Category: Software
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Publishing Markdown to Confluence
For what seems like a long time now, I have been using RittmanMead’s md_to_conf project to automatically publish documentation from Markdown files into Confluence Cloud. I am on something of a documentation kick, and what started as a quick fix ultimately turned into a new project. It all started with the word “legacy”… In publishing…
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You really should get that documented…
One of the most important aspects of a software engineer/architect is to document what they have done. While it is great that they solved the problem, that solution will become a problem for someone else if the solution has not been well documented. Truthfully, I have caused my own problems when revisiting old, improperly documented…
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Generative AI comes to Google
About a month ago, I signed up for Google’s generative AI offerings: SGE (generative AI in Search) and Code Tips. I was accepted to the labs a few weeks ago, and, overall, it’s been a pretty positive experience. SGE – Yet Another Acronym I don’t really have any idea what SGE means, but it is…
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Pack, pack, pack, they call him the Packer….
Through sheer happenstance I came across a posting for The Jaggerz playing near me and was taken back to my first time hearing “The Rapper.” I happened to go to school with one of the member’s kids, which made it all the more fun to reminisce. But I digress. I spent time a while back…
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The Battle of the Package Managers
I dove back into React over the past few weeks, and was trying to figure out whether to use NPM or Yarn for package management. NPM has always seemed slow, and in the few times I tried Yarn, it seemed much faster. So I thought I would put them through their paces. The Projects I…
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A small open source contribution never hurt anyone
Over the weekend, I started using the react-runtime-config library to configure one of my React apps. While it works great, the last activity on the library was over two years ago, so I decided to fork the repository and publish the library under my own scope. This led me down a very eccentric path and…
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Update: Creating an Nginx-based web server image – React Edition
This is a short update to Creating a simple Nginx-based web server image which took me about an hour to figure out and 10 seconds to fix….. 404, Ad-Rock’s out the door Yes, I know it’s “four on the floor, Ad-Rock’s at the door.” While working on hosting one of my project React apps in…
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Configuring React SPAs at Runtime
Configuring a SPA is a tricky affair. I found some tools to make it a little bit easier, but it should still be used with a fair amount of caution. The App I built a small React UI to view some additional information that I am storing in my Unifi Controller for network devices. Using…
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Talk to Me Goose
I’ve gone and done it: I signed up for a trial of Github Copilot. Why? I had two driving needs. In my work as an architect, I do not really write a TON of code. When I do, it is typically for proof of concepts or models for others to follow. With that in mind,…
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Replacing ISY with Home Assistant – Part 3 – Movin’ In!
This is the continuation of a short series on transitioning away from the ISY using Home Assistant. Having successfully gotten my new Home Assistant instance running, move in day was upon me. I did not have a set plan, but things were pretty simple. But first, HACS The Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) is a…