• A conversation that I had with Claude 3 (Sonnet) over lunch

    The following is a conversation that I had with Claude 3 (Sonnet) over lunch. I was trying to clarify some questions I had about OAuth, how to decipher the flows, and about related security concerns when using it with server-hosted and server-less applications. I find this type of conversation to be very useful, although I…

  • Converting Python to native Binary Executable

    Options You can compile a Python program to a binary executable file that runs as a stand-alone application using tools like PyInstaller, cx_Freeze, or py2exe (the latter is Windows-only). Among these, PyInstaller is widely used and supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. This guide will focus only on ‘PyInstaller’. 1. Instal PyInstaller First, you need to…

  • John Henry: Programmer

    John Henry was a coder bright,Sat by his screen, bathed in midnight light.With a keyboard close and a mind alight,He said, “Code’s gonna be my endless fight,Code’s gonna be my guiding light.” Down in the town, they heard the news,Of a machine called ChatGPT, cutting-edge and new.It could code through day and through night,Without human…

  • ChatGPT vs Bing Chat

    I wanted to compare the two tools to see how they differ in their responses. I gave it a prompt to get more information about AI developer tools. I was using ChatGPT version 3.5 and whatever Bing Chat is running today. Keep in mind that ChatGPT only has data up to September 2021, while Bing…

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  • Triage

    Triage originated as a process of prioritizing medical patients based on severity of their condition. Not surprisingly, there are 3 basic categories (as indicated by the prefix ‘Tri’), and these categories focus on doing the most help for the most people. The process assumes limited resources of staff, time, location, etc. Although the concept is…