Weekly Coding • 2025-05-04

Hello everyone. It's time to write my weekly report.

🗓️ Today I noticed that my goal was created over 3000 days ago. That means my goal is already quite old. I wonder how much longer it will last?

💾 This week, I spent 11 hours developing a backup program for my files. The program is complete and works surprisingly well: https://github.com/hinst/hi-backup It includes encryption, compression, and updating modified files. The main advantage of the program is that it does exactly what I want. However, its main drawback is that if I make a serious bug, there's no way to restore the data 🥵 In popular archivers, such risks are low because thousands of people use them, so most bugs have already been found and fixed. For my program, I conducted several unit tests to increase my confidence in its correct functionality.

The most productive day this week was Saturday, when I spent 6 hours writing and debugging the hi-backup program.

🖥️ Also, I recently bought a 4K screen for my home computer from AOC for $360. It has wide "bezel" and a refresh rate of 160 Hz. The picture quality is fantastic. My previous screen was also an AOC with the following specs: 1080p, 240 Hz. I think 4K is definitely a big plus for people who spend a lot of time in front of a computer. The difference is noticeable when reading text and in games, the graphics are beautiful.