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Jan
05

Hey There! I'm Serge

I’m a software engineer, independent contractor, and digital nomad, sharing my journey through Kazai Mazai Dot Com—a personal journal, digital garden, and blog about everything.

Dec
20

Posts

Check out my recently updated posts below or browse the full archive. Curious enough? Learn a bit more about me or dive into the notes.

Cursor for iOS Development – Installation Guide

Cursor for iOS Development – Installation Guide

Escaping Xcode’s monopoly is arguably one of the most significant advancements in iOS development in the past decade.
Building iOS Mobile Apps with Redux-like Architecture

Building iOS Mobile Apps with Redux-like Architecture

One of the things I've been puzzling over recently. Can we benefit much from bringing redux-like architectures to iOS? How? And how can we get most of it?
Notion Task and Project Management Template

Notion Task and Project Management Template

My tasks and time management notion template that can be scaled up to handle multiple projects and users. Works best for managing to-do lists, tracking goals and prioritizing tasks.
How to pass secret env vars in Xcode and CI

How to pass secret env vars in Xcode and CI

The tutorial provides a solution for managing secrets as environment variables in Xcode and CI
My Portable Homelab Overview

My Portable Homelab Overview

I've finally built my portable home lab to streamline the way I deal with my media data storage, backups, archives, etc.
Network Effects in Personal Productivity

Network Effects in Personal Productivity

How to make every minute automatically reinvested in other areas of life, by creating positive feedback loops and eventually result in organic progress in all related areas.
Jan
04

Notes

It's a playground, an evolving collection of drafts, thoughts, ideas, and discoveries, all cultivated and gathered with care and curiosity: about these notes.

Intel N100 SBC vs ARM SBC

#Single Board Computers The truth is that the magic spell doesn't work, and

Single Board Computers

#Gadgets See Also: [[Intel N100 SBC vs ARM SBC]] ARM Radxa Rock 5 * The Rock

Raspberry Pi 5 Outperforms J4125

#Single Board Computers Raspberry Pi 5 outperforms J4125 in benchmarks. According to the tests it&

How to Deploy Vapor App on a VPS

#Server Side Swift There is a nice tutorial describing how to setup continuous deployment of

A Few Years With Kindle Paperwhite 7th

#Gadgets I've been using Kindle Paperwhite 7th since 2021, here are a few

ICS Calendar Templates

#Obsidian Basic <%* var events = await app.plugins.getPlugin('ics').getEvents(moment(tp.
Dec
11

Journal

A timeline-based journal capturing reflections on life, work, and everything in between.

2022 Jan
13
2021 Recap

2021 Recap

2022's progress bar indicates 3,5%, which means that the 2021 summary should have been out a few days ago.
Jan 13, 2022
2021 Nov
22
How to Make REST API on Swift Even Better. Vapor RestKit  2.0 is Out

How to Make REST API on Swift Even Better. Vapor RestKit 2.0 is Out

A BIG update for Vapor RestKit - fast pace RestFul API framework for Vapor. Build CRUDs with Sort, Filter, and Cursor pagination cleaner than ever.
Nov 22, 2021
2021 Sep
27
How to Make REST API on Swift Even Better. I'm Working On Vapor RestKit  2.0

How to Make REST API on Swift Even Better. I'm Working On Vapor RestKit 2.0

I've started to work on a big update for Vapor RestKit. I've been using it for a while and noticed several shortcomings that were not noticeable at the stage of the initial design, both related to its internals and API.
Sep 27, 2021
2021 Mar
27
I've Spent 30 Years on This Planet

I've Spent 30 Years on This Planet

My initial plan to ride on a motorbike right into my 30 years old has failed. I don't have neither a bike nor even a moto driving license. I can't even drive it. So my Mom can be completely calm.
Mar 27, 2021
2021 Mar
23
My 100 Days of Code Challenge - What Can You Do in 100 Days?

My 100 Days of Code Challenge - What Can You Do in 100 Days?

Originally 100 Days of Code means a minimum of 1 hour of daily coding. Mostly It's popular among software engineering newcomers as it motivates them to learn systematically. In my case, 1 hour was not enough, so I picked a modified version: 100 Days of full-time coding.
Mar 23, 2021
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