PinnedAtlasGQL — A self-composing GraphQL server library using TypeScript, Express and Apollo ServerBefore digging into the details, let me first do a very quick introduction to what GraphQL is. GraphQL is a query language designed to build client applications by providing an intuitive and flexible syntax and system for describing their data requirements and interactions. GraphQL is not a programming language capable…GraphQL2 min readGraphQL2 min read
Nov 13, 20213 actions for improving your daily life, backed by scienceLet’s talk about having a lean dopaminergic system, using your brain as a simulator, and seeking relief by using TODO lists. Being on a dopamine diet It’s incredible how much our actions and behaviors are driven by complex chemical processes that happen in our bodies every second of our life, but there is one that…Productivity6 min readProductivity6 min read
Published in CloudBoost·Aug 26, 2021Tips for a blingy-blingy codeDuring this crazy period, we have heard a lot about hygiene and understood that, in some cases, we underestimated its importance; but, do you know that there might be hygiene habits that you can take for your beloved software as well? When I talk about your code hygiene measures, I…Software Development5 min readSoftware Development5 min read
Apr 20, 2020WeClimb.it — open-source project for outdoor loversHello everyone, a few years ago, it was 2013 actually, I started working on a website called “weclimb.it”; so far I have done all by myself (front-end, back-end, design, promotion, etc…) and spent many hours on this side project but, strangely, without being 100% committed to spreading it. In the…Climbing2 min readClimbing2 min read
Mar 17, 2020Te quiero, mi querido softwareLa moda digital, la ropa digital, los top-model virtuales se están convirtiendo en un hecho. No se trata de “y si”…, se trata de cuándo.Robots3 min readRobots3 min read
Feb 18, 2020I love you, my dear software.Digital fashion, digital clothing, virtual top-models are becoming a fact. It’s not a matter of “if”, it’s a matter of when… If now we are bombarded with models of a certain beauty, soon we will have to deal with digital artifacts that will go beyond our common archetypes. …Robots3 min readRobots3 min read
Published in The Startup·Oct 17, 2019Using JavaScript to extract nutrition facts from recipesAbout 3 years ago, I’ve started a side project named “FFaaS — FoodFacts as a Service”; the aim was to create a web-service + a web-app capable of analyzing a recipe, given as an input, and extract some meaningful nutrition data from it. The kick-off has been pretty fast, in…JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
Published in WeClimb.it·Sep 21, 2018Saying hello…(Versione Italiana a fondo pagina) Saying hello to all the adventures out there, to the ones who can’t live their days without getting a whiff of fresh air; saying hello to our future users which, we hope, will find our service useful for their adventures; saying hello also to the…Friendship2 min readFriendship2 min read
Published in JustCodeBlog·Jun 6, 2018Tabs vs spaces — a never-ending story…Every developer, during its own lifetime, has to deal with a deeply grounded doubt; before choosing the best language or the preferred editor, (sh|h)e has to join a side… a dark or a bright one. This tricky decision has divided entire teams, struggled bunches of brogrammers, broken couples of beloved…Programming4 min readProgramming4 min read
Published in JustCodeBlog·Apr 19, 2018Multilanguage sentiment analysis, in Node.jsHello my friend, if you are here is because you are probably interested in sentiment analysis and Node.js. First thing first, let’s introduce what an AFINN document is, for those who lack the definition. AFINN is a list of English words rated for valence with an integer between minus five (negative)…Afinn5 min readAfinn5 min read
