Sticks and code

Allan Ibutiti

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I'm a software engineer. I think about tech, business and economics a lot. Occasionally, I build things. Huge F1 fan (Mercedes, Hamilton). Here's where I write a few of my thoughts.

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Convert Images to PDF in Python

Feb 22, 2021 13 min read

I recently needed to convert image data to PDFs, which led me down the rabbit hole of learning how images work. A Primer on Images First, let's understand how images are represented in data. Raster vs Vector Images Raster images are composed of pixel...

Bipolar Disorder and My 2020

Jan 2, 2021 10 min read

It's the end of a very confusing year for me. Short of it is, it's been the most successful year of my career, but it has wreaked havoc on my mental health. Trigger warning I go into a lot of detail about how bipolar disorder affects my day to day li...

Intro: Launching an Ecommerce Store Based in Nairobi, Kenya in 3 weeks 🚀

Dec 7, 2020 4 min read

Building things is hard. It's particularly hard for me because I've never built and launched anything solo without a payout at the end of the project. I've been stuck in this loop of analysis paralysis, jumping from researching one idea to the next, ...

3 Common Python List, Set and Dictionary Mistakes

May 1, 2020 9 min read

Python is a loved language. It's easy to get started with, it almost looks like English and the dynamic typing makes development a lot quicker. However, if you've worked with Python, you've probably noticed some strange behaviour with its dictionarie...