engineering-and-development

Using Makefiles, SOPS, and virtualenv Together for Elegant Python Environments

I've been managing my secrets with sops ever since I looked into the subject last month, and I've been using Makefiles to handle bringing up my docker environments as they provide a nice way to not

Web Application Boilerplate

I've been tinkering with a number of projects and along the way I've come up with what I think is a solid starting point for any web application that you might build. Understanding that your applicat

Secrets Management DevOps Tools and More

These tools provide a means of securely storing secrets (encryption keys, passwords, all that good stuff that you want to make available to your production systems, but you must protect from exposure)

CLI pager commands - more, less, and most

These PAGER commands allow you to navigate through file and data stream content with a variety of useful commands. If you need to manually visually navigate through a lot of text or data, you'll f

Secure Authentication & Authorization Exercises

Each exercise includes:Scenario Initial Information Problem Statement Tasks for the student Bonus Challenges for deeper thinking**Section 1: OAuth 2.0 + PKCE

Managing Multiple Git Identities Per Single User Account

If you need to work make changes to code under different identities, there are a few different ways you can approach this. The first solution I saw on many webpages was way too clunky for my taste. It

Defining New ASCII Designs For Thomas Jensens Boxes Software

The "Boxes" command line tool takes a block of text and wraps it in one of 50 some frames listed with boxed -l and specified by the user with boxes -d the text can either be piped into boxed or a

Never Been a Huge Fan of IDEs, but I Like Visual Studio Code

To be completely honest, for the past many years, I've debated whether or not to use an IDE. On one had, they provide a number of features like code completion, debugging, and a number of other things

Visual Studio Code - Creating a Custom Text Filter Extension

In this post I will describe a way to create an extension which allows the user to receive the selected text as a string passed into a Typescript function, run that string through any command line pro

Understanding JavaScript Promises and Lazy Loading Callbacks

In JavaScript, thenables play a key role in asynchronous programming, particularly with Promises in ES6. One of the advantages of ES6 Promises (which use thenables) over older implementations like

Understanding JavaScript Promises

In JavaScript, the concept of thenables often arises when working with Promises. Promises inherit from the base class Thenable, meaning that Promises are a type of Thenable, but a Thenable is not

Part 5, Best Practices and Advanced Techniques

In the previous parts of this series, we explored the fundamentals of module importing and exporting in ES6, the different ways to define modules, and how to work with default and named exports. In th

Part 4, Dynamic Imports and Lazy Loading

Introduction So far, we’ve explored the world of static imports in JavaScript, where dependencies are imported at the start of a script’s execution. However, in modern web development, there are c

Part 3, Re-exports and Module Aggregation

Introduction As projects grow, the number of modules and dependencies can quickly become overwhelming. In large codebases, managing and organizing these modules is key to maintaining readability a

Part 2, Understanding Named and Default Exports

Introduction In the previous part, we introduced the basics of importing and exporting in JavaScript ES6, covering both named and default exports. Now, it’s time to explore these t

Part 1, Getting Started with Modules

Introduction Before ES6, JavaScript did not have a native module system, which made it difficult to split large codebases into manageable pieces. Developers relied on patterns like the Module Patt

Javascript ES6 Modules, Introduction

With the release of ECMAScript 2015 (ES6), JavaScript introduced a powerful new feature: modules. This addition was a significant shift in how developers structure and manage code, allowing for better

Powerful Text Selection Operations in VSCode

VSCode has become one of the most popular IDEs in recent years. It is also available for free. Here are a few text selection options of which you may not be aware. Multiple Selections It is possi

Horizontal Scaling in Kubernetes

Horizontal scaling in Kubernetes refers to dynamically adjusting the number of application instances (pods) based on workload changes to maintain optimal performance. Unlike vertical scaling, which in

What is Kubernetes? Where and Why Should You Use it?

Key Use Cases and Benefits Kubernetes simplifies the deployment and scaling of applications through automation. It facilitates automated rollouts and rollbacks, ensuring seamless updates without d

How to Use Docker for Development Environments

When developing an application running in Docker, you can edit the files on your local machine and have those changes immediately reflected in the running container. This is typically done using Docke

What is Docker and Where and Why Should You Use it?

Docker is a platform designed for containerization, allowing developers to package applications and their dependencies into lightweight, portable containers. These containers are isolated environments

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