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How to compare JSON files offline

At work, I needed to compare some huge (almost identical) JSON data structures.

Since the data was potentially sensitive, I wanted to do it offline. Sending data over the wire to one of the myriad of online services was a no-go.

There are probably built-in tools for IDE’s like VS Code, Emacs and the like, but I wanted something I could use on the Linux CLI

Who am I

I am many things.

Upon reflecting the following words come to mind: husband, father, son, colleague, friend, philosophical, idealist, perfectionist, patient, empathetic, respectful, forgiving, fair, fearful, stubborn

Social media etiquette with the help of AI

There are many both really awesome and really horrible stories about how the internet is shaping our lives in the 21st century.

Social media despite its cool aspects also provide us with at least two problems:

• The harsh tone often found in debates.
• The amount of (useless) content.

Both problems have made me more or less quit social media, but I am hopeful that AI will be able to counter the harsh tone.

A very small PDF for testing

For testing, I often find myself prioritizing having small data sets because they are easier to comprehend. Also, the small size helps emphasize what is being tested when irrelevant data is absent.

Today, I needed a PDF for testing. Following the same principles, I sought out “the smallest (valid) PDF” and ended up on StackOverflow.

Constructing dummy JSON Web Token (JWT) using ClojureScript

JWT seems broadly used around the internet for all kinds of services and I wanted to use it for a service of my own.

To increase testing speed while interacting with the backend, I wanted to be able to rapidly create new JWTs to see the effect of different payload structures.