How Aloia CMS has made me more productive Aloia CMS is a CMS I'm currently actively developing, so this post is a very obvious milestone in this process. I love writing blog posts, that's why you see on Posted on: March 25th, 2020 aloia-cms
How to get the verified flag on your commits in GitHub If you've ever used a Github integration, then you'll now you can verify your Git commits. In this post, I'll go over the steps you need to take to accomplish this for your own development system. Posted on: March 18th, 2020 github
How I added Elasticsearch to a Laravel application on a server with minimal resources In this post, I go over the steps I have taken to add Elasticsearch to an existing Laravel application on very minimal hardware resources. I also discuss the hurdles I had to overcome to achieve this. Posted on: March 11th, 2020 laravel elasticsearch
My favorite feature in Peppermint OS Peppermint OS is a lightweight and flexible Linux distribution. I've installed it on one of my laptops to replace Ubuntu to see what it's all about. In this post, I go over one of my favorite features in Peppermint OS that you can use right after starting it up for the first time. Posted on: March 4th, 2020 linux
Why documentation is (almost) more important than code In this post I go over some point why documentation is (almost) more important than code for any application. If you want new people to get up to speed quickly and have them contribute quicker, you might want to document the macro, meso, and micro aspects of your application. Posted on: February 26th, 2020 development documentation
How to set up a personal cloud using a Raspberry Pi and Nextcloud In this post, I go over the steps you have to take to set up an internet-facing personal cloud using nothing more than a Raspberry Pi, Nextcloud, and an external hard drive. Posted on: February 19th, 2020 raspberry-pi nextcloud
Building my personal cloud after 4 years In this post I revisit a blog post I wrote 4 years ago. At that time I was looking at building a home server and predicted some technologies. 4 years later I've finally built the home server and it was easier than you might imagine. Posted on: February 12th, 2020 raspberry-pi nextcloud
Aloia CMS: The road to version 1.0 In this post, I reflect on some of the recent changes I've planned and implemented into Aloia CMS. The release of version 1.0 is close and is all about simplying workflows and getting out of the way. Posted on: February 5th, 2020 aloia-cms
What I learned from publishing my first Golang package In this post I go over what I learned from publishing my first Golang package. I tell you about why I did this and what my workflow was to achieve this goal. Posted on: January 29th, 2020 go growth
The impact of migrating from PHP to Golang Find out how I reduced the execution time of a script by 99%. In this post I go over the impact of migrating from PHP to Golang. I recently migrated a business process from PHP to Golang and it had more benefits than just a performance increase. Posted on: January 22nd, 2020 php go