The Blog

Notes, guides and stories from Sameemul Haque on web development, Linux and debugging.

A browser window photographed on a phone camera, showing an unstyled page with broken images loaded from a file:/// address, beside the title It doesn't work on my machine

Sep 22, 20262 min read

It Doesn't Work on My Machine

A user said our web app wasn't loading, but the bug wasn't in the code. A short story about debugging, communication, and asking the right question first.

#debugging
#support
#web

Nov 1, 20233 min read

Hacktoberfest 2023: A Recap

Reflecting on completing the Hacktoberfest 2023 challenge, the digital rewards and tree planting, and why you should contribute to open source too.

#recap
#open-source
#hacktoberfest

DOTFILES title above a file tree of .bashrc, .dir_colors, .config, .firefox and .sddm, with .config expanded to hyprland, waybar, rofi, dunst, swaylock, fastfetch, alacritty, neovim and zathura

Aug 8, 20233 min read

Managing Dotfiles with a Bare Git Repository

How I manage and version my Linux dotfiles with a bare Git repository, a single alias, and branches for switching between themes.

#guide
#linux
#git
#dotfiles

Nemo file manager in a dark Catppuccin theme, split into two panes that each show the same home folder with Android, bin, Desktop, Documents, Downloads and other folders

Jun 22, 20232 min read

Nemo, My Favourite File Manager

Setting up and customising the Nemo file manager on Linux, plus the keyboard shortcuts for panes, tabs and folders that I use every day.

#guide
#linux
#nemo