Year: 2018

  • Generating documentation as code with mermaid and PlantUML

    Generating documentation as code with mermaid and PlantUML

    Writing documentation is always a task which isn’t much liked and especially with diagrams and flowcharts there’s the problem of which tools to use. One crafty tool is Draw.io with web and desktop editors but what to use if you want to write documentation as a code and see the changes clearly in text format…

  • Monthly notes 31

    The first part of Summer has been great and holiday season is near. Here’s monthly notes for June with topics of microservices, kubernetes, design patterns and stories of how Shopify and Airbnb build their services. Also some tools like Kap. Happy reading. Issue 31, 28.6.2018 Microservices 7 tips for effective microservices “Have a request-id/correlation-id for…

  • OWASP Helsinki chapter meeting 34: Secure API

    OWASP Helsinki chapter meeting 34: Secure API

    OWASP Helsinki Chapter held a meeting number 34 last week at Eficode with topics of “Perfectly secure API” and “Best friends: API security & API management”. The event gave good overview to the topics covered and was quite packed with people. Eficode’s premises were modern and there was snacks and beverages.… Jatka lukemista →

  • Monthly notes 30

    Summer is approaching and even in Finland the weather is sunny and warm. I’ve been busy as the Enduro-MTB racing season has started and most weekends are spent at the race track. But here’s monthly notes for May with topics of state of the Web, how geolocation in browsers work, and something about tools.… Jatka…

  • Two days of React Finland 2018: Day two with React and React Native

    Two days of React Finland 2018: Day two with React and React Native

    React Finland 2018 conference was held last week and I had the opportunity to attend it and listen what’s hot in the React world. The conference started with workshops and after that there was two days of talks of React, React Native, React VR and all things that go with developing web applications with them.……

  • Two days of React Finland 2018: Day one topics of React

    Two days of React Finland 2018: Day one topics of React

    React Finland 2018 conference was held last week and I had the opportunity to attend it and listen what’s hot in the React world. The conference started with workshops and after that there was two days of talks of React, React Native, React VR and all things that go with developing web applications with them.……

  • Monthly notes 29

    This month’s notes are about front-end technologies: Sneak peek beyound React 16 and videos from Vue and Angular conferences. Also CSS Blocks + OptiCSS is great and for us in EU it’s nice that Fargate is finally available in Ireland. Check also list of important podcasts for software engineers. Issue 29, 29.4.2018 Security Computer security…

  • Build Monitor with Raspberry Pi and Touch Screen

    Build Monitor with Raspberry Pi and Touch Screen

    Information is a great tool in software development and it’s useful to have easy access to it. The more obvious you make your problems, the harder you make them to ignore. The more attention they get, the quicker they get solved. One thing developers like to monitor in software development is continuous integration status and…

  • Monthly notes 28

    Monthly notes 28

    Winter refuses to make way for the Spring and March in Southern Finland has been quite cold despite warm and rainy week which melted away some of the already scarce snow. So, skiing mainly on artificial snow and mountainbiking on icy paths which is nice. But this also leaves time to read what has happened…

  • Monthly notes 27

    For cold winter evenings here’s something to read. Monthly notes for February are about relearning and thinking. Issue 27: 23.2.2018 Relearning Computer Science and why it’s necessary even for web developers “Computer Science and why it’s necessary even for web developers I know that in some countries a degree in CS is expensive or unattainable,…