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It's not what your code looks like underneath, but what it does that matters.

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Pixels and Robots

It's not what your code looks like underneath, but what it does that matters.

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How to auto-refresh Realm inside Android WorkManager

2021-12-29 2022-05-14 / By Kai Luo / Android

In this tutorial, I teach you how to overcome one of the biggest pain points in Realm for Android, i.e. how to use Realm in a background thread.

A protip about CSS font-family and mixed language sites

2021-12-26 2022-05-07 / By Kai Luo / Web development

The surprising behavior of CSS font-family when you mix Western and Eastern languages. As always, embrace the “cascade” in CSS.

6 Nginx configuration pitfalls that bit me in the ass (and how you can avoid them)

2021-04-04 2022-05-10 / By Kai Luo / DevOps

Non-obvious Nginx configuration mistakes that take tons of time to debug when things go south.

A few tips about Nginx caching

2020-11-02 2022-05-08 / By Kai Luo / DevOps

Lessons I’ve learned after using Nginx’s proxy cache for a high traffic website.

Hello world!

1991-01-19 2022-01-03 / By Kai Luo / Blog

About Kai Luo

Hi! 👋 I'm Kai, a programmer, data analyst and SEO with a decade of experience in the software industry.

Pixels and Robots is a collection of lessons I’ve learned the hard way in the field. Follow this blog for insider tips about software development, SEO and data analysis.

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  • A few tips about Nginx caching2020-11-02
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