The latest articles on DEV Community by Ernest Duah (@itsernest). https://dev.to/itsernest https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3783123%2F3a50011d-e8ce-4cd9-ae02-d4d6f324e300.png https://dev.to/itsernest en Ernest Duah Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:06:12 +0000 https://dev.to/itsernest/building-a-self-evolving-system-performance-booster-in-go-react-57ip https://dev.to/itsernest/building-a-self-evolving-system-performance-booster-in-go-react-57ip <p>Long before I finished my project (<strong>Cura</strong>), unnecessary background processes were preventing personal works from being <strong>as productive as it is now</strong>. I used to rely on Task Manager, manually ending immortal processes that respawns short after closing was difficult and discouraging. </p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fde1h1hvsgh53drrcgej4.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fde1h1hvsgh53drrcgej4.png" alt="Cura screenshot" width="800" height="488"></a></p> <p>I have made <strong>Cura</strong>(as in 'Cure') that frees your resources to enjoy them smartly, and automated.<br> An instance I recall, running 2 AVDs side-by-side without <strong>Cura</strong> was tedious, laggy. <br> <a href="https://github.com/its-ernest/cura" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/its-ernest/cura</a></p> <p><strong>Cura</strong> works by prioritizing only core system processes(Drivers and core processes) and whitelisted apps(Like my Android studio). </p> <p>In about a few days since I launched v0.1.9 of <strong>Cura</strong>, I have been able to run multiple processes of my choice smoothly, while Cura handles unnecessary stuffs draining system resources.</p> <p>I would appreciate more stars and contributions on the GitHub repo. <br> <a href="https://github.com/its-ernest/cura" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/its-ernest/cura</a></p> <p><strong>Feature requests I have planned</strong></p> <ul> <li><p><strong>System tray support</strong>: currently when the user closes or minimizes the program, it stays static in the task bar. Redirecting it to the system tray icons would make the illusion that Cura is less bothersome on the interface.</p></li> <li><p><strong>SkLearn SVM model</strong>: a trained mini-model that will trigger <strong>Cura</strong> to show an important popup to the user like: "Your system has the potential to lag or crash in the next 30 mins, reduce unnecessary whitelists"</p></li> </ul> <p>More ideas and proposals are welcomed. Thanks</p> contributorswanted showdev news