TypeScript error: PrismaClient expects constructor options when using generated client

Summary The issue at hand is a TypeScript error that occurs when trying to instantiate a PrismaClient without providing the required constructor options. This error is encountered when following the official Prisma documentation to set up an Express + TypeScript project with PostgreSQL. Root Cause The root cause of this issue is that the PrismaClient … Read more

Issue with master/slave C# desktop app – connecting the master PC database via the slave PC and it shows 40 error?

Summary The issue at hand involves a master/slave C# desktop application where the slave PC is unable to connect to the master PC’s database, resulting in a 40 error. Despite attempts to resolve the issue by allowing the 1433 port, enabling all necessary connections, fixing the IP addresses for both master and slave PCs, turning … Read more

Disk Utility – Disk Images unable to reclaim space

Summary The issue at hand is related to disk images created by the CoreSimulator in Xcode, which are not being properly removed from the system, resulting in excessive disk space usage. The affected directory is /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/, and the user has attempted to delete the simulator volumes from Xcode, but the directories persist. Root Cause The … Read more

Dmenu shortcut(key-binding) is not working

Summary A user reported that dmenu launches correctly from the terminal but fails to execute when bound to a key combination in the XFCE desktop environment. This is a classic environment variable mismatch. The terminal session inherits the full user environment (including $PATH), while the global XFCE keyboard shortcuts context does not inherit the same … Read more

Getting the client component async error: how to rewrite this Next.js client component with useEffect?

Summary The error message “page is an async Client Component. Only Server Components can be async” occurs when trying to use async functionality in a client component. This is a common issue in Next.js applications, especially when using Sanity CMS. The problem arises from the fact that client components cannot be async, whereas server components … Read more

Excel repeat formats doing weekly

Summary The task involves repetitive formatting and data manipulation in Excel files on a weekly basis. Key steps include setting page layout, merging cells, applying VLOOKUP formulas, and deleting empty rows. The goal is to automate or streamline this process to reduce time consumption. Root Cause The root cause of the time-consuming process is the … Read more

Getting the name of the folder that contains the project itself rather than the bin/directory folder

Summary In .NET applications, AppContext.BaseDirectory points to the output directory (e.g., bin\Debug\net8.0), not the source project root. To access the project folder for configuration or resource files, developers typically need to traverse up the directory tree. While string manipulation works, relying on the presence of bin is brittle. The robust approach involves parsing the Project … Read more

Safely migrating Cloudflare Wrangler env-level worker names to a top-level name

Summary This postmortem addresses a common Cloudflare Workers configuration migration: transitioning from environment-specific worker names to a top-level worker name. The core risk is that simply removing the name property from environment sections without a proper migration strategy can result in Wrangler deploying new, empty Workers rather than updating existing ones. This leads to broken … Read more

how to make visual font size consitent across devices

Summary The issue at hand is inconsistent visual font size across different devices in a React Native app. Despite using the same fontSize style, text appears larger on some devices, such as the Samsung S25 Ultra, compared to others like the iPhone 12. The goal is to achieve visually consistent font sizes across devices, regardless … Read more