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Using Devcontainers to run x86 apps on Apple Silicon Macs, powered by Rosetta

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How to use Devcontainers to create apps with x86 architecture on an Apple Silicon Mac

Certain apps and libraries never want to update with time, thus you end up with emulation. Here's how you would develop apps using incompatible libraries on your Apple Silicon Mac.

Podman with Desktop Companion: The best alternative to Docker Desktop

Podman with Desktop Companion: The best alternative to Docker Desktop

Docker Desktop is no longer free for the enterprise. Podman helps you fill the void left by Docker. Know more about it and the installation process in my latest blog post.

Factors to look at while dealing with Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency Featured

Factors to look at while dealing with Cryptocurrencies

Ever wondered how to research crypto tokens before you buy them, but have no idea where to start? You've ended your search at the right place.

Is the state of targeted digital advertising broken?

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Is the state of targeted digital advertising broken?

Advertisements are everywhere - newspapers, TV channels, billboards, and digital. But is the current state of digital advertising good for the end user? Read my opinion to find out more.

How to run Spark 3.0 applications on your GPU

How to run Spark 3.0 applications on your GPU

Wanted to run your Spark job on a GPU but didn't know how? Well, your search ends here :)

Cool Spark ML - Part 2: Preprocessing of Data

Cool Spark ML - Part 2: Preprocessing of Data

Data preprocessing is the process of detecting and correcting inaccurate records from a dataset. Its importance is more paramount when it comes to big data. Learn how you can preprocess data in Spark ML.

My journey to 10k post views on LinkedIn

My journey to 10k post views on LinkedIn

My LinkedIn posts' Views and Reaction Count went up by 100x and 20x respectively. See my experiences here.

Spark 3.0 adds native GPU integration: Why that matters?

Spark 3.0 adds native GPU integration: Why that matters?

You won't have to depend on your CPU anymore to run Spark based jobs. You will be able to offload them off to the GPU. Learn why this matters in this post

Tail Recursion: Why and How-to Use in Scala

Tail Recursion: Why and How-to Use in Scala

Read my blog post to know more about the advantages of tail recursion, and how do you use it in Scala.

Cool Spark ML: K Nearest Neighbors

Cool Spark ML: K Nearest Neighbors

Learn how you can write a KNN algorithm from scratch and modify it for use with larger datasets in Spark

Add new functions to existing classes the Scala way

Add new functions to existing classes the Scala way

Why extend classes to add a small functionality, when you could just write an implicit class? Read my post on how you too can take advantage of that in Scala

MySQL installation inside Docker on Mac

MySQL installation inside Docker on Mac

I’ve never liked to make changes to my laptop by providing my admin credentials to install various tools, like MySQL because I love doing things at a user level. Programs like VSCode and Atom are good examples of that when all you do is drag the application icon to

Announcing Simple Weather v4

Announcing Simple Weather v4

On the eve of my birthday, here’s a surprise – a big update. Welcome to Simple Weather v4. This is a really big release. I’ve heard from the Open Source Community (FDroid , Emails , GitHub issues) and the Play Store Reviews. They all wanted me to add a few new

Remove Ubuntu Bootloader code from Windows 10

Remove Ubuntu Bootloader code from Windows 10

Ever uninstalled Ubuntu from your machine but the GRUB still remains? Know how to remove Ubuntu completely from your machine.

Announcing Simple Weather v2.0

Announcing Simple Weather v2.0

Hello there. Wishing all a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year. Today I’m writing this blog post to announce the second release of my Simple Weather app. The app was started out as an assignment to the CS With Android Workshop that was held in our college last