One of the things I’ve started working on is a #PhatData (re: my renamed version of big data) sample. So far what I’ve created is a JavaScript Application that works something like this. (The actual build status is shown to the right here in the “build status” image) Step #1: Continuous Integration The first thing... Continue reading →

Today’s “Deploy a Framework Friday” is a little bit of a diversion. Today Richard (@rseroter) and I dove into Cloud9IDE (@Cloud9IDE) to try out some pair programming with the online IDE sharing. We made some minor progress with Matt (@matt_pardee) & Eric (@ang3lfir3) jumping in for a few minutes. The intent of this effort was... Continue reading →

Time for the node.js “Deploy a Framework Friday”. First get node.js and express.js installed (i.e. npm install express) and then create your node.js application. adron$ express nodejs create : nodejs create : nodejs/package.json create : nodejs/app.js create : nodejs/public create : nodejs/public/javascripts create : nodejs/public/images create : nodejs/public/stylesheets create : nodejs/public/stylesheets/style.css create : … Continue reading →

Tuesday night, as usual ended with great technical conversation at Bailey’s Taproom. Bailey’s is basically the epicenter of the Portland tech scene. Almost every programmer, devops, or technical person either goes about once a month or has this establishment as a regular watering hole! It’s great, the atmosphere is chill, the beer is SUPERB, the... Continue reading →

Here’s my list of why I’m moving everything to Node.js that I run (i.e. maybe even THIS wordpress blog eventually). Between the enhancements Google gave to JavaScript and the ease of use in writing with the language, it provides the least resistance of any framework and language stack out there. Node.js + Express.js or Bricks.js... Continue reading →