Multi-stage Docker builds for tiny IoT images
Being part of the technical team at Resin.io has exposed me to a lot of new technologies and development practices. And one of those has been ..
Rise of the SMACK Stack
Modern web applications require a myriad of services in order to function properly; a site is expected to be able to store transactional ..
Deploy without worry – Heroku & Postgres
In my last post, I talked about deploying to Heroku. We deployed our app, and it only contained the text “Hello World”—but we accomplished ..
Send Emails with a Custom Domain Using SendGrid and Rails
SendGrid is a cloud-based email delivery service that assists businesses with email delivery. That may sound like one of the most boring ..
Collecting Docker Performance Metrics
Docker containers help make software deployment faster and more efficient. In order to ensure that you’re getting as much efficiency out of Docker ..
The Future of Computing is on the Edge
Computing began in an age of consolidation. For 50 years, mainframes, minicomputers and their cousins ruled the computing landscape. That ..
Linux: Why You Should Consider Switching
A couple of years ago, I decided to try out Linux, just out of curiosity. I had no intentions of making a switch; Windows had been my primary ..
Calling Java Code from C/C++ Transparently
I recently needed to create a C/C++ API for some existing Java code. The first thing that came to mind was to use the Java Native Interface ..
Overview of Wireshark: A Packet Analyzing Tool
Wireshark is open source packet analyzing software that allows you to examine packets moving through a network. The software was developed ..
Deploy Without Worry
My last post was about the power and flexibility of deploying an app with one command. The drawback that I didn’t get to touch on was the lack ..