If you're using docker with ufw (Ubuntu Firewall), your local ports may be exposed to the outside world. I recently read about this issue and when I checked, sure enough, ... (more…)

Welcome to Part 2 of my shameless attempt at explaining Docker to beginners. I struggled so you don't have to! In last week's article we covered what Docker is, some of its jargon, and why it outperforms VMs in many use cases in today's typical softw... (more…)

Saying that software engineers today enjoy MicroServices (MS) ‘a little bit’ is like saying people enjoy chocolate covered bacon ‘a little… (more…)

Have you ever updated a database for one project just to discover that you accidentally broke another? Ensuring the isolation between your local dependencies can save you hours of rolling back a breaking update or resolving intertwined dependencies. In th... (more…)

Let's build a Docker container with Golang! It sounds complicated, but it really isn't. All you need are a few tools, a couple of simple commands, and ideally some cake. (The cake isn't strictly necessary, but coding is hungry work. It's a good idea to ha... (more…)