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Like most people, I am aware of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. I’ve been watching its incredible rise in value recently and I was shocked when it broke past $10,000 in late November 2017. It seems...
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GraphQL: Most of the Parts
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The dreaded “works on my machine” test failure not only reduces trust in your automated builds and continuous integration, but could also be the sign of a bug that doesn’t manifest on your machine....
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View ArticleLocal WordPress Development with Docker
For the past couple of months I’ve been working on Object Partners’ new WordPress site and I’ve learned a couple of things about doing WordPress development that I thought would be helpful to share....
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Up to Spec: JavaScript Numeric Separators
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Wrapping a GraphQL Service With a REST API
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When developing infrastructure as code using terraform, it can be difficult to test and validate changes without executing the code against a real environment. The feedback loop between writing a line...
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When delivering an API over the public internet via a cloud provider, some organizations and frameworks require mutual TLS verification as a part of the interaction for that API. Mutual TLS can be...
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