Dart 3.2 is out yesterday. The official announcement goes into many new things there. What it does not tell us is a new lint they added. annotate_redeclares Let’s set the stage first. A new feature is coming in some of the next Dart releases, and it is called ‘extension types’. It…

I’ve poured everything into my blog, believing that sharing knowledge was something sacred. But now? It’s all getting swallowed in this relentless tide of AI-generated ***. They churn out words, but there’s no soul, no grit — just endless, soulless babble. It’s infuriating, really. The internet was once a space…

A lot was said about the ongoing conflict, and I want to focus on one aspect that few talk about. I am Russian. The circumstances for Russians and Palestinians have a lot in common. The Russian president did terrible things on behalf of our nation. It’s true that he is…

easy_localization is a popular choice for localizing apps. But what about packages? Generally, you should not use easy_localization in packages because that would require the consumers of your package to: Be aware of easy_localization. Initialize it properly before using any widgets from your package. Explicitly pass the assets of your…

Since I moved to Georgia, I had been living in a house powered with piped gas for both heating and cooking. And powering houses like that is insane because gas often explodes. …

I had hard time collecting support letters from my past employers and open-source projects for the EB-1A green card program (not done yet). Some were flexible and gave me full support and involvement. Others limited what they write to strict policies, which rendered their letters useless from that program’s perspective…

Recently there has been a huge “dependency shock wave”. The http package was long in the versions of 0.13.x, and then 1.0.0 was released. Most of the dependent packages started requiring the new version. Once http 1.0 is in the spec of any recursively required package, a user can no…

I applied for a visitor visa for a 4-days trip and was refused without a right to appeal. I deem this an unprofessional behavior because the officer disregarded most of my assets. I spent some time to bring the system’s attention to this if not to reverse the decision then…

The highest I had been before was 2300 meters. It’s a quarter less air, and everything is weird. You breath differently. You sense a sway of your hand differently. It’s like getting out after many days stuck at home. The Mount Elbrus — the highest mountain in Russia and Europe…