Understanding the concept of polling in programming

Published on 23/04/2025

Polling is a technique that involves sending a request at regular intervals to check for the existen...

Understanding what CRUD is in 1 minute

Published on 31/03/2025

CRUD stands for Create, Read, Update and Delete!

Understanding the Base64 Format in 2 Minutes

Published on 24/11/2024

Base64 is an encoding format, but what is its purpose, and in what context is it useful to use it?

Understanding the concept of data immutability

Published on 17/11/2024

An immutable piece of data cannot be modified or deleted, but modifications can be associated with i...

What is OSINT, or "Open-Source Intelligence"?

Published on 10/10/2022

You're passionate about computing and you've never heard of, or simply never understood, what OSINT ...

Should you store data in a file or a database?

Published on 02/03/2022

Is it necessary to systematically store your data in a database? When is a simple file sufficient?

13 Free and Powerful Data APIs for Your Applications

Published on 24/11/2021

Data, the gold of the 21st century? Well, at least this data is free!

What is a UUID?

Published on 01/11/2021

An alternative to auto-incremented primary keys in your databases.

Google isn't listening to you... because it doesn't need to.

Published on 12/10/2021

Do you think your phone or your Google Home listens to you all day long? Here's the reality.

What is a transaction in a database?

Published on 12/07/2021

Essential concept for maintaining data integrity in the database.