Why Christianbaum Dot Com
My whole life, I was a huge fan of the “.org” TLD. I also like going by my full name (first, middle last). So, why did I choose “christianbaum.com”?
Read moreBlurring the lines of modular monoliths and microservices in .NET with preprocessor directives
This is an exploration of the idea of having both a modular monolith and microservice architecture; the possibility of splitting the deployments up for the purpose of scaling with little compromise. Using directives, build configurations, and some smart architectural patterns, you can setup your deployables to one, or more depending on your needs. This is simply a “how to”, and I’m not engaging into the “why” on modular monoliths or microservices. With this configuration, you don’t need to engage one way or the other because you can have both! Sometimes, it pays to be indecivive.
Read moreAccessible sidebar drawer with great UX
If you are on mobile, or if you shrink the window, you’ll see a hamburger menu with a toggleable sidebar. This is functional with javascript disabled, although some javascript was added to enhance the experience. So, how do you implement it?
Read moreThe past decade of blogging
Before today, there was only one blog post on my site, from 2020, helloable.c. I’m pretty sure nobody has read it. I don’t know, I don’t use analytics, but I never advertised it. My primary motivation for even writing that was to combat imposter syndrome I felt at the time, even though already had 4 years of professional experience at that point. If I could offer a useful blog post, maybe I could be a “real” developer, I thought. Pretty silly reasoning, really! I had a draft for the longest time about using #define in C to implement compile-time templates, which I never finished because the quality didn’t measure up. Honestly, I don’t care to finish it.
Read moreCity Night Journal Entry
Note: Below is the only journal entry I have about City Night in a private file. I don’t see why I didn’t make a public blog post about this. Maybe it was too vulnerable for me to say at the time.
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