Dezmerean Robert

Generate Link to Kusto Query With Python

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:00:19 +0000

When sharing Kusto queries for Azure Data Explorer, it’s often useful to generate a direct link to the query. This snippet demonstrates how to create such a link using Python by encoding the query.

How to Create PDFs from Web Pages with Puppeteer

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:55:03 +0000

Generating PDFs from web pages can be incredibly useful for archiving content, creating reports, or sharing information in a portable format.

Puppeteer, a Node.js library that provides a high-level API to control Chrome or Chromium over the DevTools Protocol, makes this task straightforward.

Adding Azure Application Insights to Your Hugo Static Site

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:29:43 +0100

This tutorial should help you setup and deploy an Hugo site to GitHub Pages by using GitHub Actions to automatically build and deploy your site. Additionally, you’ll learn how to integrate Azure Application Insights to monitor user behaviour, track page views, analyze performance metrics, and gain valuable insights into how visitors interact with your static site.

AltWalker - A Model-Based Testing Framework

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

AltWalker is an open-source Model-Based Testing framework that I developed in 2018 and have maintained since. It supports running tests written in Python 3 and .NET/C#. With AltWalker, you design your tests as a directed graph, and it generates test cases from your graph using GraphWalker and executes them.

AltWalker has garnered substantial attention, accumulating over 46K downloads on PyPi.

Exploring AltWalker 0.4.0: What's New?

Sat, 04 Nov 2023 21:24:59 +0000

In this article, we’ll dive into the latest features and enhancements that have been introduced in AltWalker 0.4.0, including support for Python 3.12, the introduction of new fixtures, and the highly anticipated LiveViewer release.

Functional Programming: What Is Referential Transparency?

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 22:44:59 +0100

In the world of computer science and functional programming, you may come across the term “referential transparency.” It’s a concept that plays a crucial role in understanding the behavior of functions and expressions in functional programming languages. In this blog post, we’ll explore what referential transparency is, why it matters, and how it can lead to more predictable and maintainable code.

Add Github Style Note Blockquote to Hugo using Shortcodes

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:31:37 +0300

When it comes to creating informative and visually appealing content on your Hugo-powered site, using blockquotes to highlight important notes is a common practice. Blockquotes provide a clear separation from the main text and draw attention to key information. If you’re familiar with GitHub’s style of rendering notes in Markdown files, you might have noticed their visually appealing and distinct note blockquote design (https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/16925). In this article, we’ll explore how you can achieve a similar look by adding GitHub-style note blockquotes to your Hugo site using shortcodes.

Streamlining Your Development Workflow with `npm` Scripts and `npm-run-all`

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:15:44 +0300

In software development, managing tasks and automating processes are essential. Two standout tools are npm-scripts and npm-run-all. In this post, we’ll explore their capabilities and how npm-run-all enhances npm-scripts. By combining these tools, you’ll optimize your workflow and boost productivity.

Mastering the Arrange, Act, and Assert Pattern

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:57:02 +0300

Unit testing is a vital aspect of software development, ensuring code correctness and reliability. However, writing clear and effective tests can be challenging as projects grow in complexity. To simplify this process, developers use the “Arrange, Act, and Assert” (AAA) pattern.

AltTester - Test automation tools for Unity apps and games

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

During the period from 2021 to 2024, I worked on AltTester, an innovative UI-driven test automation tool designed specifically for Unity applications and games. AltTester empowers developers to streamline their testing processes by effortlessly identifying and interacting with objects within their Unity projects using tests written in C#, Python, or Java. Whether running tests on real devices such as mobile phones and PCs or within the Unity Editor itself, AltTester offers a comprehensive solution for ensuring the reliability and functionality of Unity projects.

AltTester has made a significant impact, assisting over 5,000 users in testing their games effectively.

Lighthouse CI for Static Sites with GitHub Actions

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 01:06:12 +0200

This tutorial should help you setup a GitHub workflow to run Lighthouse audits for your static site.

The project Lighthouse CI makes it easy to run Lighthouse Audits with GitHub Actions. The audit results can be used to improve performance, accessibility, SEO and more.

GitHub Actions for Altwalker

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:59:10 +0200

This tutorial will guide you through the process of setting up a GitHub workflow to automatically run your AltWalker tests whenever changes are pushed to your repository.

GitHub Actions for Hugo

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 01:28:59 +0200

This tutorial should help you setup and deploy an Hugo site to GitHub Pages by using GitHub Actions to automatically build and deploy your site.

Add custom color palettes to GIMP and Inkscape

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:35:16 +0300

This article explains how the .gpl format works, how to create a .gpl palette file and import it into GIMP and Inkscape.

Note: The .gpl format is also supported by Aseprite, Drawpile, Krita and MyPaint.

Regular Expression Cheat Sheet

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:49:37 +0300

Regular expressions are powerful tools for text processing, search, and validation. They are used in a wide range of applications, from web development to data science. Regular expressions may seem intimidating at first, but with practice, they can become an essential tool in your toolbox.

This regular expression cheat sheet provides a quick overview of all the basic syntax. It can’t cover every edge case, so if you need more information about any of these elements, refer to the documentation.

Vim Cheat Sheet

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:43:02 +0300

This Vim cheat sheet provides a quick overview of all the basic commands. It can’t cover every edge case, so if you need more information about any of these elements, refer to the documentation.

CLI tools from the Python3 Standard Library

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:03:29 +0300

Python3 comes with a wide range of powerful and useful tools that can be accessed via the command-line. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most useful tools that come with the Python3 Standard Library.

Docker CLI Cheat Sheet

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:35 +0300

This Docker CLI cheat sheet is a comprehensive guide to the essential commands for working with Docker containers and images. While it covers most of the common use cases, some edge cases may require additional information, so it’s always a good idea to refer to the official Docker documentation.

Jenkins Pipeline for AltWalker

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 17:35:06 +0300

This tutorial should help you setup a CI/CD pipeline on Jenkins for your AltWalker tests.

Meta Tags With HtmlWebpackPlugin

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 02:33:24 +0300

This article explains how to add social media tags to your webpack project.

Get Url Parameters With Javascript

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:40:21 +0300

URL Parameters (also known as Query Parameters or Query String) are a set o key-value pairs attached to the end of a URL. They are used to send small amounts of data from page to page, or from client to server via the URL.

Ember.js: Build a Markdown component with ShowdownJs

Sat, 30 May 2020 00:35:40 +0300

With the help of ShowdownJs and HighlightJs, you can easily build a Markdown component with syntax highlighting.

ShowdownJs is an easy-to-use Markdown to HTML converter, it can be used in both client-side (browser) or server-side (with nodejs).

HighlightJs is an JavaScript library for syntax highlighting on the web. It supports 189 languages and 94 styles.

Ember.js: Installing Tailwind CSS

Thu, 07 May 2020 00:02:08 +0300

This tutorial should help you install and customize Tailwind CSS in your Ember.js app.

The goal is to make your Ember.js app integrate with PostCSS and use Tailwind as a plugin. There is a huge number of plugins, Tailwind been one of them.

About Me

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Who am I?

My name is Dezmerean Robert. I am a problem solver at heart and a software developer with 7+ years of experience. With a strong background in Python and JavaScript, I specialize in building high-performance, scalable, and secure applications using modern web frameworks such as Flask and FAST API.

I am passionate about staying up-to-date with the latest developments in the software industry and exploring new technologies to solve complex problems. In my free time, I enjoy contributing to open-source projects and sharing my knowledge with the developer community.