Alex Seifert

Alex is a developer, a drummer and an amateur historian. He enjoys being on the stage in front of a large crowd, but also sitting in a room alone, programming something or reading a scary story.

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Working with Linux in Windows: Linux Server in VirtualBox

I have written before about having to work in Windows 7 with Docker which only runs natively on Linux, macOS or Windows 10.

November 1, 2016

Debugging Node.js in a Docker Container with WebStorm

Node.js + Docker + WebStorm is not an unusual setup for Node.js developers, but there is nonetheless surprisingly little information available about how to setup debugging in WebStorm while running a Node.js application locally in a Docker image.

October 25, 2016

Why Ad and Tracking Blockers Are Necessary

Ad and tracking blockers have been around for several years, but ever since Apple introduced the ability to install them on iOS devices with the introduction of iOS 9, they have made the mainstream news.

July 16, 2016

Resize an NSImage Proportionately in Swift

For the past couple of days, I’ve been working on a small project for OS X written in Swift where it was necessary to import an image and scale it down proportionately based on a given width and height.

June 18, 2016

Node.js: Fixing a memory leak in Express MemoryStore

When using a combination of Express and krakenjs in your Node.js application, there is a feature enabled by default which automatically leads to a nasty memory leak.

June 16, 2016

ScratchPad 1.4.1 Released

Today I’m happy to announce the first new release of ScratchPad in four years.

June 5, 2016

Spectre in the Shadows: Teaser

The first teaser video for Spectre in the Shadows is now out!

April 1, 2016

A Song from Cellar Now on SoundCloud

One of the songs from my new album, “Cellar”, is now available to listen to in full on SoundCloud. The song is called “The Dead Tree in the Cemetery”.

March 28, 2016
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