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How I created something like Google Meet and Zoom

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Introduction: It's been a while since I started considering a project to create a video conferencing application that had both a web version and an Android application. Consequently, I'd like to outline my approach to this project, and this time, I've set some guiding principles. Specifically, for this phase, my aim is to make it entirely serverless, and I'm committed to completing it within a week. The primary objective is to rapidly build a proof of concept. This case study is going to be quite extensive because I plan to elucidate and document each step of the process, aiming to provide you with detailed explanations in each section. In alignment with these principles, I've opted to utilize Vue JS as the framework, paired with Tailwind CSS to ensure an aesthetically pleasing interface. Additionally, I'll be integrating Google Firebase for authentication purposes and incorporating Agora.io to handle video and audio aspects. As we progress through the implement...
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Turning a Joke into Innovation: AI Integration in our Daily Task Manager

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Recently, I developed a ticket management system to streamline day-to-day operations at my workplace. The system is as simple as you’d expect: users can create tickets with tentative completion dates, and team members can post updates on those tickets. However, today I’m not here to discuss how I built the system. Instead, I want to highlight how I integrated AI to help users generate updates with prompts or even summarize the updates they wish to post. It all started as a joke. In today’s world, we rely heavily on AI tools like ChatGPT, BART, and Deep.ai to rephrase our writing and ensure grammatical accuracy. It’s no secret that many of us use grammar tools, whether AI-powered or not. At our workplace, quite a few users do the same. This is nothing to be ashamed of, and no one should be concerned about it. In fact, I believe it’s essential to present ourselves and our ideas clearly and polished. After all, while English may be our primary workplace language, it’s not our mother tong...
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Zapping Through Multicast Madness: A Fun Python Script to Keep Your IPTV Streams Rocking!

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Hey there, stream wranglers! If you’re in the wild world of IPTV —think hotels, cruise ships, or sports bars blasting live channels to a gazillion screens—you know multicast UDP streams are the unsung heroes of efficient video delivery. But UDP is like that carefree friend who doesn’t check in, leaving you wondering, "Is this stream even alive?"   In this post, we’re looking at a Python script I built to help a friend whose streams randomly drop. It checks both multicast and unicast UDP streams, and if one goes down, it can (optionally) send a heads-up via Telegram. It’s got retries, scheduling, and just enough socket magic to keep things running smooth. Let’s take a look under the hood!  Table of Contents What’s the Deal with Multicast UDP Streams? What’s This Script All About? The Code: A Party of Sockets and Streams Breaking Down the Dance Moves Real-World Applications Improvements to Spice It Up Watch Out for These Gotchas Final Curtain Call 🧙‍♂️ What’s t...
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