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How Much Faster is PHP 7.3 by Stefan Mischook

PHP
2019-04-182019-04-18

Stefan Mischook over on YouTube sat down to describe the how much faster and efficient PHP 7.3 has been for his project Studio Web. It is a short 4 minute… Read More »

Quick Tips: AWS CodeDeploy “couldn’t find HOME environment — expanding `~'” fix.

AWS, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, Continuous Deployment
2019-04-112019-04-11

If you ever run into the above error it can be a pain to debug as the message is not very clear. What it the message is _trying_ to say… Read More »

Terraform: EC2 access to CodeCommit without HTTPS or SSH credentials.

Uncategorized
2019-04-012019-04-01

The Problem I needed a way for a EC2 instance to clone a CodeCommit repository without using HTTPS credentials or a SSH key. Specifically I wanted to use policies and… Read More »

How To: Upgrade WSL Ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10

General, WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
2019-03-292019-03-29

Upgrading WSL Ubuntu from 18.04 to 18.10 is possible; but...

Opinion: Architect VS Engineer VS Developer

Community, General
2019-03-222019-03-28

Opinion: Architect VS Engineer VS Developer.

Quick Tip: The `mvnw` (and `mvnw.cmd`) Maven wrappers are not always needed.

Java, Maven
2019-03-212019-03-21

The `mvnw` (and `mvnw.cmd`) Maven wrappers are not always needed.

Quick Tip: Install Docker on Ubuntu 18.04

Docker, General, Programs / Software
2019-03-182019-03-29

Quick Tip: Install Docker on Ubuntu 18.04

Is the Docker network bridge interface a bit power hungry?

Docker, Docker-Network
2019-03-182019-03-18

Apparently the Docker network sub-system eats a bit of power unexpectedly.

Moving where WSL mounts the Windows C:\ drive.

DevOps, General, WSL
2019-02-252019-02-25

Changing the location WSL mounts the Windows C:\ drive quick and easy.

IBM has released Unit Testing for Mainframes.

Automated Testing, COBOL, DevOps
2019-02-252019-02-25

IBM recent announced that is has created a Unit Testing tool for Mainframe computers. This is an amazing step for legacy support within modern development practices.