Emacs eglot kept connecting and disconnecting from my language running in docker.[1] TLDR, the following snippet works: The key part is setting eglot-withhold-process-id to t. The Language Server spec specifies the process id is used to detect when the editor crashes, so the language server shutdown. ref: languageserver spec. By default, eglot was sending a…
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A better way to store nested maps and relationships in clojure?
In clojure, nested maps are used often to store data and materialized relationships. If you need to refactor a data structure though, you have to change everywhere in code that uses a hierarchy of keys/index positions to access data. Oof, this makes refactoring a nightmare. Some tame the complexity by writing functions to handle getting/setting…
Clojure(script) ORM – Design Thought
This post isn’t providing a solution, but thoughts on how to implement something similar in clj(s). Java is harped on for getter and setter functions for setting simple properties. This abstraction is useful though, as implementation of how the fields are set is hidden. ORMs can leverage this abstraction to track state modification of objects,…
Encoding arbitrary values as floats
I came across an interesting stack overflow that took input from scanf(“%lf”), and stored it into a buffer.Due to precision, you can’t simply encode an arbitrary unsigned integer into a float through decimal representation. Reading the source code of scanf, I came across an alternative encoding known as hex float. This encoding appeared to be…
My Take On Stocks: Why They Are Bought
Disclaimer : The below is not financial advice. The following are my opinions, and may be factually incorrect and/or misleading. There’s four ways people can make money by owning a share in a company.: The second scenario is interesting, selling a stock. Remember there is always a buyer and a seller in a share transaction.…
Importing CSV Bank Statements in Manager.io
TLDR; if you CSV bank import feature with Manager.io, ensure their is a header row with only columns Date, Description, and Amount. The column Reference may exist too. Manager.io app has a bank statement import feature. When selecting CSV, you may get the error message “The file you are trying to import is invalid”. The bank statement import page at https://www.manager.io/guides/9240…
Using Emac’s Cider with Docker
If running cider-connect-cljs returns the following error: It means the port is open, but nrepl is failing to respond. Ensure nREPL is listening on the right port and address. Where your project is running, do netstat -nl. If nrepl is bound to 127.0.0.1 in a docker container, update it to 0.0.0.0.
Fun With Unsafe Rust
Business Types
Brain dump of how I think about businesses types. Some businesses package multiple types for their offering. Businesses not need to be complex, but only need to offer value. Content Aggregation – These businesses do not focus on creating new content, but rather collecting and aggregating. Examples include News websites, Social Media, Conferences,Blockbuster. Monetization comes…
Bug Hunting Tips
I really enjoy finding and exploiting critical findings. Following the below process helps me finding bugs consistently. 📚 Study Vulnerability Classes Familiarize yourself with different attacks, know when they apply, and understand their mitigations. This is key for three reasons: You increase your probabilities of finding good bugs. If you’re not aware of XXE, you would likely…