Docker mutli-stage builds are great for compiled languages, but what about interpreted languages that require the source code at runtime? In this post, we’ll see how to use Docker multi-stage build...

Recently, I’ve started leveraging Cloud Build for building and testing Docker images as part of a CI/CD pipeline. In this post, I’ll briefly cover a few of the benefits of using Cloud Build, how to...

For a while, I’ve had issues with my linux desktop becoming unstable and locking up. The only solution being to reboot it. Now this is not ideal when running a Plex server and your daughter is tryi...

Cloud storage is great option for backing up documents, photos, etc. Let’s look at some of the issues surrounding cloud storage for backups. Cost Effective With prices as low as $1.99/month for 1...

I recently needed to be able to use the AWS CLI for managing AWS resources in China’s Beijing Region. It took a little bit more than a simple Google search, so I thought I’d write a quick post on i...

I recently had the honor of speaking on Day 1 at DevOpsDays Kansas City. I work as a DevOps Engineer at C2FO and I absolutely love my job. Naturally, I was very excited to share how we were employi...

In an ideal world, no one would ever run schema changes in production that weren’t already tested and applied in preceding environments. We’ve learned that best practices dictate you roll migration...

Do your tables start out fast and performant but over time seem to become slow and unusable? If so, you might be facing the same issue that I ran into called bloat. What is bloat? Bloat is a side...

Recently, I took the plunge and upgraded from El Capitan to Sierra and kept getting prompts like the following every time I tried to do a git push or git pull: Enter passphrase for key '/Users/my....

I recently started working on a project where I was doing a lot of low level file manipulation. This of course made any of the code paths that used functions where I manipulated these files hard to...

I recently started learning the Go programming language as it is widely used at my new workplace. When I start learning a new language, I usually like to start by doing the obligatory “Hello World”...

Today marked the end of Midwest.io, a two-day developer conference in Kansas City. Being a Kansas City native, I really enjoyed the fact that there was such a great conference held locally. Union S...

I’m here to chronicle my journey in technology and to share what I learn. I often find some of the best advice and solutions to questions in others’ personal blogs or sites. Hopefully, it is now my...