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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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Mi-Light… In the middle of my street?
With a new Home Assistant instance running, I have a renewed interest in getting everything into Home Assistant that should be in Home Assistant. Now, HA supports a TON of integrations, so this could be a long post. For now, let’s focus on my LED lighting. Light It Up! In some remodeling efforts, I have…
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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…
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Replacing ISY with Home Assistant – Part 2 – A New Home
This is the continuation of a short series on transitioning away from the ISY using Home Assistant. Getting Started, again As I mentioned in my previous post, my plan is to run my new instance of Home Assistant in parallel with my old instance and transfer functionality in pieces. This should allow me to minimize…
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Replacing ISY with Home Assistant – Part 1a – Transition Planning
This is the continuation of a short series on transitioning away from the ISY using Home Assistant. The Experiment I mentioned in my previous post that I had ordered some parts to run an experiment with my PowerLinc Modem (PLM). I needed to determine that I could use my existing PLM (an Insteon 2413S, which…
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Replacing ISY with Home Assistant – Part 1 – Preparation
This will hopefully be a short series on migrating away from my ancient ISY994. They killed it! I have had an ISY994 since early 2018, and it has served me well. It is the core communicator with my Insteon and Z-Wave devices. However, Universal Devices is killing it in favor of their eisy device. Now,…