Troy Howard and I sat down on a Friday night to do some straight up thrashing of Erlang and Chicago Boss. It seemed like a framework that has a lot of promise. Thus, we wanted to hack at it a bit and see what we could come up with. First things first, I running OS-X... Continue reading →

This is an ongoing effort putting together some JavaScript app code on client and on server that started with blog entry series #001 and #002. This how-to is going to kind of go all over the place. My goal is to get github data. The question however is, how and with what. I knew there... Continue reading →

Before diving into this entry, you might want to check out some of my other getting Erlang installed with appropriate testing frameworks entries. Moving on… At Basho we’re are always trying to make it easier to do big things. A short time ago we pushed forward on Rebar, Riak Core and getting things put together... Continue reading →

I wanted to write up an intro to getting Riak installed on AWS, even though the steps are absurdly simple and already available on the Basho Docs site, there’s a few extra notes that can be very helpful for a few specific points during the process. Start off by logging into AWS. At this point... Continue reading →

…if you are deciding what to attend this year, here’s the top of the list. Just a few key conferences that will kick ass in technical & academic content. The other great thing about these conferences is that they either have a “code of ethics” or are reknown for real conference diversity vs. the “hey... Continue reading →