https://dkolf.de/ Articles on programming and technology on dkolf.de https://dkolf.de/lua-async-await A short introduction to the async-await programming syntax for running asynchronous tasks and how it can be implemented in the Lua programming language. https://dkolf.de/id-bars "Identity bars" are my concept of a form of Identicon to reliably distinguish large numbers (hash values) in a visual way. https://dkolf.de/diceware I recommend a variation of "Diceware" in order to create strong and memorable passwords. https://dkolf.de/simple-webpages I keep notes on what I have learned about the necessary minimum in order to have a web page that is well readable on both a mobile device and in a browser for a desktop computer. https://dkolf.de/dependencies Package managers like npm, cargo and LuaRocks have made it easy to include external code in projects. I advocate that we need to complement this improvement in the ease of use with additional measures to ensure supply chain security. https://dkolf.de/respectful-websites Money makes the world go round, and the web is a part of this world. However, many websites are in my opinion going too far: They are treating their readers primarily as a resource. This article is my wish list on how more respectful websites would behave. https://dkolf.de/password-touch I am presenting an approach for entering strong passwords using a touch screen. https://dkolf.de/git-features Some features of the Git version control system have escaped my attention until recently and maybe this list of three short topics can help others who missed the same documentation entries as I did. https://dkolf.de/dkjson-lua/#v2.9-beta.2 A preview for the next version of dkjson is available: 2.9-beta.2. It contains performance improvements for the pure-Lua decoder. https://dkolf.de/git-problems The Git version control system is helpful in many ways, but there are some issues where I still have friction in my work with Git. https://dkolf.de/gzip-htaccess I was looking for a way to serve compressed documents on my web site. This article is my summary of what finally worked for me.