I asked my first question on Quora way back in 2011. Since then I’ve asked another 560 questions and written 209 answers. I use Quora regularly and don’t see that changing in the near future. Unfortunately, I’ve found Quora’s usability has decreased as the volume of content I’ve created (particularly questions) has increased. I know …
Lets say there is a repository on GitHub called someweirdname/MyAwesomeRepo. I want to fork this repo, so I do. Now I have davidshq/MyAwesomeRepo. I don’t get a chance to work on it for a few days and GitHub tells me in the interim 100 commits have been made to the upstream origin repo. So I …
One of the larger reasons using node modules can be a nightmare is the amount of time wasted installing/uninstalling/reinstalling modules on a per project basis using npm. Facebook’s Yarn 2 uses a different methodology for installing modules that should provide significantly faster module management, so I figured I’d give it a try. The install instructions …
Every year or two I try running VirtualBox on a system with Hyper-V enabled and it goes poorly. Recently there was some hope that VB would run alongside Hyper-V…and I actually had this working for a split second. But when I updated to the latest Windows build it broke again. Figured I’d share what I’ve …
Can You Run Oracle’s VirtualBox on a Windows System with Microsoft’s Hyper-V enabled? Read More »
Many of us have written code that lacks tests to ensure code correctness and protect against human error. Most of us have worked with legacy code bases that have lacked these tests. Oftentimes the code has been written in a way that makes such testing quite difficult to add after the fact. I’m curious if …
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Portainer is a GUI mean to make managing Docker easier. By default Docker is managed using mainly CLI tools and while this is all grand it can be a bit much for those who just need quick access for simple purposes. I recently attempted to setup Portainer on my local Windows 10 Enterprise Edition PC …
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Cayla Belser, a great friend and very talented artist, created a new take on a piece of classic programming humor I’ve used as my Facebook cover for some time now. I figured I’d share it with everyone, along with what the original looked like. Here is Cayla’s creation: Here is the original:
Overview I’m working on a project…and this is just a post for me to chronicle thoughts about this project. Read if you so desire… I have not yet started actual code development, I have given myself until July 1st to acquire additional knowledge and skills in various technologies. Starting July 1st I’ll begin composing code, …