Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Recommended way to access session in Laravel Views

    I noticed Session::get(‘error’) in a Laravel view file. Using classes directly in the view is not a good practice. So, I asked Lary to confirm. Q: Is accessing sessions in Laravel views with Session::get(‘error’) good or is there any better way? Lary: In Laravel, accessing the session in views using Session::get(‘error’) is a valid approach. However, Laravel provides…

  • Bad programming due to lack of basic knowledge

    Even though I have 15 years of experience as a full-stack developer, I make mistakes. Sometimes, silly mistakes. I am good at solving problems and providing solutions to complex business requirements. But I don’t know everything, even some basic things. Recently, my client asked me to add a feature to attach a file to the…

  • A bad UI?

    I was talking about a dream I saw to a friend who was a character in that dream. But I forgot an important character of that dream. A few weeks ago, while watching a video about lucid dreaming, I learned that journaling your dreams after waking up helps remembering your dreams. So, I decided to…

  • Investing during COVID-19 Pandemic

    Due to the bad economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the interest rates on different types of savings have gone down. On a fixed deposit for 1 year to 2 years the interest rate is just 5.6%. So, should you save money in a fixed deposit or invest in mutual funds? Currently, NIFTY 50 is…

  • My favorite ​overnight oats recipe

    After trying some oats recipes with quick oats and steel-cut oats, I came across overnight oats. I already had rolled oats with me which is the main ingredient of the recipe though I had not used those rolled oats before this. So, it was a good opportunity to use these oats in the overnight oats…

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