, and disjunction. Master operator precedence and short-circuiting.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
any() Function
Learn how to use the built-in any() function in Python to determine if any element in an iterable is True, with implementation and performance insights.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
id() Function
Learn about object identities and comparisons in Python. Discover the built-in id() function, the is and is not operators, and more.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Learn how to calculate a month's first and last days using Python's built-in datetime module, with step-by-step explanations and code examples.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
bool() Class
Learn about boolean values in Python and the standard truth testing procedure. Understand how objects are converted to True or False.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Learn how to find the first and last day of a year with Python's datetime module. This article explains step by step what you need to know.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
StaticFiles
Learn how to serve a static site using FastAPI. Perfect for locally testing statically generated websites, for instance, with httpie.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python and FastAPI
Learn about the Levenshtein distance algorithm, a popular and easy-to-implement way to measure the similarity between two strings.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Learn about keyword-only parameters in Python, how to define them, and their interplay with position-only parameters.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Learn about positional parameters in Python and a special syntax that allows functions to declare certain parameters as position-only.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Learn about Python functions with default parameters. Understand how default parameters work and some essential restrictions and evaluation rules.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
callable() Function
Learn about the callable() function in Python. This article explains how everything in Python is potentially callable, including classes and instances.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Learn about functions with simple parameters in Python, including how the called can decide to use positional or keyword notation.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
Explore Python's function definition statement and discover its features with this series of articles. Get started with this simple introduction.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
libpq
Learn how to remove LDAP support from PostgreSQL packages to remove indirect dependencies, thereby making your programs smaller for Docker images.
By Christoph Schiessl on DevOps, PostgreSQL, and Docker
all() Function
Learn how to use the built-in all() function in Python for boolean logic, with examples and different implementations.
By Christoph Schiessl on Python
MATERIALIZED VIEWs
Learn how to use PostgreSQL's MATERIALIZED VIEWs to improve performance of complex queries. Persist query results and refresh them manually or automatically.
By Christoph Schiessl on PostgreSQL
Learn about Git's internal data structure and how orphaned branches can be used to create separate histories with their own root commits.
By Christoph Schiessl on DevOps and Git
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