Mattie Behrens on Atomic Spin

DevOps & System Admin.

A Webserver and a Slack Bot on OpenBSD: Introducing relayd

I set up a Slack bot on my OpenBSD server. When I needed to route traffic to it, I needed to use a new tool in the OpenBSD toolbox: relayd.

Effective communication

Conversations tend to disappear into a black hole on platforms like Slack. Having them in the open, wisely, can help everyone around them.

Growing as Makers

I've been thinking about how the expertise I gain from building LEGO models is a lot like how I build software effectively at Atomic Object.

The Software Life

Software needs maintenance just like your car does. With proper love and attention, it can serve you well for years to come.

Python

Python has been around a long time. But it has evolved quite a bit since those early days, thanks to type hints and the "typing" module.

Developer Tools

Creating and using lots of SSH keys can be really easy to manage with a simple key system. Following a few simple principles makes it work.

Developer Tools

We make handling SSH keys on macOS way more complicated than it has to be. Here's a simple, safe way to create and use them.

TypeScript

Demystify the creation of a TypeScript NPM package by starting from the absolute minimum amount of code and building up a complete importable module.

TypeScript

You have no choice but to deal with optional things and "undefined" in JavaScript, but the great news is, there are many tools to deal with them.

JavaScript

Monorepos are great, but watching and rebuilding them is a complicated problem. turbotree helps make it a lot easier.

JavaScript

It's way too common to try to put together query strings using JavaScript's template strings. Thankfully, there's an easy and much better way.

DevOps & System Admin.

Color can help humans pick out useful information in a sea of output. Adding color to your shell scripts portably is actually pretty easy.