Articles
React without a Framework
3rd January, 2026 5min
Reimplementing my homepage without a framework made me more flexible and independant. I only rely on React, TypeScript and Node.js to generate a static HTML+CSS website. Also, it has been a lot of fun!
When You Don't Take the Shot
10th December, 2025 2min
I list the things I realized to improve my photos. There are the technical abilities (equipment, exposure, post processing, ...) and the surrounding conditions (time, location, ...). And sometimes, photography means letting the shutter rest.
The Photographer and her Camera
22nd November, 2025 2min
I bought a new, bigger camera and want to be independent of it.
Forgejo Actions Notification Development
20th November, 2025 17min
Some stories of how I work on Forgejo. How is a Go project structured? What's the point of Forgejo's layered architecture and what's that pub-sub pattern? Additionally, I exhaustively explain how to setup a development environment for Forgejo.
The History of Forgejo's Pub-Sub Pattern
30th October, 2025 10min
I created a tool to visualize Forgejo's Pub-Sub pattern. Why not run that tool on all 24 thousand commits in Forgejo's history? What could possibly go wrong?
How my GitHub Pages got Hacked
18th October, 2025 2min
A DNS forward is an expression of trust. GitHub broke my trust and someone else received control over my domain.
Why I love Open-Source
11th October, 2025 23min
We all live in a world of immensely complex technology. The concept of Open-Source might seem radical at first but it's indispensable in our world. Regardless if you are a user, developer or simply interested in a healthy society, you benefit from Open-Source and we should fight for every bit of it. Open-Source is a quality mark, a form of democracy and ownership, capitalism at its best and thus the response to this world, a world in which software exists. This article gets to that conclusion without requiring any prior technical knowledge.
Real-Time Application Development on Linux with PREEMPT RT
29th September, 2025 34min
While Linux is optimized for throughput and efficiency, real-time applications require bounded worst case latencies. However, with the merging of PREEMPT RT, mainline Linux converts to a real-time operating system (RTOS). Through presenting the application developer’s perspective and the changes PREEMPT RT introduces to the kernel, we review Linux’ real-time capabilities. Additionally, we investigate dynamic worst case execution time (WCET) analysis using a StarFive VisionFive 2 as a case study. Finally, we compare Linux to other RTOSes and argue that the lack of static WCET analysis is Linux’ main drawback for real-time applications.
The Bitter Feeling of Technical Compromises
25th September, 2025 5min
My very personal troubles dealing with compromises, explained at an example of docker_cron with Renovate. Sometimes you really don't have to worry as much and trust your previous, careful considerations.
Real-Time Linux on RISC-V
27th June, 2025 8min
Setting up Linux v6.12 on a StarFive VisionFive 2 with PREEMPT_RT. Also: How to setup your Linux laptop as a simple NAT router.
Guided Missiles in Minecraft
6th June, 2025 10min
I'm having a stab at designing an enitity seeking missile in Minecraft with the mc_missile mod. Or: How I blew up my brother.
Saving Time with Tests
14th May, 2025 4min
Using tests not to increase quality but to more quickly get things done. Or: How I started to enjoy writing tests.
Docker: Breathing Life into Decades old Fortran
6th April, 2025 4min
Bringing decades old Fortran code to life with Docker and animating it with Python. Now you get to see Fig.3.5. from "Introduction to Conventional Transmission Electron Microscopy" by Prof. Marc De Graef at 30 frames a second.
Inject Fonts into Web SVGs with sed
10th February, 2025 2min
Add font-loading CSS to SVGs with a sed script.
grub-install --removable for buggy UEFI
8th November, 2024 3min
Install Debian on a device with a broken NVRAM.
LunarVim in Distrobox
25th October, 2022 3min
You're missing that one program that isn't available in your Linux distro? With Distrobox, the 'Linux Subsystem for Linux,' you can install it anyways. This article explains how to do that with the example of installing LunarVim on Red Hat.
Bodging MP3 Names in Bash
12th October, 2022 3min
Why do it complicated when a Bash one-liner does it too?
reveal.js your Presentation
24th June, 2022 14min
reveal.js is a PowerPoint alternative. With it you programmatically define your presentation via HTML. This article shows how you can use reveal.js for your own presentation.
Installing Gentoo To My Liking
26th April, 2022 13min
Gentoo is a Linux distribution that offers as many options as possible. This article leads you through the decisions I took to end up with a system that best suits my needs.
Maki, Atoms and Time Travel
6th February, 2022 20min
Maki showcases how a program for interactive and programmatic animation development can be implemented. Its programmatic approach provides the precision technical concepts require, while its interactivity and real-time updates avoid a disconnect between input and output.