Thodoris Kouleris articles - 48 total
The Chronicles of a Windows 11 Installation
Recently, I decided to switch from Windows 10 to Windows 11. It wasn’t the first time I upgraded from...
Computer Science Series #2: The IT Crowd
A quirky British sitcom about two misfit IT guys and their tech-clueless manager, trapped in a...
Computer Science Series #1: Halt and Catch Fire
Halt and Catch FireHalt and Catch Fire is one of those series that never blew up when it aired, but...
Sorting Algorithms #4: Quick Sort
Quicksort stands out due to its elegance, speed, and practical performance. It is widely used in...
A brief history of my Linux experience
I got a computer back in 1997, and the word “Linux” was completely unknown to me. In fact, I hardly...
Music for Programmers
Programming is a highly mental activity that relies on intense focus and mental balance. To achieve...
Sorting Algorithms #3: Merge Sort
Merge Sort is one of the most efficient sorting algorithms. The key point of the algorithm is...
Dangerous Software #2: RAF Chinook Helicopter
In the mid-1990s, a tragic accident involving an RAF Chinook helicopter raised serious questions...
Three (3) Tips for efficient SQL Queries
A constant pain for every developer is how to handle sql queries of a database table with many, many,...
Basics of HTTP
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the set of rules that define how information is exchanged...
Tech Heroes #10: Eric S. Raymond
Eric S. Raymond (aka ESR) is an American software developer, writer, and open source advocate, best...
Forgotten Technologies #7: Adobe Flash
There was a time when the internet felt like a wild, unexplored frontier. Pages weren’t just...
async - await
What is async - await Asynchronous programming is one of the most important concepts in...
A Programmer's Guide to Stress
The life of a programmer is not just about their chair and computer, or the breakfast, brunch, lunch,...
The Facade Pattern
The Facade Pattern is a structural design pattern that provides a simplified interface to a complex...
Strategy Design Pattern
In software design, one of the most common challenges is handling different algorithms or behaviors...
Programmers, Get Moving: Your Brain Depends on It
It’s a well-known fact that programmers tend to be less physically active than people in many other...
Forgotten Technologies #6: Slot CPU
These days, most CPUs pretty much look the same. They're just flat chips that drop into a socket on...
The Law of Demeter
The Law of Demeter is a guideline that can help your code to be stable and simple. It is also known...
Data Structures #4: Binary Search Tree
Binary Search Trees (BSTs) are a foundational concept in computer science and software engineering,...
Tech Heroes #10: Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace, born in 1815, is often called the first computer programmer—despite the fact that...
Data Structures #3: Trie
The Tie data structure promotes the easiest way to search a prefix of a word or words, spell checking...
Data Structures #2: Binary Heap
A Binary Heap is a kind of binary tree that is a complete binary tree. A complete binary tree is the...
Data Structures #1: Linked Lists
What is a linked list? A linked list is a sequence of objects of the same type, where each...
Computer Science Movies #3: Hackers
Hackers follows a group of teenage computer prodigies in the mid-1990s who get caught up in a...
Singleton Pattern
The Singleton Pattern is a creational design pattern that ensures a class has only one instance and...
My IDE Journey
Over the years, I have used many text editors and IDEs. Each one was different, had unique features,...
Tech Heroes #9: Terry Davis - A Tortured Genius
The story of Terry A. Davis is a tragic tale of a brilliant programmer — a tortured genius who...
Code Kata: The Art of Code
The best way to become a better programmer is to write more code. But what kind of code should you...
Sorting Algorithms #2: Insertion Sort
Insertion Sort is a simple, comparison-based sorting algorithm that builds the final sorted array one...