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@noamtamim
noamtamim / README.md
Last active July 14, 2025 21:59
Markdown with PlantUML

How to use PlantUML with Markdown

PlantUML is a really awesome way to create diagrams by writing code instead of drawing and dragging visual elements. Markdown is a really nice documentation tool.

Here's how I combine the two, to create docs with embedded diagrams.

Step 0: Setup

Get the command-line PlantUML from the download page or your relevant package manager.

@davidfowl
davidfowl / HostedService.cs
Created July 17, 2017 09:31
A base class that allows writing a long running background task in ASP.NET Core 2.0
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
namespace WebApplication24
{
public abstract class HostedService : IHostedService
@luckydev
luckydev / gist:b2a6ebe793aeacf50ff15331fb3b519d
Last active September 18, 2025 08:53
Increate max no of open files limit in Ubuntu 16.04/18.04 for Nginx
# maximum capability of system
user@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max
708444
# available limit
user@ubuntu:~$ ulimit -n
1024
# To increase the available limit to say 200000
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo vim /etc/sysctl.conf
@peterspackman
peterspackman / mingw-w64-x86_64.cmake
Last active July 16, 2025 00:04
cmake toolchain file for mingw-w64 x86_64 builds on Ubuntu
# Sample toolchain file for building for Windows from an Ubuntu Linux system.
#
# Typical usage:
# *) install cross compiler: `sudo apt-get install mingw-w64`
# *) cd build
# *) cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=~/mingw-w64-x86_64.cmake ..
# This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Windows)
set(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX x86_64-w64-mingw32)
@define-private-public
define-private-public / HttpServer.cs
Last active September 29, 2025 12:26
A Simple HTTP server in C#
// Filename: HttpServer.cs
// Author: Benjamin N. Summerton <define-private-public>
// License: Unlicense (http://unlicense.org/)
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
@application2000
application2000 / how-to-install-latest-gcc-on-ubuntu-lts.txt
Last active August 7, 2025 02:17
How to install latest gcc on Ubuntu LTS (12.04, 14.04, 16.04)
These commands are based on a askubuntu answer http://askubuntu.com/a/581497
To install gcc-6 (gcc-6.1.1), I had to do more stuff as shown below.
USE THOSE COMMANDS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING.
ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
If you are still reading let's carry on with the code.
sudo apt-get update && \
sudo apt-get install build-essential software-properties-common -y && \
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y && \
@ygotthilf
ygotthilf / jwtRS256.sh
Last active September 16, 2025 08:53
How to generate JWT RS256 key
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -m PEM -f jwtRS256.key
# Don't add passphrase
openssl rsa -in jwtRS256.key -pubout -outform PEM -out jwtRS256.key.pub
cat jwtRS256.key
cat jwtRS256.key.pub
@mjohnsullivan
mjohnsullivan / http_server.rs
Last active September 8, 2025 05:55
Simple HTTP server example for Rust
// Updated example from http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Hello_world/Web_server#Rust
// to work with Rust 1.0 beta
use std::net::{TcpStream, TcpListener};
use std::io::{Read, Write};
use std::thread;
fn handle_read(mut stream: &TcpStream) {
let mut buf = [0u8 ;4096];
@gafferongames
gafferongames / delta_compression.cpp
Last active October 4, 2025 11:01
Delta Compression
/*
Delta Compression by Glenn Fiedler.
This source code is placed in the public domain.
http://gafferongames.com/2015/03/14/the-networked-physics-data-compression-challenge/
*/
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <string.h>
@groovybayo
groovybayo / step-by-step-gatling-idea.md
Last active November 7, 2022 06:47
Gatling: Step by step guide to IntelliJ integration

Step by step guide to setting up IDEA to write gatling simulations

Prerequisites:

Have [SBT plugin][sbt-plugin] installed

Begin

  • [Create a new project][create-project] in IDEA ( File > New Project ...)
    • Make sure you select a maven module