Makefiles are really good at one thing, managing dependencies between files. In other words, make makes sure all files that depend on another file are updated when that file changes. We tell make how […]
Bringing up your own cluster has never been easier. The recent 1.0 release of Docker Swarm signals that the Docker team feel that Swarm is ready for production. I've been running a bunch of […]
CloudFormation stacks are very nice for setting up complete server environments. But, there are a few problems. Keeping all resources in one stack may not be possible since some resources, such as Kineses, may […]
This is the notes that accompany my presentation called Docker, the Future of DevOps. It turned out, quite fittingly, to be a whale-sized article :). What Is Docker And Why Should You Care? Contrary […]
Amazon just released a bunch of new services. My favorite is Lambda. Lambda allows me to deploy simple micro-services without having to setup any servers at all. Everything is hosted in the AWS cloud. […]
When practicing new programming techniques I am a fan of ping-pong pairing. Ping-pong pairing is a way of pairing with TDD that evenly distributes the amount each programmer spends in front of the keyboard […]
Most people are aware that is is possible to define scripts in package.json which can be run with npm start or npm test, but npm scripts can do a lot more than simply start […]
Grunt is the tool of choice for many client side web projects. But, often the gruntfiles look like a mess. I believe the reason for this is that many people don't care about keeping […]
As a consultant I am called in to solve specific problems and I would like to start working on the problems at hand as soon as I can. But, very often, there are other […]
Sometimes when working with a new web site I have customers who want to see the site while it is still in development. One way of doing this is to have alternative demo servers […]
I just watched a great presentation by Daniel Spiewak called Living in a Post-Functional World. I watched it mainly because I heard it was a great presentation on how to deal with modules, which […]
The Thoughtworks' Tech Radar has come out again and there is no change in the recommendation on Javascript testing. The radar recommends to "Adopt Jasmine paired with Node.js". This is very specific advice. It's […]
In the last few years I have been asked to help savor several web projects gone bad. The quality of the projects, code, environment, documentation, and morale has been low. To know what I […]
As we all know, Javascript is a very flexible language. In the article I will show different ways to execute conditional code by using some common idioms from Javascript and general object-oriented techniques. Default […]
I recently wrote a program, Word Maestro, which requires extensive calculations in Javascript. The calculations, permutations and searching, are very CPU intensive and hangs the GUI when performed in the foreground. Web workers to […]
During the holidays I had the opportunity to read the wonderful book, SQL Performance Explained and now I want to share some of my new found knowledge. The book contains a lot more information […]