Using rbenv To Manage Multiple Ruby Versions
When switching between multiple Ruby applications, rbenv makes it easy to find, install, and use the appropriate version for the project. Let’s take a look at how it is used.
Web Application Performance, Caching, and Scaling
This post describes various strategies to improve performance for web applications. They were written from experience with Ruby on Rails web apps, but are general techniques for other languages and frameworks. This is not a comprehensive list, but an overview...
Microservice Frameworks for Java
A quick look at two Microservice Frameworks for Java.
Calendar Events from the Command Line
This is quick command line tip to view upcoming calendar events in a compact form on the command line, with a single command.
Views, Stored Procedures, and Check Constraints
This post will take a quick look at views, stored procedures, and check constraints in PostgreSQL. What are they and what are their use cases?
How I Add Personality to Remote Work
Remote workers rely on technologies to help stay connected with teammates, communicate as richly as possible, work on the right tasks and stay motivated.
Building a Web App with Boring Technologies (2017 Edition)
This post was written in February 2017 and I’m just getting around to posting it now in September of 2018. These technologies are not new or flashy but they are proven and have a lot of documentation and tooling support....
A Look at PostgreSQL Foreign Key Constraints
This post will focus on Foreign Key constraints.
Open Zoom Meetings from the Command Line
This is a hacked together bash function, taking advantage of icalBuddy and Zoom URLs in calendar invitations, making it a bit easier to join meetings.
Encrypting and Decrypting with Ruby
For a recent project I had the opportunity to research how we might encrypt a few pieces of data, with a shared key and initial value, and I put together the following notes. This is mostly re-hashing the OpenSSL:Cipher documentation...