Jun 20, 2021Handling Mutable Structs in SwiftStructs are very useful datatype in swift when it come to storing data models required by our apps. Having mutable data models often leads to unwanted app states, due to inconsistent model values present across app, introduced as a side effect of mutation. This makes our code unsafe and our…Swift Programming4 min read
May 31, 2020The Poet’s Life Infusing InstrumentA week ago, on one fine weekend, chattering with my friends, sprang out the lines For men may come and men may go. But I go on forever. What followed was a momentary silence, which prompted me to take the spotlight 😅, to explain the context of the lines. The…Literature3 min read
Dec 21, 2019Reading between the Fine LinesHuman beings are complex creatures behaviourally. Though there are certain lines defined by anthropologists through decades of research and study, which distinguish human beings from other animal species and give us a journey of our behavioral evolutions, within our species we have many other fine lines of behavioral distinction, which…Human Behavior2 min read
Oct 13, 2019The Art of NarrativesStories have been an integral part of human evolution. Stories have served as a medium to pass down knowledge and ideas across generations over time. The entire lifetime of a person is filled with tremendous such stories, which influence the intellectual and behavioral aspects of a person. Be it the…Storytelling3 min read
Oct 13, 2018IDOR attackIDOR stands for Insecure Direct Object Reference is a security vulnerability in which a user is able to access and make changes to data of any other user present in the system. It has been placed fourth on the list of OWASP Top 10 Web application security risks since 2013…Security2 min read
Oct 11, 2018Functional ProgrammingFunctional programming is a programming paradigm which models the computations as the evaluation of mathematical functions. It is a declarative style of programming where the major focus is on “what to solve” rather than “how to solve”, as in the case of imperative style. …Functional Programming4 min read
Oct 9, 2018ACID propertiesA transaction is a single logical unit of work which accesses and possibly modifies the contents of a database. Transactions access data using read and write operations. To maintain consistency across the database, before and after transactions, ACID properties need to be followed. …Database3 min read
Oct 7, 2018The Grand Hotel ParadoxInfinity is one of those concepts that we think we understand, but most (all?) of us can’t actually wrap our minds around. German mathematician David Hilbert created a thought experiment called the Grand Hotel paradox to demonstrate the absurd complexity of infinity. It is demonstrated that a fully occupied hotel…Mathematics3 min read
Oct 7, 2018Model View PresenterThe Model View Presenter (M.V.P.) is a design paradigm, which is architecturally the derivation of MVC pattern, is generally used for building user interfaces. MVP in popular design pattern adopted in android programming where the presenter becomes the middleman containing UI business logic for the View. …Android3 min read
Oct 7, 2018Genetic AlgorithmA genetic algorithm is a search heuristic that is inspired by Charles Darwin’s theory of natural evolution. This algorithm reflects the process of natural selection where the fittest individuals are selected for reproduction in order to produce offspring of the next generation. In the words of Charles Darwin: It is…Science4 min read
