In response to a flood of requests – well, okay, one – I’ve posted the code for this project on GitHub. But don’t expect to be able to run it. That’s the thing about a maker project – you can create it to be used by anyone who cares to download your designs and code; or you can optimise it… Read more »
Often, when discussing projects on this blog, I share bits of code. Sometimes more than a bit. But I rarely share whole programs or libraries because, well, it’s a pain uploading it and making sure WordPress hasn’t munged characters. And it’s equally difficult to correct errors and keep code updated. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. “FFS, use GitHub.” And… Read more »
Recently, I found myself wanting to share some code via Github, but realised it contained my wifi password. That’s not a huge issue (see below), but neither is it a good idea. You should never hard-code credentials into your software – in principle. But when you’re hacking together an Internet of Things (IoT) toy for personal use in your own… Read more »