Writings
Recent learnings and thoughts on various topics, most often related to programming.
There are currently 4 posts in total.Using Mailpit for Local E-Mail Testing
Recently, I needed to test a web application that sends emails after various events—things like users registrations, password resets, and notifications triggered by user actions. It is quite cumbersome to set up different mail accounts and make sure to receive the emails, especially when all you have is a mail terminal program. Moreover it is near impossible to reliably check every setup mail account and look up if the emails were actually sent to the recipients I was checking for.
Continue reading - July 15, 2025Functional programming in action - Side effects
Recently, I encountered something puzzling while working with the Nuxt framework and useAsyncData.
Continue reading - June 08, 2025Siberian dogs, fiber, fluff and theater
You may be wondering what the title is trying to say. It is, unsurprisingly, nothing special and has little to do with the actual mammal, the remains of clothing, or anything remotely related to theater.
However, the title is not meant to mislead, but rather to demonstrate the habit of people in tech of naming technical tools after phenomena from the real world.
Continue reading - May 31, 2025Hello and how I created my own blog
Welcome to my first blog post! I finally spent some time and set up Nuxt Content for my personal website project to provide the tools I need for blogging.
Continue reading - May 28, 2025