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My First Solo Exhibition

This year, I opened my very first solo exhibition at the organisation where I work. Even as I write these words, there's a quiet flutter of excitement in me — because this isn't…

The Invisible Barrier in Digitalisation: The Lack of Filtering

One of the most frustrating things when looking for a personal development course on a municipal training platform is that the system shows "what it offers", not "what you need".…

Don't Get Lost in Vibe Coding: Keep Your Project on Track with Skill Files

AI-assisted development — commonly known as "vibe coding" — has become part of many developers' workflows. But as projects grow, a familiar problem emerges: context gets…

FD Art Gallery is now live!

FD Art Gallery is now live! This website is the official sales platform for the painting course I have been running for a year. You will find dozens of high-quality works in oil,…

After One Year: New Artworks

About a year ago, I picked up a paintbrush for the first time. Since that day, I haven't put it down. Below you'll find four of my works. Some of these pieces are available…

Time Is Cyclical

Why is it that whenever we recall our childhood memories, lovely scenes always come to mind? Why do we feel an endless longing for those days? This has always fascinated me…

A "Next-Generation" Discipline in AI-Assisted Software Development: The Skills Method

Developing software has never been so enjoyable or so fast! Thanks to AI-powered code editors, you can now bring the web app or mobile project of your dreams to life at light speed…

They Fooled You: Losing Weight Is Really Easy

Hello, dear reader. Maybe you have no worries about your weight; maybe keeping in shape is child's play for you. But today I want to share with you a simple yet…

Time to get inside your brain

Today we're going deep into the mind, looking at the surprising similarities between how we think and how computers work, and at how we can "reset" the system…

The "Incompatible" Error in Visual Studio Projects, and What Is a GUID?

When you move an old project to a new computer (say, from Windows 10 to Windows 11), even if everything looks fine, some projects may show a "Load Failed" or "Incompatible" warning…

A trip to South Korea and Japan: Seoul, Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara and Osaka

Exactly three weeks ago, I was at Istanbul Airport. Our flight was at 1:00 PM. I think the best times to fly are after 9 AM and during midday hours; because not having to wake up…

WaterApp V2: An app designed to promote water conservation

Last year, I started a mobile application project, and this year I successfully completed it. Together with my volunteer colleagues from the company, we developed WaterApp , an…

The cats

Some of pencil drawing, watercolour, and now with acrylics. We warmly invite you to our next exhibition 2026 and online web site. London – I created this piece when I returned to…

Exploring Mathematical Engineering and Software Careers: An Insightful YouTube Interview

As university preference periods unfold, many students and parents find themselves grappling with important decisions about academic paths and future careers. To shed light on…

We create fashion: web site inspiration

Today, I was looking for a nice suit on the website. Something stylish, comfortable, and minimalistic came to mind, and I thought of Mango. When I visited their web pages, I found…

MUFG Way

Hey friends, Big news! I've been featured on the MUFG website, and I'm over the moon about it. This piece dives into my role in the IT department at MUFG, my journey in the world…

Design Patterns

When developers see the title of this article, they might start thinking, "Which design pattern could this be about?" and perhaps even become curious. However, in this piece, I'm…

London

Last month, I travelled to London for a business trip organised by the company I work for. The aim of this journey was to encourage us to voluntarily develop…

Adding a foreign card to Apple Pay while in Türkiye

Apple Pay can't be used in Türkiye because of local regulations, and you may get an error when adding a card. But if you're going abroad and want to use your Wise account or…

Empowering Positive Change as a Cultural Influencer in the Workplace

As a cultural influencer in my workplace, my main goal is to identify and resolve issues that are brought up in the annual survey. Throughout my life, I've always had a passion for…

Developing a Mobile App for CSR in EMEA and the UK using React

As a .NET developer, I've had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects. But one of the most exciting was developing a mobile app for CSR in EMEA and the UK using…

Setting Coding Standards and Reviewing Code

C# .NET coding standards with some examples: Language and framework versions: you should specify which C# language version and .NET Framework version will be used.…

Finding a Taxi in Istanbul

These days there's a popular app many people prefer to use when they need a taxi: Uber. So what are the factors that, thanks to Uber's popularity, have led it to replace yellow taxis…

My Journey to Portugal

On my birthday, 24 November, my journey to Portugal began. I set off on a long trip I had been waiting for for ages. It was an open ticket just waiting to be booked…

The Power of Listening: How Active Listening Can Solve Problems

In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to get caught up in our own thoughts and agendas. However, taking the time to truly listen to others can have a significant impact on…

The Persistence of Memory

How to pre-install adblock to the cefsharp project

http://old-support.getadblock.com/discussions/questions/79056-how-to-pre-install-adblock-to-our-cefsharp-project This article is created for those who ask for a solution questioned…

Profiling in IIS

If your web application is running slowly and you're struggling to work out why, IIS trace logging lets you follow a request from A to Z and see where it goes and…

Creating Signed PDF Documents

You can create electronically signed PDF documents, and even add more than one signature. For this you need iTextSharp and an electronic signature (a USB token or a PFX…

My projects: GitHub and Stack Overflow

We are awarded

We got prize from Daimler Mercedes Benz hackathon competition. Project: ChargeME ChargeME is an application developed with the purpose of providing location-based charge sharing…

The Virtual Interest Rates Project: Interest Rates by Customer Risk Score

It was an only one-to-one relationship with Products and Customer Segments. I have developed a system that divided that advanced interest rates function into a deep level of…

Optimizing Codes in Financial Services

In big companies, it is always a good idea to keep current system while it is working. It is a must to improve the current system in order to apply new features on it when it is…