Ndifreke Ekott

Thoughts, stories, ideas and programming

03 Aug 2024

Understanding and working with JSON data types with PostgreSQL

There was a time when if you had to work with a lot of JSON structured data, you had to turn to building NoSQL databases like MongoDB purposefully. However, the relational database world has caught on and given us the option to work with relational and non-relational data within the same database engine

31 Mar 2024
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10 Jan 2024

Why You Should Contribute to an OSS Project in 2024

In 2024, contributing to open source projects as a software engineer can have wide-ranging benefits. Open-source projects rely on contributors for codebase maintenance, feature development, bug fixing, and community support. However, challenges such as lack of resources, difficulty in onboarding, maintainer burnout, and lack of diversity exist.

27 Sep 2023