Melancholy Mornings

The blog of Ọláolúwa Òkè

Charged twice? Not nice

Olaoluwa Oke | 04 July 2024

I used to work at SkipTheDishes , and we had this hilarious thing happen all the time , Customers would call in absolutely livid about being charged twice for the same order or having one order duplicated. (What would they do with two birthday cakes). They would swear up and down that they only placed one order. We heard this so often that we even had a name for it: "Phantom Charge." We usually blamed it on a glitchy internet connection .........


Cache Me If You Can: Beating Paywalls with Google Tricks

Olaoluwa Oke | 10 June 2024

So, something funny happened the other day. A friend searched my name on Google and, to my surprise, pictures of me popped up. Not just any pictures, but ones I had deleted from LinkedIn ages ago. I thought I had erased those awkward photos for good, but there they were, in all their cringy glory. How? .........


Array-n't You Curious?

Olaoluwa Oke | 28 February 2024

Ever wondered how arrays work under the hood? Yes?, Welcome to Memory Hotel, your one-stop shop for understanding the inner workings of these fascinating data structures! Here, we'll ditch the dry lectures and use images to make sure this is easy to understand .........


The List ADT (series)

Olaoluwa Oke | 4 February 2024

Welcome welcome welcome to the first episode of the List series, Where we will be talking about the List Abstract Data type, from data Structures that implement the List ADT to writing one ourselves .........


Embracing Imperfection

Olaoluwa Oke | 26 Nov 2023

In a world that often celebrates being the best, it's refreshing to acknowledge that it's perfectly okay not to claim the top spot in everything you do. Whether you're a coding whiz, a music enthusiast, or a movie buff, the pursuit of perfection .........


HexDump & Hollywood: A Curiosity Ignited

Olaoluwa Oke | 26 June 2023

You know, as a computer science student who has a bit of free time(not true), I've always loved getting my hands dirty with programming and diving headfirst into paradigms and concepts and just knowledge generally. But guess what? It was a Hollywood movie, of all things that got me started on this wild ride into the maze of hexDump .........


Fail-Over vs Fail-Back

Olaoluwa Oke | 14 June 2023

Have you ever found yourself marveling at the resilience of your favorite websites and applications, effortlessly staying up and running despite encountering unexpected hiccups? As an African, I've become well acquainted with the challenges we often face when it comes to reliable services, and perhaps today, we can unravel the secret behind this digital wizardry.


Welcome,

Olaoluwa Oke | 11 June 2023

Prepare to encounter sacred content, meticulously crafted from the most dependable sources on Earth, complemented by the insights from my own mind. ****zippss**.........