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First public release of Sensei Grid

https://lauris.github.io/development/2014/09/03/first-public-release-sensei-grid

First public release of Sensei Grid. Sep 3, 2014 Category: Development. In previous articles ( #1. I have mentioned and showcased a small demo. Of an open source library I am currently working on - Sensei Grid, a simple data grid in JavaScript. Today I cleaned and re-structurized the project, refactored some core classes and published it on GitHub. It is still under active development, but I have a clear plan and goals for the project because it is an essential part of my startup Datazenit.

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Switching to CodeMirror

https://lauris.github.io/development/2014/10/02/switching-to-codemirror

Oct 2, 2014 Category: Development. From the beginning of time Datazenit. Was using Ace editor. As raw query editor. Ace is really great and all that, especially because it has proved itself as a component in several cloud IDEs and large projects ( projects using Ace. However it is a massive and complex tool, and for us it introduces too much overhead, because we are using just a small portion of its capabilities. Few years ago CodeMirror. The Technology Behind Datazenit: Part 1.

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GUI Tools for PostgreSQL on the Mac

http://postgresapp.com/documentation/gui-tools.html

GUI Tools for PostgreSQL on the Mac. If you prefer a graphical client to the command line, there are a number of choices for the Mac. This page describes how to connect to Postgres.app with some popular clients. Is a modern Postgres client for OS X written by Jakob Egger, who also happens to be the maintainer of Postgres.app. Postico features a beautiful interface for creating tables and working with data. For complex queries it also includes a powerful SQL editor. Web based, requires registration).

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Work and open source

https://lauris.github.io/development/2014/08/25/work-and-open-source

Work and open source. Aug 25, 2014 Category: Development. This blog post will be a small recap of the work day. After a few day break I resumed my work on Datazenit. I was occupied with other things and few conceptual projects for the past couple of days, but more on that later. There is often no way to do it. Gittip. Is nowhere near as popular as it should be. Few bucks doesn’t change anything because you are the only one donating. Projects don’t always get abandoned because of financial issues.

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First impressions of Docker

https://lauris.github.io/first-impressions-docker

First impressions of Docker. Oct 11, 2014 Category: Development. Finally I got a chance to play with Docker and was pretty satisfied with the experience. There are some rough edges, but it didn’t lessen my excitement. Docker is stable for a few months, currently the latest version is 1.2. I will try to use Docker to run different versions of MySQL and PostgreSQL for testing purposes at Datazenit. Can be found on Docker website, and it covers all core aspects of Docker. Moving away from the cloud.

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Text generation with Markov chain

https://lauris.github.io/text-generation-markov-chain

Text generation with Markov chain. Sep 30, 2014 Category: Programming. Is a stateless mathematical model describing a sequence of possible events. Text generation with Markov chains is as old as the model itself. I recently played around with it and it was pretty fun thing to do. I found a Python script that seemed a good start - shaney.py. It probably originates from a experiment called Mark V Shaney. Markov chain is named after Andrey Markov. Is a text processing library for Python, that was really eas...

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Sensei Grid Editors

https://lauris.github.io/sensei-grid-editors

Sep 25, 2014 Category: Development. Today a new editor. Was bundled with Sensei Grid. This one features a textarea for large text editing. Currently Sensei Grid ships with three editors: BasicEditor, SelectEditor and TextareaEditor. Previously SelectEditor was implemented just as an example in the demo file, but I moved it together with other editors and it is now a part of Sensei Grid. These changes introduced a new configuration parameter for columns called. But a further investigation is still needed.

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Why web-based?

https://lauris.github.io/startups/why-web-based

Oct 6, 2014 Category: Startups. Nowadays we often see software being distributed as web-based applications, especially in the cloud ( SaaS. Heck, even my own startup, Datazenit. Is a web-based application, however not currently in the cloud. So what are the benefits of web-based applications over the good old traditional desktop software? I would argue that a web developer is easier to find and hire than, for example, an experienced C developer for a medium to large software project. The amount of we...

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Weekend with fishes

https://lauris.github.io/life/2014/09/27/weekend-with-fishes

Sep 27, 2014 Category: Life. This weekend together with a few friends I am going to Sabile. A small Gypsy town in Courland. This is going to be a fishing trip, so most of the time will be spent on a small river called Abava. We were there once, during the summer, and the place was quite enjoyable. Hopefully a few fishes will be our Saturday night special. An old postcard with Abava River near Sabile. I will post a status update tomorrow evening when I am back from the trip. 6 Weeks of Daily Blogging.

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Weekend with fishes #2

https://lauris.github.io/life/2014/09/28/weekend-with-fishes-2

Weekend with fishes #2. Sep 28, 2014 Category: Life. The weekend with fishes has ended and I am back home. Everything went as planned, except maybe for the fish count. I expected it to be somewhere above zero, but at least one of my companions catched three pikes, so I can’t blame the weather, river or something similar. We kept one of his pikes while others received an amnesty. It was a delicious, healthy and fully self-made dinner. While we were not fishing, Don’t touch the spikes! Today was a fine day.