Nick Hazekamp on Atomic Spin

Test a Server with Docker Compose on Github Actions

Learn to set up a GitHub Actions workflow that automates building your bot, running the server and both bots using Docker Compose.

Personal Optimization

How to Set Boundaries with Your Team and Leadership

When deadline pressure mounts, how do we manage chaos without losing our sanity? Let's chat about setting boundaries!

C & C++

Align Optionality in Your C# API with OpenAPI 3.1 Specifications

If you're using C# for your API and OpenAPI 3.1 for your specification, there are several techniques you can employ to ensure they match up.

.NET / WPF

Create and Implement .NET-Compatible JSON appSettings Using Consul Template and HashiCorp Vault Secrets

As secret handling gets sophisticated, applications must ensure secrets are secure and easily managed. One method is using HashiCorp Vault.

Development

Why Term Queries Aren’t the Same for Text and Keyword in OpenSearch and Elasticsearch

In the realm of data analytics and search technologies, make sure to note the distinction in behavior for `text` and `keyword` term queries.

Personal Optimization

Embracing Sprint-Based Backlogs to Prepare our Home for Sale by October

My wife and I borrowed from the world of programming and use sprint-based backlog management in preparation for an upcoming home sale.

Developer Tools

How to Use Docker Layers to Optimize Your Container Size

Docker images can quickly become large and unwieldy. Let's explore using Docker layers to build a space-optimized Docker container.

Project & Team Management

How Adding a Delivery Lead Changed Our Project

Adding a Delivery Lead to my project led to a huge shift in a number of ways. I only wish we had done it sooner.

Project & Team Management

4 Tips for Developers to Lighten the Cognitive Load for Your Lead

While it's not the developer's job to remove the cognitive load from the Lead, it is greatly appreciated when the developer helps lighten it.

UX & Design

3 Great Benefits of Design Workshops for a Developer

I am not a designer, so why was I recently in a design workshop? I want to point out some less obvious benefits I observed upon reflection.

Development Practices

3 Steps to Creating Spikes with Lasting Value

Spikes are great for exploring and de-risking problems. I'll outline three steps I take to make sure that spikes have lasting value for a software project.

Project & Team Management

5 Tips for Preparing a Project and Team for Your Parental Leave

We recently had our first child, and let's just say things didn't go as planned. Here are a few tips to prepare you & your project for your parental leave.

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