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Proptee — A new look 🎊
Proptee — A new look 🎊
Ben: I think we’ve got a problem. Our website is boring AF. Look at ours, then look at Revolut, or Robinhood, or this random app I found.
Alexandru Rosianu
Nov 24, 2020
Slides from droidcon London 2019
Slides from droidcon London 2019
There’s a habit at #droidcon for speakers to share their slides on Twitter. Here’s one place to find the slides from droidcon London 2019!
Alexandru Rosianu
Oct 25, 2019
React Native vs Just Native™
React Native vs Just Native™
I initially wrote this comparison for a friend when he asked me for an opinion on React Native vs. real native apps. I figured I might as…
Alexandru Rosianu
Sep 14, 2019
How to use custom DNS on eduroam WiFi
How to use custom DNS on eduroam WiFi
tl;dr Switch to a local proxy server (dnscrypt-proxy) using DNSCrypt.
Alexandru Rosianu
May 4, 2019
Building an investment app in 48 hours — #OpenBankHack18
Building an investment app in 48 hours — #OpenBankHack18
tl;dr Won 3rd place at a hackathon with Liber, a product for people to make automatic investments. In 48h we coded a fully working app…
Alexandru Rosianu
Dec 8, 2018
What I learned at UKIEPC 2018 — University of Southampton
What I learned at UKIEPC 2018 — University of Southampton
Yesterday I participated in UKIEPC (a subregional contest to select teams that should go to ACM International Collegiate Programming…
Alexandru Rosianu
Oct 21, 2018
Simple TDD workflow for small Haskell projects
Simple TDD workflow for small Haskell projects
I’m working on my second coursework for the COMP2209 Programming 3 module at University of Southampton, which is all about functional…
Alexandru Rosianu
Dec 11, 2017
Switching from Apple Music to Spotify
Switching from Apple Music to Spotify
Today I decided to give Spotify a try. It ended up being worth it, as I’ve now discovered a better music app and I’m happy listening to…
Alexandru Rosianu
Sep 11, 2017
SotonHack — Build 2.0 (Day 3)
SotonHack — Build 2.0 (Day 3)
Good morning! It’s the last day, let’s go!
Alexandru Rosianu
Feb 28, 2017
SotonHack — Build 2.0 (Day 2)
SotonHack — Build 2.0 (Day 2)
Day 2 started right at midnight, because as far as I know, nobody had gone to sleep yet. Here’s the schedule for the weekend:
Alexandru Rosianu
Feb 28, 2017
SotonHack — Build 2.0 (Day 1)
SotonHack — Build 2.0 (Day 1)
Mighty Hackers and Computer Enthusiasts, the time has come to prove your worth in bringing the World to “Build 2.0”. It is the moment that…
Alexandru Rosianu
Feb 28, 2017
Taking notes at university with Apple Pencil and the iPad Pro
Taking notes at university with Apple Pencil and the iPad Pro
It’s been my dream to ditch pen and paper since high school, when I used to have tons of notebooks. I didn’t need all of them all the time…
Alexandru Rosianu
Feb 2, 2017
Last year I wrote only 3 articles on my blog
Last year I wrote only 3 articles on my blog
This year, it’s going to be different! Ok, it might be a bit late for posting new-year resolutions, but here’s one of mine: write more…
Alexandru Rosianu
Jan 22, 2017
Tanenbaum’s comments on computers
Tanenbaum’s comments on computers
I’ve just finished reading “Structured Computer Organization” by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and let me tell you, it was a pleasure to read. I…
Alexandru Rosianu
Jan 22, 2017
Legal Concepts for Founders
Legal Concepts for Founders
I’m reading Clerky’s Legal Concepts for Founders handbook and I thought I’d write a summary at the same time to aid me in learning. If…
Alexandru Rosianu
Jan 14, 2017
Dropbox CLI: How to whitelist folders for selective sync
Dropbox CLI: How to whitelist folders for selective sync
A few months ago, after I moved most of my servers to Docker Cloud, I started looking for a backup solution.
Alexandru Rosianu
Aug 24, 2016
How I hacked Codementor to build an Android app
How I hacked Codementor to build an Android app
How was your December? Mine was pretty productive and exciting, mostly because I finally finished my Android app for Codementor.
Alexandru Rosianu
Mar 22, 2016
Tweeather — What, Why and How?
Tweeather — What, Why and How?
Last week I finished working on Tweeather, a machine learning project that correlates Twitter sentiment to European weather. That’s a brief…
Alexandru Rosianu
Jan 16, 2016
How to remember everything (Review of Remembered.io)
How to remember everything (Review of Remembered.io)
Not everyone is born with a “good memory” and I’m certainly one of the unfortunate. What can we do? Are we doomed to a life in which we…
Alexandru Rosianu
Nov 28, 2015
Tips for getting started on Codementor
Tips for getting started on Codementor
I recently started being more active on Codementor. Even though I have an account since November 2014, this month is when I used it the…
Alexandru Rosianu
Sep 30, 2015
How to prepare for IELTS
How to prepare for IELTS
Last week I received my IELTS results and they were pretty accurate in my opinion. I’m best at listening and worst at writing, which was…
Alexandru Rosianu
Sep 30, 2015
How to create cross-platform desktop apps with NW.js
How to create cross-platform desktop apps with NW.js
After creating two successful apps based on NW.js (Messenger for Desktop is one of them), I was told that I should create a tutorial. So…
Alexandru Rosianu
Jul 6, 2015
Free code signing certificate for Open-Source Software
Free code signing certificate for Open-Source Software
Whilst working on Messenger for Desktop, I decided to port it to Electron. Porting apps to Electron should improve performance and UX, but…
Alexandru Rosianu
Jul 5, 2015
How my programming journey began
How my programming journey began
Since the day I discovered programming, it didn’t take long to say “this is it; I know what I want to do when I grow up”. But no, I didn’t…
Alexandru Rosianu
Jun 8, 2015
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