Windsurf powered Software Engineering — From Commanding Officer to Collaborators
In an earlier article (How to build a Chrome Browser Extension in 15 sentences using Windsurf) I related how I needed only 15 simple sentences to get the Cascade …
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How to build a Chrome Browser Extension in 15 sentences using Windsurf
I created — well, maybe I should rephrase that to: I was co-creator? a co-inspirator? — a Chrome Browser Extension for uploading local files to an Oracle Cloud Storage …
Sovereign cloud: for fear of the kill switch
The relevance of IT for organizations lies in running systems and data. Risks around IT include the risk of data breach — the loss of data — and the …
Building a Multi-Persona Chat App with LLMs: Prompt Engineering, Reasoning, and API Challenges
February 7, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and LLM, Python, Software Engineering, Technology
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Recently, I started working on a multi-persona chat application as a hobby project. You can find it here, along with complete documentation on how to set it up and …
Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT for Coding: Insights, Tips, and Best Practices
In the ever-evolving world of software development, efficiency is key. As a developer / software architect, I’ve discovered that incorporating AI tools like ChatGPT into my workflow has been …
Cron, not as easy as expected?
Few days ago I was confronted with the situation that a refresh job failed. The job is supposed to run every Saturday morning at 07:00, but failed due a …
Refreshable PDB out of sync ORA-00308
When checking the status of the backups of the databases on a baremetal ODA (X8-2-HA) we noticed an error in the RMAN logfiles: This ODA was recently patched to …
Lessons Learned: Efficient Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Explore key lessons in implementing a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system, balancing innovation with practicality for enhanced AI responses.
Creating the ManyMail Outlook Addin — on tricks and workarounds
Send Personalized Mails to a (large) number of Recipients using an Addin and a Browser Extension My main objective when I started dabbling in Outlook Addins was to create …
Understanding PaaS Complexity: Practical Tips for Managing Cloud Challenges
Explore the hidden complexities of PaaS services and learn practical strategies to manage them effectively, ensuring simplicity, speed, and efficiency in cloud computing.
Run LLMs Locally: Essential Tools and Tips
Running Large Language Models (LLMs) locally offers enhanced privacy, independence, cost effectiveness, and unrestricted use. This guide covers tools like LM Studio and Ollama for setup and hands-on learning.
Building a high-performance API using GPT-4
March 11, 2024
Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and LLM, Software Engineering, Tools
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Can the power of GPT-4 be leveraged to build a high-performance API? In this article we will instruct GPT-4 to build a high-performance API in GoLang using Protocol Buffers …
Github Copilot getting started, a practical developer guide
GitHub Copilot has captured the attention of developers worldwide, promising a revolutionary shift in the way we write code. While the concept sounds enticing, many developers are left wondering, …
Meesterschap Onthuld: Wat Topchefs en Coders Gemeen Hebben!
Op het eerste gezicht lijkt het alsof koken en softwareontwikkeling twee totaal verschillende werelden zijn. Maar laten we eens dieper graven en ontdekken of er toch verrassende overeenkomsten schuilen …
Make parts of audio track louder in MP4
Crank up volume on parts of the audio track in a video: I have an MP4 of an interview and one of the two people talking was not caught …
Interactive Data Visualization in World Map–Zoom, Translate, Legend
In two earlier articles I have discussed how to create a data visualization through a world map showing countries colored in shades representing their value for a selected property. …
Building a simple REST API with Azure Functions V4
Welcome to this guide on building a REST API with Azure Functions V4. In this guide, we’ll walk through the steps to create a simple CRUD API using TypeScript, …
How to enable Oracle Database Azure AD authentication
As of Oracle database release update 19.18 a new authentication method was made available utilizing Azure AD (Entry ID as its named by Microsoft recently) Oauth tokens. Using this …
A first look at the Autonomous Database container image
September 29, 2023
Oracle Cloud, Cloud, Containers, Database, Databases, Platform Technology, Podman, Serverless, Technology
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Yesterday Oracle released their latest Autonomous database offering in a container image to try (most of) the Automous database technology without requiring access to the Oracle Cloud (OCI). This …
Mission Critical Software: Navigating the ‘Always On’ Challenge
Many systems undergo routine maintenance, causing planned downtime usually outside regular working hours, often unnoticed by users. However critical systems can’t afford any downtime due to potential catastrophic consequences, …
De OV9292 App als live reisadviseur
Ik maak met enthousiasme gebruik van OV9292. Ik geef aan waar ik wil zijn en waarvandaan ik ga reizen. Ik geef aan hoe laat ik wil vertrekken of aankomen. …
Installing Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS, Visual Studio Code, Terraform and Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) on a virtual machine using Vagrant and Oracle VirtualBox
Previously, for a TypeScript training, I needed an environment with Visual Studio Code and Node.js (a JavaScript runtime). In a previous article, I shared with you the steps I …
Trouble shooting Vagrant 2.3.6 and VirtualBox Guest Additions while upgrading a VM with Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS, on my Windows laptop using Vagrant and Oracle VirtualBox
Previously, for a TypeScript training, I needed an environment with Visual Studio Code and Node.js (a JavaScript runtime). In a previous article, I shared with you the steps I …
Requirements Engineering for Agile development
Are you feeling overwhelmed as a product owner, business analyst or architect trying to determine the most crucial features for your product? Look no further! This article offers a …
Creating custom notification banners in OpenShift
You can customize the OpenShift Container Platform web console to set a custom logo, product name, links, notifications, and command line downloads. This is especially helpful if you need …
Stable Diffusion: Image Generation using AI
To quote Wikipedia (here): “Stable Diffusion is a deep learning, text-to-image model released in 2022. It is primarily used to generate detailed images conditioned on text descriptions, though it …
Python and OpenCV: Batch resize and pad images
When using AI models like Stable Diffusion, sometimes input images need to be of a specific size. In case of Stable Diffusion, multiples of 64 are required. Stable Diffusion …
Apache NiFi: Let through the latest event in a timeframe
In the IoT world, some devices generate large volumes of events that can be difficult for back-end systems to process in real time. Of course you can use NiFi …
Creating a PostgreSQL gitpod demo
In this blog I will demo how to create a GitPod workspace containing a PostgreSQL database and database tools in VSCode. Lucas Jellema recently created a GitPod workspace with …
Run your own instance of Backstage in 3 minutes
Backstage is the Developer Portal Platform that has come out of Spotify and now lives under the CNCF (Cloud Native Compute Foundation) umbrella where it is one of the …
I busted the 12 – The Myths of IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) is for many technology-enthusiast the single most important thing that has ever happened. The impact of this technology on our lives is growing close to …
Apache NiFi: Monitoring metrics and provenance events using Azure Log Analytics
There are several cases where you might want to use Azure Log Analytics to monitor your NiFi instances. An obvious one is when NiFi is running in Azure. Azure …
Installing Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS, Visual Studio Code and Node.js on a virtual machine using Vagrant and Oracle VirtualBox
For a TypeScript training, I needed an environment with Visual Studio Code and Node.js (a JavaScript runtime). On my Windows laptop, I wanted to create an environment with Ubuntu …
Migrating Oracle Enterprise Edition database To Standard Edition using Transportable Tablespaces
Introduction Oracle database Standard Edition (SE) has the main features of a RDBMS database and cost significantly less than Oracle Enterprise Edition (EE). Migrating a database from Oracle Enterprise …
Azure API Management: Integration with Standard Logic Apps
In January 2022 there was a blog published on the Microsoft Tech Community that demonstrates how to integrate Azure API Management with Logic Apps (Standard). As mentioned in that …
Installing Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS on a virtual machine using VirtualBox
For a TypeScript training, I needed an environment with Visual Studio Code and Node.js (a JavaScript runtime). On my Windows laptop, I wanted to create an environment with Ubuntu …
Delay in establishing RAC Database connections after upgrading from Oracle 11g.
After upgrading to Oracle 12c, 19c, database connections take a long time (10 sec or more), before the connections are established. The connection time was less than 0.5 sec …
Linux background process and redirecting the standard input, output and error stream
Often, I use a Linux shell script that executes several commands. Sometimes you don’t want to wait for a command to end and you want the next command to …
Apache NiFi: Importing and exporting parameters
When you import a new process group or upgrade an existing one, missing parameters contexts and parameters will automatically be added. The new parameters will be filled with values …
Apache NiFi: Having fun with Jolt transformations
Jolt is a Java library which can be used to transform JSON to JSON. A Jolt transformation specification itself is also a JSON file. You can use it in …