Who am I? What is my background? What about the profile picture? Here are some answers! — Hey guys, my name is Alex, I’m from Germany and I am a passionate software developer for many many years. That’s why I’d like to bring my enthusiasm to other people who are interested in coding. My career path I started programming when I was around 15 (2002) and haven’t stopped since then…

Here is how you delete a Firebase project in the Firebase Console. — In the Firebase Console, click on the gears icon next to the Project overview menu entry in the Firebase menu on the left.

Changes are introduced to prevent abuse and make Firebase safer. — On September, 28th 2023 I got an email from Firebase with the title [Update] Firebase Hosting & Cloud Storage for Firebase to prohibit executable files. It’s not uncommon to receive announcements from Firebase by email and especially not when existing features are changed. The changes On September, 28th 2023, Firebase Storage and…

The internet is not a secure space. Use These 6 Privacy Tips To Safeguard Your Data Online. — Before I came up with this article about 6 privacy tips to safeguard your data online, I had to learn the hard way that not everyone on the internet is your friend. And I want to tell you about it so you can take action before something happens! I recently…

Challenging your users with questions is common. So here is how to make a simple quiz page widget for Flutter apps. — There are tons of quiz apps out there in the app stores. If you ever thought about making your own, then here is a tutorial on how to make a simple quiz page widget for Flutter apps. Eventually, it will look like this:

Here is a brief recap of my courses and publications that resulted from those articles. — About 20 months ago, I started writing online. Never could I have imagined what results this would produce! In the beginning, I just wanted a place to host solutions for problems that I was dealing with. …

I stumbled across a problem when accessing the Gumroad API that always returns 401 when using an access token. Here is a solution for you! — You probably know Gumroad. Many people use it, but rather few know about their API. You can query products, sales, users, and more. They also provide instructions on how to access it properly. Or so I thought, at least. …

It’s similar, but not quite like in WPF apps! — I wrote my first WPF app in 2013. But when I wrote my first .NET MAUI control last year, it took a while until I got used to it. Times change, I guess. Watch out for these traps: 👉 The self binding Your control needs a x:Name attribute and every…

You get 300 emails for free every day! — Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) is a marketing platform that also offers a free email service. As a software developer, it’s always helpful to know about different tools for various use cases. To get started, simply register for a free account here (affiliate link), get an API key, and send a POST…