Often a programmer sits back and reflects on, “how can I get better at my job?” A number of months ago I found myself sitting with that same reflection. One of the many ideas that popped into my head was to put together focused material around a topic. Training material, a blog series or something... Continue reading →

First the bad news, then the good news! That’s the appropriate way to present it right? Schedule Break on Junction (The bad news) I’m taking a break on Junction for a few weeks to get some other projects off the ground. In a few weeks the plan is to swing back around to Junction and... Continue reading →

…and another update on Junction. The review slipped past me this week. A little food poisoning will do that to a person. But I’m kicking again. A Quick Summary The RSS/News Feed section of the app has been built and put into action. So if you pull the latest code and run the application, navigate... Continue reading →

So every two weeks I intend to provide an update for the Junction Project. Who might have joined, what was worked on, where we are and generally any other bits of news related to the project. This is the first “Junction Two Weeks on Tuesday Review” so enjoy! 🙂 Two weeks ago today I wrote... Continue reading →

The “Client Round Robin Anti-Pattern” One of the features that is often available in Riak Client software (including the CorrguatedIron .NET Client, the riak-js client and others) is the ability to send requests to the Riak Cluster through a round robin style approach. What this means is each IP, of each node within the Riak... Continue reading →