Gabriel Cruz (he/him) articles - 18 total
WTF is an API? (or, "Everything's a Lie")
This is a rewrite of an older post of mine (this one). It bothers me that a lot of people explaining...
Total Madness #2: Async Locks
In the first episode of this series, we discussed why locks are important and the issues that come...
Total Madness #1: Async/Await
In the last episode (which is also the first episode, lol) we explored a bit of the world of...
Total Madness #0: Locks
This is the first post in a series about my urges to figure out the dark magics of the computer...
6 tips for your developer resume
1. It should look alike When you shop at an e-commerce store you expect it to look like Am...
Remote team building: online scavenger/treasure hunt (without the bullshit)
This post exists because I spent the last 30 minutes trying to find a post that only teaches you to p...
Demystifying Computers: I/O Devices
This post is part of a series where I try to dissect computers in just enough detail so you can under...
Demystifying Computers: RAM (Random Access Memory)
This post is part of a series where I try to dissect computers in just enough detail so you can under...
Demystifying Computers: GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
This post is part of a series where I try to dissect computers in just enough detail so you can under...
Demystifying Computers: CPU (Central Processing Unit)
This post is part of a series where I try to dissect computers in just enough detail so you can under...
Demystifying Computers: Intro to Computer Architecture
This post is the first in a series where I try to dissect the inners of computers in just enough deta...
Creating a minute with 100 "seconds"
Counting to 60 is lame. No, really, think about it. We (humans) generally use base 10 to general cou...
Having a lifelong dream crushed by a global pandemic
Growing up in Brazil, I was 10 when Grandpa signed me up for an English course. I didn't want to go,...
Copying files to clipboard without dark magic
I've been using Linux and, more importantly, the command line for about five years now (ever since I...
3 Tricks every Python programmer needs to know
If you've never touched Python before or if you're just getting started, this post if for you. These...
I created the official MLH Fellowhip CTF competition as a fellow
So I'm graduating from the MLH Fellowship and looking back I've made a lot of awesome Open Source...
MLH Fellowship: Getting in and experience
In early May 2020, halfway through my exchange program and at the peak of the COVID-19 crisis, I didn...
Python networking 101
This is how I survive in web development using mainly Python. Getting a web page, posting data to an...