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Looking forward to 2023
I always say I don't make new years resolutions but it's a total lie, I fall victim to the artificial 'new start' myth every time. I try not to do too many things because I there's a good chance I won't actually do any of them, so a smaller list …
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More handy pytest snippets
It's been a while, but I'm back messing with mocking again. This time I'm dealing with a code base with ~600 tests, about 50% of which make at least one external call to something, an API, a database, all sorts. I've been trying to introduce a fun little library called …
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So you want to buy me a present?
Not saying I'm picky but.... :D
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Kubernetes, making a very basic start
So New Job use K8s. I've managed to avoid it thus far, so I only have a vague understanding of how it works. What's the best way to learn a new tool? Come up with a project you can use it on of course, and the best candidate I have …
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More thoughts about blockchain (I'm sorry)
I've been thinking about blockchain recently. I am, like most people, not convinced by blockchain yet I seem to have accidentally found myself having to defend it (the technology that is not its current uses, there's no defending NFTs). I did a 5 minute non-serious talk last week at a …
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Can we solve the energy crisis with... blockchain?
Ignite talk from DevOpsDays London on the 30th September 2022