I’ve been hiring Software Engineers over the past few years in Singapore, and I notice a worrying trend. As a local business, I always want to hire Singaporeans first; I want to give our own young people a chance; I… Continue Reading →
As a kid, I was fascinated by anything that could fly – planes, helicopters, rockets. It was a privilege to be able to fly on a plane back then, as it was still relatively expensive and only middle-high income families… Continue Reading →
I read about the new 3-piece next generation ERP unit and must say I was a little bit disappointed. I applaud Transport Minister On Ye Kung for openly sharing the decision making process that lead to this design. As an… Continue Reading →
I had to solve an interesting problem recently, so I thought I should blog about it. If you want the tl;dr version, view the source code. In general, you should avoid getting into a circular dependency injection situation. This means,… Continue Reading →
Chope culture. A uniquely Singaporean culture where diners at open food centers place small items such as tissue packets, business cards or water bottles to reserve a table or seat. I know many people are not in favour of this,… Continue Reading →
I got a really cute 3.5″ TFT display for my RPi from Cytron which has an ADS7846 touchscreen controller. After installing the drivers (by following the instructions here), I realised that the X/Y axes of the touchscreen were flipped. It… Continue Reading →