John Ruble on Atomic Spin

Azure

Looking for a Quick, Cheap Cron Job on Azure? Check Out Container App Jobs.

Are you looking for a quick cron job on Azure? If your recurring task can be expressed as a one-liner, here's an easy way to run it in Azure.

Extracurricular Activities

Home Automation in 2024: What’s New?

After avoiding it for a decade or so, I’m finally dipping my toes into home automation. So, what's changed, and why now?

JavaScript

Prune Your Monorepo’s Docker Build

My software team recently applied the prune command and other techniques to great effect, reducing the Docker image size by half.

TypeScript

Build a Lightweight Code Generator with TypeScript and JSON Imports

On a recent project, my team created a lightweight code generator, with reusable techniques I want to share. Read on for the why and the how.

TypeScript

Typescript Switches on Multiple Inputs

I recently found myself wanting a two-dimensional switch statement in TypeScript. Here's one way to write one!

TypeScript

Add CLI Scripts to Your TypeScript/Node Project with TSX (No, the Other TSX)

One-off CLI scripts that share code with the application are valuable. Here's my favorite way to run them in a Node.js TypeScript project.

Developer Tools

Integrating Contentful with a Server-Rendered Next.js App? Watch Out for Cycles!

It can be hazardous to combine Contentful with server-side rendering (SSR). My first tip: watch out for cycles!

Developer Tools

In the Market for a GraphQL server? Try GraphQL Yoga

My team recently stood up a GraphQL API endpoint with a server called Yoga, and I was pleased with how easy it was to get going.

Developer Tools

Why I Switched from Skitch to Shottr

I have been using Skitch for marking up screenshots, but recently at the suggestion of a co-worker, I switched to a new tool: Shottr.

Exploratory Testing

2 Ways to Catch Software Deployment Problems Early

Have you ever introduced a bug that lurked undetected until deployment? I'll describe a couple of these bugs and early-warning systems to catch them.

Developer Tools

Stopwatch.sh: A Simple Tool to Measure Elapsed Time

Many tools will measure how long it takes for a computer to do something. Stopwatch.sh is one I keep up my sleeve for when none of those other tools fit.

John Ruble

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