Vassilios KarakoidasSoftware Complexity Metrics meet LLMsFrom my PhD days I was always obsessed with Software Complexity Metrics. Back in the day, I even developed and extended some.·2 min read·Jan 21, 2024----
Vassilios KarakoidasStatic checks for dynamic languages using LLMsRecently I bumped into pyright, a nice tool, offered freely by Microsoft that performs checks on python code, and warns software engineers…·3 min read·Jan 13, 2024----
Vassilios KarakoidasThe principle of fiveFrom time to time, I hear CTOs (Chief Technology Officer) and other high-level executives in tech-driven companies nag about the time…·3 min read·Dec 9, 2023----
Vassilios KarakoidasDynamic Languages vs Static Languages (round two)Recently, I was looking (don’t ask why, maybe I will tell you in the future, if I ever get the time and focus) at Docker Engine SDKs…·2 min read·Aug 20, 2023----
Vassilios KarakoidasLean and MeanThe first time I saw the phrase “Lean and Mean” was back in the day, in the most peculiar place; a C pre-processing header in the Windows…·4 min read·Aug 10, 2023----
Vassilios KarakoidasThe Age of ManThe age of man is over. No, I do not mean that we are going to be replaced by AI-driven life forms or we have reached a level that AI…·4 min read·Jul 24, 2023----
Vassilios KarakoidasThe Brief Guide to Regular ExpressionsRegular expressions is a DSL (Domain-specific Language), which is used to match patterns of text. They are everywhere. All major…·7 min read·Jun 19, 2023----
Vassilios KarakoidasRevenge of the SQL (revisited)The mainstream is always under attack. So is SQL and in general the various RDBMSs that implement their various incarnations. After the…·2 min read·Jun 9, 2023----
Vassilios KarakoidasThe Zen of Multiplexing and Other Software Engineering FallaciesTechnologies that are related to software engineering, occasionally produce the following phenomenon; they occasionally re-invent the…·2 min read·Jun 4, 2023----
Vassilios KarakoidasThe Agile WaterfallPeople loved (and many of them still love) Agile. It is something like the Holy Grail, it will lead us to a brave new world that…·2 min read·May 31, 2023----