PinnedRob ConeryLuke Skywalker, Sith LordOne evening, while geeking out with my daughters I decided to share a theory I had with them about Star Wars — specifically Return of the…Oct 20, 2015134Oct 20, 2015134
PinnedRob ConeryWhat’s the Best Hashing Algorithm for Storing Passwords?Most people will default to bcrypt when choosing a hashing algorithm for storing sensitive information — but why? Are there other choices…Jan 10, 2022Jan 10, 2022
PinnedRob ConeryWhat is Big-O Notation?When I started writing The Imposter’s Handbook, this was the question that was in my head from the start: what the f*** is Big O and why…Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022
PinnedRob ConeryMod and Remainder Are Not The SameA remainder and a modulus look so very similar, but they are not the same thing and worse, are treated differently by different programming…Aug 21, 2018Aug 21, 2018
PinnedRob ConeryCreating a Full Text Search Engine in PostgreSQL, 2022Writing a full text index in PostgreSQL is an art form. You need to know what your users are looking so you can build the right index AND…Sep 3, 2022Sep 3, 2022
Rob Conery🥷🏽 Self Sabotage: The Good PartsI’ve been listening to books about business and personal growth over the last month and I noticed something interesting when it came to the…Mar 11Mar 11
Rob ConeryTrying Something Different: A Real World Tutorial for Frontend ProgrammingTL;DR I’m making a course on Vue 3 and Nuxt 3 which is about 60% complete. There’s a book (90% done), a 30-ish video walkthrough of…Jun 9, 2023Jun 9, 2023
Rob ConerySeven Simple Steps to Overcoming Imposter SyndromeGetting over imposter syndrome is no easy task, but it starts by recognizing a cold, hard truth: you’re being toxic to yourself and those…Feb 5, 2023Feb 5, 2023
Rob ConeryI Accidentally Got Ridiculously High Visiting My Mom, and it Changed My LifeI remember clearly filling the dropper and popping two squirts of the stuff into my tumbler of soda water. I thought it was bitters, some…Jan 7, 20233Jan 7, 20233
Rob ConeryThe Importance of Knowing Your NumbersAs programmers we tend to think of reports after the fact, often when it’s too late. I learned this the hard way over the last few days.Dec 19, 2022Dec 19, 2022