This weeks post is more of a tip than an article but it is something I recently came across and thought it might help others. In my free time, I like to learn about hacking and often spend my time completing CTFs. Most of the time I will use a…

This is a quick post detailing how to fix issues with coc-tsserver. I am a long term Neovim user and feel that the only Intellisense engine to use is CocVim. It is simply amazing. It breathes so much power into you Vim setup. I write Typescript daily and so use…

How we use location data provide region specific search results. The Candide App is used across multiple countries, each with their own seasons and unique plants. This means that the way we store that data needs to reflect this and be easily searchable on a regionalised basis. For most of our search needs, we lean on Elasticsearch. Where we felt…

I recently worked on a project that had some interesting requirements. The project consisted of the main app that would lean heavily on Amplify (obviously 😃), making use of Auth, AppSync, Storage to name a few. All the services and data needed to be locked down to the users that…

NOTE: These are my views, based on my experience. Your experience will probably differ. I just want to point out now that there is nothing inherently unhealthy about being a developer. No more than any other office-based profession. Office based professions encourage bad habits that may lead to becoming unhealthy. …

Here at Gravitywell, we have a strong belief in the benefits of hackathons. They’re a regular occurrence for us (4 or 5 times a year), with our most recent project focused on creating a hyper-local coffee delivery app. I was tasked with building the mobile app that would allow the…

Recently, I was given the opportunity to research the payment card issuing platform Marqeta. Why now? Well, prior to October 2018 their services were not available outside the US. Now they are available in Europe. How exciting is that? Well, very! …