AT / CI / CD

Intro: Hashicorp `Packer`

AT / CI / CD, Hashicorp, Packer, Resource Provisioning
2019-07-302019-08-02

The problem space… In today’s modern application development process an applications has many homes. Local development, (docker) containers, on premise Linux servers, maybe even Unix mainframes for production. Often an… Read More »

Project Release: Docker + AWS + Selenium + Terraform. Get it up and running.

Automated Testing, BASH, Docker, Docker-Compose, Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Java, Maven, Programming, Ssh, Terraform
2019-04-282019-04-28

A little background Recently at the office the team I am assigned to have been tasked with build a quick start tool chain for a project. This got me thinking,… 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 »

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.

Using `shellcheck` to lint your bash/sh scripts.

BASH, Community, Linting
2018-11-272018-11-27

Being involved in technology, specifically web, it does not take long we have to write a bash (or shell) script.

Is HTTP/2 really worth it?

Automated Testing, AWS, Gatling.io, Lightsail, Terraform
2018-11-122018-11-12

Just how much performance does HTTP2 offer? Like many other things in technology; it depends. Rea on to learn the benefits and pitfalls of using HTTP/2.

Passing Data Into Gatling from the Command Line

AT / CI / CD, Automated Testing, Gatling.io, Load Testing
2018-11-082018-11-08

Passing data into a Gatling load simulation is super easy, barely an inconvenience.

Just how effective is web server caching? Very.

DevOps, Galting, Lightsail, Load Testing, nginx, PHP
2018-11-072018-12-26

Learn how to setup a high load CMS for less than the cost of lunch.

What’s the difference: Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment.

Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration, DevOps
2018-11-012018-12-26

DevOps has a bunch of terms, many of which are mixed up, misused, or just plain wrongly defined. Here we break down three of the most common terms in layman's terms.