Notes on backend engineering, Go, TypeScript and building on Solana.https://blog.taiwo.dev/enhttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/real-time-solana-wallet-alerts-in-go-with-helius-webhooks/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/real-time-solana-wallet-alerts-in-go-with-helius-webhooks/I've built Telegram crypto bots before. Every one of them had the same loop at its core: wake up, ask an RPC node "anything new for this address?", sleep, repeat. It works…SolanaHeliusGoWebhookshttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/rebuilding-my-2021-ethereum-dapp-on-solana-with-helius/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/rebuilding-my-2021-ethereum-dapp-on-solana-with-helius/In 2021 I wrote a small Ethereum dApp called AddressBook. You picked an alias like @teezzan, the contract mapped it to your address, and anyone could send you ETH by alias…SolanaHeliusAnchorNext.jshttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/defer-to-the-rescue/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/defer-to-the-rescue/In case you missed it, I fell in love with Go. In my opinion, it is as perfect as any language can get. The toolings, syntax and community are simply awesome. It is also the…Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:42:03 GMTGo Languagesoftware developmentbest practiceshttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/tips-for-improving-python-program-performance/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/tips-for-improving-python-program-performance/Python is a popular programming language used for various applications, from web development to data analysis. While Python is known for its ease of use and flexibility, it can…Sat, 07 Jan 2023 14:22:23 GMTPythonSelf Improvementhttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/building-docker-images-for-different-architectures/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/building-docker-images-for-different-architectures/When we ask Docker to build an image on our laptops, Docker builds one that works with our PC. This involves building an image for that specific operating system and system…Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:38:22 GMTDockercontainersAWScomputer architecturehttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/running-multiple-commands-on-docker-container-start/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/running-multiple-commands-on-docker-container-start/Containers have formed the basis of code packaging for a while in the software industry. Everyone needs a degree of containerization skills to get by daily. An important issue…Sat, 21 May 2022 20:43:19 GMTDockershellcontainershttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/debugging-with-vscodes-inbuilt-debugger/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/debugging-with-vscodes-inbuilt-debugger/Did this particular line of code run? Did this variable change? These are questions we ask ourselves while writing and testing code. Most of us usually print something out to…Sat, 05 Mar 2022 18:58:01 GMTdebuggingJavaScriptVisual Studio Codenewbiehttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/building-a-simple-overengineered-project/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/building-a-simple-overengineered-project/Getting a project to work is great. Getting it to work the best possible way is better. I wanted to build a simple system the "right" way. What is the "right" way? We have seen…Mon, 07 Feb 2022 04:18:14 GMTSystem Architecturedistributed systemoptimizationRediscachinghttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/parse-dont-pass-your-inputs/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/parse-dont-pass-your-inputs/As software developers, we build systems that take in user inputs and give results. While we can define the state of our system, the input from the user's side can be infinite…Thu, 03 Feb 2022 20:47:17 GMTclean codeValidationNode.jsTypeScripthttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/building-an-address-book-dapp-part-1/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/building-an-address-book-dapp-part-1/We have noticed a boom in the use of the term Web3 in tech communities and articles. I took a course on buildspace, an introduction to Solidity programming. During the course,…Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:16:24 GMTBlockchainEthereumSmart ContractsSolidityTestinghttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/how-i-contributed-to-a-flutter-application-without-knowing-dart/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/how-i-contributed-to-a-flutter-application-without-knowing-dart/My friend, Adewunmi, is studying to become an app developer. He is learning to use Flutter. Naturally, I am excited. My friend + programming = more things to argue about. You…Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:39:51 GMTFlutterOpen SourceData Scienceapp developmentBeginner Developershttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/letter-to-a-code-newbie/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/letter-to-a-code-newbie/Cheers!!! I'm happy that you've seen the light. What light you might ask? Whatever made you make up your mind to become a developer is the light. It differs from one person to…Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:37:35 GMTBeginner DevelopersnewbieGeneral AdviceProgramming TipsProductivityhttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/why-i-use-github-codespaces-and-why-you-should-try-it-out/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/why-i-use-github-codespaces-and-why-you-should-try-it-out/Starting out as a BackEnd Developer trying to learn front-end development, I usually have a lot of things running on my laptop. 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The usual would include the clichéd bants meant for comic effect and blaming of the government.…Sun, 19 Sep 2021 11:49:58 GMTcommunitynetworkingdevelopmentjob search#codenewbieshttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/securing-your-json-web-tokens-the-correct-way/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/securing-your-json-web-tokens-the-correct-way/JSON Web Token is a very popular method of keeping sessions in web applications. The flow of implementation is simple and straightforward. However, are your JSON Web Tokens…Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:38:46 GMTJWTJavaScriptsoftware developmentSecurityauthenticationhttps://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/building-ohtp-an-otp-solution-part-1/https://blog.taiwo.dev/posts/building-ohtp-an-otp-solution-part-1/I recently started working as a Backend Developer at a small company that builds enterprise financial tech solutions. 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