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ZuriHac 2018: getting to know the Haskell community

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:27:00 +0000

Kiwi.com’s Backend Developer Dimitri Herrero sums up a Haskell event that he attended in June. He describes the unique atmosphere of this untraditional hackathon and provides tips on how to start using Haskell.

Since I’m a huge Haskell fan, I couldn’t miss ZuriHac 2018, one of the biggest Haskell events around. It defines itself as a “collaborative coding festival whose goal is to expand the community and to build and improve Haskell libraries, tools, and infrastructure”.

20 Things To Do After Returning From PyCon 2018

Thu, 24 May 2018 11:15:00 +0000

As always, this year’s PyCon was full of interesting technologies and ideas. I took notes diligently and thought hey, why not just share them with all of you? Here’s a no-bullshit, no-filler list of all the actionable items that I noted down on my trip; in chronological order (and not order of importance).

IDX + GraphQL = ❤️

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:57:00 +0000

IDX is a library for accessing arbitrarily nested, possibly nullable properties on a JavaScript object. At least this is how it is described in the documentation. What does this mean in reality and why is it such a big problem in JavaScript? And why is it so important when working with GraphQL?

GraphQL pitfalls

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:31:00 +0000

First of all, I love GraphQL and none of these pitfalls forced me to stop using it. Actually, I am trying hard to overcome these pitfalls by using it even more in order to find the best solutions and practices. But still, I’ve been faced with these challenging questions almost every day for more than a year and it makes me think.

GraphQL: Server-side Subscriptions

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 10:36:00 +0000

OK, it’s 2k18 and everyone has already heard about GraphQL at least once. Maybe from your colleagues or even from some gopnik guys from the unfavourable areas of your city. GraphQL hype is everywhere.

A new venue for Brno’s tech community

Mon, 04 Sep 2017 22:09:00 +0000

Andini may look like a normal café in the centre of Brno but we have big dreams for the place. We hope that it will become an important meeting point for all parts of the tech community in the area.