https://code4shawn.github.io// Talk is CHEAP. Show me the CODE. 2026-08-11T11:08:46+00:00 Shawn Ng'iela https://code4shawn.github.io// Jekyll © 2026 Shawn Ng'iela /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-07-13T00:00:00+00:00 2026-07-13T00:00:00+00:00 https://code4shawn.github.io//posts/Cryptography-Explained-Managing-Public-and-Private-Keys-Across-Devices/ Shawn Ng'iela

Understanding modern cryptography and keeping your keys secure across multiple devices. Introduction Cryptography is the foundation of modern digital security. Every time you browse a secure website, send an encrypted message, access a cryptocurrency wallet, or authenticate with an SSH server, cryptographic keys are working behind the scenes to protect your data. As more people own multipl...

2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00 2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00 https://code4shawn.github.io//posts/Encryption-The-Invisible-Shield-Protecting-Our-Digital-World/ Shawn Ng'iela

In today’s hyper-connected world, nearly everything we do—banking, messaging, shopping, working—happens online. But with convenience comes risk. Cyber threats, data breaches, and identity theft are constantly evolving. That’s where encryption steps in as a powerful defense mechanism. What is Encryption? Encryption is the process of converting readable data (called plaintext) into an unreadabl...

2026-03-09T00:00:00+00:00 2026-03-09T00:00:00+00:00 https://code4shawn.github.io//posts/Software-as-a-Service-(SaaS)-and-Cloud-Computing/ Shawn Ng'iela

Over the past two decades, businesses have increasingly moved away from traditional on-premise software toward cloud-based computing services. Instead of installing software on individual computers and maintaining costly infrastructure, organizations now access powerful applications and computing resources through the internet. Two of the most important concepts in this transformation are Clou...

2026-02-23T00:00:00+00:00 2026-02-23T00:00:00+00:00 https://code4shawn.github.io//posts/AI-Enabled-Development-The-Future-of-Building-Software/ Shawn Ng'iela

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword in tech conferences or research labs—it’s now a practical, everyday tool transforming how software is designed, written, tested, and deployed. AI-enabled development is redefining productivity, creativity, and collaboration in engineering teams across the globe. In this blog, we’ll explore what AI-enabled development means, how it works...

2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 https://code4shawn.github.io//posts/How-to-Dockerize-Your-Application-and-Deploy-It/ Shawn Ng'iela

Modern applications don’t live in isolation. They run across laptops, servers, CI pipelines, and cloud platforms—and things break when environments don’t match. Docker solves this by packaging your application and its dependencies into a portable, reproducible container. In this guide, you’ll learn: What Docker is and why it matters How to Dockerize an application step by st...