https://tomchavakis.github.io/ Recent content on Thomas Chavakis Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 28 Nov 2022 23:37:43 +0100 https://tomchavakis.github.io/posts/go-generics/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 23:37:43 +0100 https://tomchavakis.github.io/posts/go-generics/ Abstract In Go 1.18 which released on the 15th of March 2022 [5] added generics to the language, a long awaited feature in the Go Community. The following proposal by Ian Lance Taylor is the design for adding generic programming using type parameters to the Go language. This design has been proposed and accepted. This article presents basic functionality and examples of the Generics. Type parameters With generics, you can declare and use functions or types that are written to work with any of a set of types provided by calling code[1]. https://tomchavakis.github.io/posts/visual-studio-code-for-coding-teams/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:40:49 +0200 https://tomchavakis.github.io/posts/visual-studio-code-for-coding-teams/ What ? Visual Studio Code is a cross-platform code editor made by Microsoft. There are more than 30.000 Extensions available to the marketplace of the visual studio code which turns the tool into a powerful, multi-language and multipurpose IDE. The teams need to have common tools for the day to day work. When you change programs it’s easy to get distracted, lose your focus and your purpose. With the following extensions, you can do the biggest part of your work within the visual studio code. https://tomchavakis.github.io/posts/documentation-before-development/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:18:30 +0530 https://tomchavakis.github.io/posts/documentation-before-development/ Introduction Documentation Before Development (DBD), is an agile way of working within a software development team. Every agile team in the software industry has to release products quickly and frequently, and usually documents the processes followed at the very end of the project. The DBD process was created to address the problems arising when software teams start the delopment phase without analyzing in depth what is going to be delivered. https://tomchavakis.github.io/posts/how-to-optimally-alter-mysql-tables-using-percona-tools/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:13:30 +0530 https://tomchavakis.github.io/posts/how-to-optimally-alter-mysql-tables-using-percona-tools/ Introduction You have to be very carefull when you are going to run an ALTER Table in the production Database. MySQL’s ALTER TABLE can become a serious problem especially with very large tables. Many people have experience with ALTER TABLE operations that have taken hours or days to complete. From the MySQL documentation for ALTER TABLE: ALTER TABLE changes the structure of a table. The operations are processed using one of the following algorithms: https://tomchavakis.github.io/about/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://tomchavakis.github.io/about/ My name is Thomas Chavakis. I’m a Software Engineer & Web Developer, specializing in designing large-scale web applications and microServices using GoLang and Microsoft Technologies. I’ve worked in different environments, organisations and private companies, but for me the most important thing is the team and challenges. I have a BSc in Computer Science, an MSc in Advance Computing & Information Systems and an MSc in Space Applications & Technologies. My technology interests apply to the following domains: https://tomchavakis.github.io/projects/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://tomchavakis.github.io/projects/ Go geojson - Implementation of the GeoJSON protocol in GoLang (RFC 7946) turf-go - A Go language port of Turf.js geo-api- An API written in GO that covers basic GIS Functionality. C# nuget-license - .NET Core tool to print or save all the licenses of a project encrypto -.NET Core Tool to encrypt/decrypt folders or files in a directory and text Python grib-downloader - Download Weather GRIB Files from NOMADS - NOAA https://tomchavakis.github.io/other/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://tomchavakis.github.io/other/ In the past, I read mainly technical books and scientific articles. During the unprecedented times of the pandemic, I started reading books and listening to podcasts and this is a list of what I have found interesting and I would like to share with you. Books Tech The Go Programming Language by Alan A.A. Donovan, Brian W. Kernighan Designing Data-Intensive Applications, by Martin Kleppmann Software Engineering at Google, by Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright