“The problem with introspection is that it has no end.” ― Philip K. Dick
Dagmar and I went to the Bronx Zoo’s “Brew at the Zoo” event last Friday. We had a lot of fun tasting different beers and enjoying a surprisingly pleasant evening compared to the weather we’ve had lately. The gates open at six, and most of the exhibits were already closed, so we didn’t get a […]
This is a trailer for the latest Jim Jarmusch movie, “The Dead Don’t Die.” Focus Features will release (or drop for those of you who think that “release” isn’t post-modern enough) on June 14th. The trailer dropped around April 1st. (Wow. That is a cool verb. I can’t get enough of it now.) Jim […]
Need some background on how to debug iOS? I wrote this post for Raygun’s blog. In this tutorial, we’ll debug an iOS application with Apple’s Xcode. Xcode is a robust environment for developing and troubleshooting iOS applications. We’ll see how we can use it, alongside Raygun’s iOS Crash Reporting, to quickly address an application deficiency. […]
This post discusses how easy it is to manage your log when you use containers. You can easily use Docker to redirect your logs to a single file. How cool is that? I was in the midst of a big deployment to AWS when I wrote this one. Docker is the only way to go. […]
Why is unit testing important? This is one of those titles that you almost have to click. I wrote this one for NCrunch, a testing tools company, a while back. The original is here. What’s the point of unit testing? Why is it important? Even if you’ve never heard the question asked in so […]
Scalyr’s “Getting Started” blog series has covered a ton of different platforms and languages. I’ve had the privilege of writing a handful of the posts, and each one of them has been a lot of fun. This one is about logging with Apple’s Swift language. You can find the original post here. We’ve covered how […]
DZone has just released their 2019 Guide to Java and I am proud to say that I wrote an article for it! You can download the whole guide here, or check out my post over here.
I’ve cross-posted a few of the blogs I’ve written for Scalyr here. They offer a powerful log management tool. Plus, their blog is a valuable resource for any developer or administrator that has to deal with logs. So, for all developers and administrators. Now you can get my blogs, along with entries from many […]
How do you feel about spelling errors in code? I wrote about them for SubMain on their blog. You’re checking out some code. It’s been a long time since you looked at this project. Or maybe it’s the first time. You point your editor at an interesting file name and double-click to open it. Your […]
What’s the difference between microservices and SOA? The two design paradigms have a lot in common. That makes sense when you consider that microservices are an offshoot of the SOA movement. But there are essential differences between the two systems. Let’s take a look at the two different approaches to architecture and highlight where they […]
