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KompacPlus

Post author:Eric Liu
Post published:12 April 2024
Post category:Software Engineering
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KompacPlus is marketed as a counter top material, and sometimes wall material. The sellers often claim it's comparable to quartz and sintered stone. KompacPlus is made in Italy, but only…

Let’s Encrypt! certificate always expires

Post author:Eric Liu
Post published:9 April 2024
Post category:Software Engineering
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I usually don't SSH into the server that runs this blog. When I do, it's because the free SSL certificate by Let's Encrypt! has expired. Every time this happens, I…

Interface implementation in Go is implicit

Post author:Eric Liu
Post published:7 February 2021
Post category:Software Engineering
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I'm quite familiar with the concept of interface in Java; but on my first day reading my colleague's Go code, I was a little confused. Here's how: In Java, implementing…

Best MySQL data types for storing date & time

Post author:Eric Liu
Post published:4 February 2021
Post category:Software Engineering
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When it comes to storing date/time in MySQL, several data types are commonly used. My colleagues and I had a brief discussion today on which type we should use for…