ByteWelder

Jan 15, 2024
The making of a platform

I got inspired by Flipper Zero and started developing an application platform for ESP32 touchscreen devices.
May 20, 2023
Building a handheld PC

I’d like to share with you my latest project: Decktility!
Apr 15, 2022
OpenPyrojet Print Head Prototype

A few weeks ago, I joined the OpenPyrojet project. OpenPyrojet intends to build 3D printer technology based on thermal spraying. In this post, I’ll show you how I assembled the print head prototype.
Dec 28, 2021
Hobby CNC electronics

I recently started building an IndyMill CNC router. In this post, I’ll share some progress and decisions I’ve made when working on the electronics cabinet of this build.
Sep 5, 2021
Designing for privacy: A thought experiment

Apple’s plans have been widely critiqued. This was breach of trust for me, and it made me reconsider my choices of software and hardware. It also made me think of how we, as software engineers, could do better in terms of privacy. Below is a thought experiment.
Jul 8, 2021
Google Analytics IP anonymization is a joke

Google Analytics, the popular data gathering and statistics analysis tool, has a feature called IP Anonymization or IP Masking. The name is kind of a joke to me, because it isn’t nearly as anonymous as it sounds. Let’s take a deeper look at this feature!
Oct 7, 2020
Thoughts on multiplayer networking

The topic of gaming and networking was brought up on the KorGE Discord server. This made me think about the various forms of networking stacks that I’ve encountered in the past years, and some of the different considerations for their development.

The intention of this article is to give a glimpse into various approaches and considerations. It’s likely not complete or perfect, but I hope it will be useful for developers that are somewhat new to networking for games.
Aug 14, 2020
Building a charging case

I will take you through the steps I took to create a charging case for 3 chargers. I hope you enjoy reading about my successes, findings and failures.
Jun 30, 2020
ESC fuse fix

I ordered a bunch of RushFPV Mini Tank Stacks that were rated for 30 A and connected them to some DYS Samguk 2600 Kv motors without propellers. This minimal load blew the fuse on the ESC, making the ESC unusable. The result was that BetaFlight showed 0.01 V when a lipo was connected.
Jun 6, 2020
Making a Li-Ion battery pack

This post shows the steps involved in making a 2S pack with 21700 cells. This guide is also relevant for constructing with 18650 cells.
Feb 26, 2020
Upgrading your merge requests

I did a write-up on how to improve merge request (or pull request) quality control on ING’s Medium Blog.
Aug 13, 2019
Installing Linux Mint on a Surface Go

This is a step-by-step guide describing the steps I took to install Linux Mint 19.2 on a Surface Go device as the sole OS.
May 14, 2017
Introducing Spork 4.0.0

I’ve been working hard on Spork 4.0.0 since last summer.
May 13, 2017
Testing multithreaded code

Writing multi-threaded code for Java/Android is not the easiest of tasks. Making it testable can also be a challenge.
May 8, 2017
Borrowing from Kotlin

Not all projects can be easily migrated to Kotlin, but that doesn’t mean we can’t benefit from Kotlin within other languages.