Scripting Setting Up A New Machine Mark Robson I like automating boring stuff. When setting up a new machine I tend to run a script that does a lot of the grunt work for me: #!bin/bash echo 'Installing homebrew' brew (1 min read).
Cypress.io E2E Tests Mark Robson Jest is great and all that, but wow! check out Cypress.io! Thats it for me, e2e more than unit tests. Check out the docs. This great video too. (1 min read).
Blockchain, Bitcoin, And Cryptocurrency Mark Robson Introduction If totally new to the subject, I wrote some notes about blockchain in general with some definitions etc. What is a Blockchain? A simple definition is 'a distributed ledger'. A ledger is blockchain (3 min read).
VSCode keybindings.json Mark Robson Place your key bindings in the keybindings.json file to overwrite the defaults: [ { "key": "cmd+k", "command": "workbench.action.terminal.clear", "when": " (1 min read).
Standard.js Mark Robson I know how linting makes your code so much nicer, but I'm not sure how many hours of my life have been wasted in the past through discussions about semi-colons, how many spaces (1 min read).
Upgrading Node.js Package.json Modules Mark Robson Basically this: npm install -g npm-check-updates npm outdated (1 min read).
Right, Wrong & Right And Wrong Mark Robson There is being right, and there is being right. There is being wrong, and there is being wrong. There are differences. Right and Right You can be right. I hope you are. If (2 min read).
Big Endian and Little Endian Mark Robson Remember Gulliver's Travels? The two cities that were fighting each other were called the Big Endians and the Little Endians - fighting because they couldn't agree which end of the egg should be (1 min read).
Client Storage Notes Mark Robson Just some notes on client storage. Cookies Text. Sent with each request. localStorage localStorage persistent to a small maximum, something like 5MB. Local storage keeps things stored 'forever'. Good for username fields, preferences (1 min read).
Linkerd Mark Robson Definitions Service mesh the mesh provides service discovery, load balancing, encryption, authentication and authorisation, support for the circuit breaker pattern, and other capabilities This was a proof of concept, to see how easy (1 min read).
One Reason To Still Use Gulp Mark Robson I believe that every tool has its particular use. There are fashions, styles, trends, bias (especially with developers), etc, but you have to have the right tool for the job. Let me get (1 min read).
Functional Reactive Programming Mark Robson Most of this is my notes from Jafar Husain's FRP course (he is an awesome teacher). "Functional Reactive Programming" sounded like some more buzz words to me when I first heard (2 min read).
Configuring SSH Mark Robson To stop having to log in each time with ssh there are some things you can do. Vi/vim ~/.ssh/config and add: Host * UseKeychain yes Or you can be more specific: host (1 min read).
Hyperledger and Other Distributed Ledger Technologies Mark Robson These are just some notes I made when I was using Hyperledger. Definitions Peer A peer is a single 'entity' in the network. It is a machine that shares a portion of their (1 min read).
Internationalisation - I18n With React-Intl Mark Robson I{['nternationalisatio'].length}n or I18n or 'Internationalisation'. Look no 'zee'; we're British. First, install 'react-intl'. import { IntlProvider, FormattedMessage, addLocaleData } from 'react-intl' import App from '../App' import en from 'react-intl/locale-data/en' (1 min read).
REST Brief Intro Mark Robson REST is an acronym for 'Representational State Transfer'. Yo, Represent. This meaning 'depict' or 'stand for'. State, as in the condition of the thing represented. And transfer meaning to pass from one point (1 min read).
Fixing Bluetooth Speaker Stuttering on Mac Mark Robson Just one of the many little annoyances that interrupt the flow. Kind of like setting up https and renewing certs. Anyhoo, Mac lets you tweak the quality of audio output over bluetooth. The (1 min read).
Mongodb Docker Backup Mark Robson There are a few ways to back up data in mongo. For now I just want to use mongodump. I decided to create a shell script with something similar to: docker exec mydatabase (1 min read).
Put a Sock in it. HTTP Sockets Mark Robson socket - one endpoint of a two-way communication link between two programs running on the network. A socket is bound to a port number so that the TCP layer can identify the application (1 min read).
Node Streams Mark Robson 'Aaahh be like water', Bruce Lee said, 'be like water'. Streams flow and you manage them with piping, just like plumbing. source.pipe(destination) So to take input from the terminal (stdin), and (1 min read).
Creating Your Own Javascript Testing Framework Mark Robson Testing is essential to development. I've obviously used testing libraries such as Mocha, Chai, Ava, Tape, etc. But how would you go about writing one yourself? How would you build a test framework (2 min read).
Setting VS Code Terminal to ZShell Mark Robson I couldn't find how to set the default terminal to zshell online. Here's how I did it: Code -> Preferences -> Settings Search for 'Terminal'. Set "terminal.integrated.shell.osx& (1 min read).
A DAG Example in Javascript Mark Robson One thing I've learned is to really understand something you have to do it. More times going over something = certainty. So if you forget the deets of something you read two weeks ago, (1 min read).
Simple Blockchain Primer Mark Robson Basic Definitions: Economics the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption (use of, disposal, decrease, exhaustion etc), and transfer of wealth (energy potential) Ledger a book of financial accounts. Also a flat (3 min read).
Securing MongoDB With Docker Compose Mark Robson I had a little bit of an issue authenticating with docker compose. To add an admin user with docker compose you use the provided environments: MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME, MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD, (1 min read).
