Lead developer / Manager / Python lover / SQL nerd / AI & ML dabbler
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AWS cloud day and why AI is just too easy
October 24, 2024The big topic from AWS Cloud Day Dublin was pretty clear: AI. AWS is making big moves in making it easy and seamless to add LLM functionality backed by an à la carte menu of models to your app. It was so dominant in terms of the topics that it felt like a AI conference at times (mixed in with the usual sales pitches 😃). Here are my hot takes 🔥 on both the hype and substance of AI.
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Turn your Raspberry Pi into a home media server (without using Plex)
July 2, 2024Everyone loves Raspberry Pi, they are cheap and flexible mini linux boxes. Here is a how I set one up to serve video files to all of the devices in my house.
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The Linux Mega-hack: what it means for dev teams, and software in general
April 18, 2024Several Linux distros were recently compromised by a mega-hack that almost became the biggest exploit of all time before it was discovered, but what does this mean for you and your team?
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The Testing Pyramid is Dead, here is something better...
March 19, 2024For years the concept of the testing pyramid has reigned supreme: the idea that the number of tests should be inversely proportional to the breath of their scope. In short: lots of unit tests, very few end to end tests. This was first proposed by Mike Cohen in “Succeeding with Agile”, but really popularized by software demigod Martin Fowler. In recent times there has been a shift in thinking here, and one that I have adopted for both front and backend development.
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How to fix it when your SSL certificate is not appearing in AWS Cloudfront
February 29, 2024Cloudfront is an easy to use CDN for basic use cases, with blazing fast performance in most geographical areas, but this gotcha can be very frustrating. HTTPS is an almost essential requirement these days, as your site will have difficulty being listed on google without this, and you will need a SSL cert to configure HTTPS.
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