lacikawiz.hashnode.devPython: Running X number of simultaneous HTTP requests - the simple wayPython is great for quickly writing and testing concepts. Today, I had a task that required sending thousands of requests to a server. Each request took about 300ms - the time added up quickly. So, I looked into how to run these requests in parallel...Aug 21, 2021·3 min read
lacikawiz.hashnode.devImage Upload with Javascript Fetch using a WordPress REST API EndpointFirst of all I want to credit this blog post for documenting the main points of this task, namely how to do an Ajax style upload (ie: without page reload) https://attacomsian.com/blog/uploading-files-using-fetch-api The Challenge A custom made user p...Jan 12, 2021·6 min read
lacikawiz.hashnode.devSwitching From Ubuntu to Linux MintI had been a mostly Windows user up to mid 2018. Then after my hard drive on my laptop got wiped by an over-reacting employee, I decided to give Linux a try. After all, I was starting my life over, why not... So I installed Ubuntu, which I have dabbl...Jan 8, 2021·8 min read
lacikawiz.hashnode.devAccessing the WooCommerce BreadCrumbs from Plugin CodeAfter a couple of hours of searching, plus trial and error. I was able to figure out how to get the category breadcrumbs into my plugin and work with the data. Unfortunately, this is very poorly documented, and evidently not frequently attempted, bec...Dec 24, 2020·3 min read
lacikawiz.hashnode.devStarting a blogYesterday, after reading an article on dev.to I stumbled accross a comment mentioning HashNode. So today, I tried it and set it up on my unused domain. I tried setting up a blog with a Static Site Generator and managed to get it going for a little w...Dec 19, 2020·2 min read
