Sven's Blog

Setting up postgres on linux mint debian edition Sep 24

This is a step-by-step guide to getting up and running with postgres on LMDE. I'm new to postgres, since I've only been working with mysql so far. I want to share with you the problems and solutions I encountered getting postgres up and running, hoping...

Beginner Series Sep 19

Today I'm starting a series of beginner tutorials for budding web developers. I expect the reader to have a basic understanding of the topic. My goal is to provide some best practices that go a little beyond "Hello World". The articles will cover Ruby...

New Design Jun 13

Check out the new design of this website! I added a header to prevent all the text from sticking at the top. Looks better now! 😸

In case you're wondering why I didn't add a header before launching this site, there's a good reason for that. It took...

Deploying Middleman to Github Pages Jun 12

I've had quite some trouble deploying my site to github pages. The reason is that the deploy needs to be configured differently, depending on whether you create a website for a project or for your account. The default configuration won't work if you...

First Blog Entry Jun 12

I've been playing with the thought of building my own blog for a few months, and now is the time I turn this thought into reality. Choosing a platform wasn't easy, and I considered using Wordpress, Ghost, Jekyll or Medium until I decided to dive into...