Tommaso Amici

Demistifying list virtualization in React

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 14:03:18 GMT

A walkthrough of minimal implementation of a virtualized list component in React

How to load a local Parquet file in Starrocks

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 20:37:33 GMT

A short guide on how to ingest data in Starrocks using Parquet files

You may not need Nx Cloud

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:35:36 GMT

Some of the things I learned while migrating the frontend monorepo at FLYR from Lerna to Nx and how to make the most out of this setup without Nx Cloud.

A reactive approach to backend response caching

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 05:43:34 GMT

In this post I discuss how to implement backend response caching based on dependencies between data, significantly simplifying invalidation.

How to dynamically change the signature of a function in Python

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 22:33:08 GMT

Here's something I learned today when adding Redis backed caching to a FastAPI application.

How to specify the type of a `column_property` in SQLAlchemy

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:40:31 GMT

A short post illustrating how to specify the type of a SQL expression addded to a model with a `column_property` in SQLAlchemy

Adding dynamic Open Graph images and social cards to a Next.js application

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:56:26 GMT

Vercel recently announced a new service to generate OG Images dynamically. In this post I will show you how you can add this feature to a self hosted Next.js application.

Estimating the size of Serie A fanbases using Pwned Passwords

Fri, 06 May 2022 09:51:01 GMT

I had a bit of fun today poking around the Pwned Passwords data breaches. I wanted to see which Serie A team had the most fans based on the number of leaked passwords that can be reasonably associated with a specific team.

Wagtail as a headless CMS for JavaScript frontends

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:46:22 GMT

In this talk at Wagtail Space US 2022 I spoke about how to set up Wagtail as a headless CMS for JavaScript frontends

Headless Wagtail, what are the pain points?

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:17:51 GMT

The first installment of my guide on how to set up Wagtail as a headless CMS for JavaScript frontends.

How to write unit tests for functions using `timezone.now` in Django

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:10:00 GMT

A short post explaining how to mock `django.utils.timezone.now` in unit tests.

How to setup the modern frontend toolchain in Django

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:12:12 GMT

So you want to deploy a traditional Django application, but you also want Typescript, Tailwind, and all the good that modern frontend offers?

Custom Metrics Reports on GitLab

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:08:41 GMT

GitLab allows you to record Metrics Reports and will display a report on merge requests so that it’s easier and faster to identify changes without having to check the entire log

What I wish I knew before building a Gatsby source plugin

Sat, 29 May 2021 20:02:41 GMT

What I learned building a Gatsby plugin to source my collection of board games through BoardGameGeek's API.

Building a HomeKit compatible temperature and humidity sensor

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:12:35 GMT

In this short post I'll explain how I set up a HomeKit compatible temperature and humidity sensor with a ESP8266 chip, Homebridge, and an AM2302 sensor