A blog about current topics in computer science and media, maintained by students of the Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart (Stuttgart Media University).
Recent Posts
Radcup Part 2 – Transition into Cloud
Written by: Immanuel Haag, Christian Müller, Marc Rüttler Several steps are necessary to transfer the Radcup backend to the cloud and make it accessible to everyone from the outside. These are explained in more detail in the following sections.
Radcup Part 3 – Automation with Gitlab CI/CD
Written by: Immanuel Haag, Christian Müller, Marc Rüttler The goal of this blog entry is to automate the previously performed steps. At the end all manual steps should be automated when new code changes are added to the repository. The new version of the backend will be made available in the cloud at the end.
Yet another Connected Vehicle Cloud Platform
Getting Ideas… write a User Story When I thought about an idea for a project, part of the lecture “Software Development for Cloud Computing”, I had two related use-cases in mind. So I wrote down those high-level user-stories: As a user who owns a non-connected car, I want to access some information about my car on…
Autonomous War – Which dangers are associated with warfare without human intervention?
The term autonomous war has been a controversial topic for years. But what exactly does the term actually mean? Autonomous war means the use of autonomous lethal weapons (short: LAWs) and machines or vehicles, which are primarily used by the military for modern warfare. Autonomous weapon systems can decide independently about life and death on…
Building a Document Translator for a Multi-Language Blog
Motivation The idea for this project occurred to me while I was listening to my sister share her vision for her recently started blog: To create a platform where writers of different ethnicity can publish texts in their native languages and exchange their stories with people from all over the world. Conquering the language barrier…
Web server with user registration and guestbook with image upload
Overview The users access the website where they have the option to the view the guest book, register or log in. To register the user has to provide a username, an email address and a secure password (more than 8 characters, upper and lowercase characters, numbers and special characters). Then an email with a verification…
Blockchain Risks and Chances – An 2018 Overview on Public and Private Blockchain, Smart Contracts, DAOs and ICOs
A few years ago, talking about Blockchain was largely consistent with talking about the technology behind Bitcoin. In contrast, Blockchain nowadays comprises a whole technology branch, whereby the Blockchain itself can be implemented in lots of various ways. Not a year ago, on December 17, 2018, the peak of the Bitcoin hype was reached by…
How to build an Alexa Skill to get information about your timetable 2018 Version
Imagine a student who just got up. He knows exactly that he has lectures today, but he does not remember which one or even when it begins. So, he asks his Alexa device: “Alexa, which classes do I have today?’” His Alexa device is able to look into his timetable and answers: “You have five…
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