Hey everyone, I'm Romario, Fomer YC Founder and Senior Software Engineer. You can learn more about me here.
In this blog, I'll discuss my experiences, insights, knowledge, and thoughts on software engineering, personal growth, technology, libraries, startups, and various other subjects of interest.

Featured

• Elixir FTP Client: GenServer - Part 1

  Posted on:2024-11-23 | 12 min read

  Learn how to leverage Erlang + Elixir's GenServer to build a robust FTP Client.

• Parsing JSON in Zig

  Posted on:2024-07-26 | 4 min read

  Learn how to parse different JSON strings into Zig primitives and structs.

• Securing your PostgreSQL DB with Roles & Privileges

  Posted on:2023-08-04 | 9 min read

  Learnings from securing a PostgreSQL database used by multiple backends, services, and roles.

All Posts

• Sorting a list of Structs or Maps by two dates in Elixir

  Posted on:2024-06-08 | 3 min read

  Learn how to sort by two dates by using `Enum.sort_by/3` function and a custom Module implementing `compare/2` fn.

• Enhancing your Docker Workflow with Local PostgreSQL Integration

  Posted on:2024-04-18 | 6 min read

  Learn how to seamlessly connect Docker containers to your local PostgreSQL server without risking data loss. This guide covers using Docker Host and Bridge networks to ensure your data remains safe while running multiple projects.

• Integrate Slack into the Elixir's logging system

  Posted on:2024-02-23 | 4 min read

  Log information to STDOUT and Slack by using the new Erlang/OTP log handlers.

• Automatically update your Elixir dependencies

  Posted on:2023-12-29 | 2 min read

  Receive PRs updating your dependencies, including private hex packages, repositories, and organizations.

• Elixir/Phoenix database auto-migrations on deployment

  Posted on:2023-10-09 | 1 min read

  Run your database ecto migrations on every release.

• Linux compose key: use acute accents and other characters

  Posted on:2023-09-24 | 2 min read

  Configure your compose key and use characters not available in en_US keyboard layouts.

• Securing your Bearer tokens with cryptographic algorithms

  Posted on:2023-08-28 | 8 min read

  Signing, encryption, cryptographic symmetric-key and asymmetric-key algorithms, libraries, and open standards for bearer tokens.

• From Youtuber to Blogger

  Posted on:2023-06-24 | 5 min read

  My experience doing youtube videos about programming and why I'm starting this Blog.