So, recently, the tester team talked to me, that their build takes too long, and why is that? A quick look at their configuration and build scripts showed me, that they are actually using a vagrant box, which never gets destroyed or re-started at least. To remedy this problem, I came up with the following solution. ...
The first, and only time so far, that I got to use the bitwise & operator. I enjoyed doing so!! And of course from now on, I’ll be looking for more opportunities to (ab)use it. package secret import "sort" const REVERSE = 16 func Handshake(code int) []string { // binary_rep := convertDecimalToBinary(code) if code < { return nil } secret_map := map[int]string { 1: "wink", 2: "double blink", 4: "close your eyes", 8: "jump", } var keys []int for k := range secret_map { keys = append(keys, k) } // To make sure iteration is always in the same order....
Previously I wrote that the scripts I’m writing, are failing because Packer hangs. Apparently, this was a known issue. And apparently, I was using an older version, 0.7.5. After I updated everything is working wonderfully!!! And for my thanks, here is an updated PowerShell script for provisioning my dotnet stuff. $source = "http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/7/167F0D79-9317-48AE-AEDB-17120579F8E2/NDP451-KB2858728-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe" $destination = "C:\Windows\Temp\dotnet.exe" Write-Host 'Starting to download dotnet file.' try { (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($source, $destination) } catch [Exception] { Write-Host "Exception during download....
Hello folks. Today, I would like to show you a small script. It installs Java JDK, both version, x86 and 64 bit, silently, and wait for that process to finish. The wait is necessary because /s on a java install has the nasty habit of running in the background. If you are using a .bat file, you shouldn’t, than you would use something like: start /w jdk-setup.exe /s. This gets it done, but is ugly....
Hello folks. Today, I would like to write about something close to my heart recently. I’ve been fiddling with Packer, Windows and Vagrant these days. Trying to get a Windows box up in running is a pain in the arse though, so I thought I share my pain with you nice folks out there. Let’s begin. ...
Hello folks. Today, I would like to write about something interesting and close to me at the moment. I’m going to setup Go.cd with Docker, and I’m going to get a Ruby Lotus app running. Let’s get started. ...
Hello folks. So, some of you know puppet, some of you don’t. Puppet is a configuration management system. It’s quite awesome. I like working with it. One of the benefits of puppet is, that I never, ever, EVER have to setup a new laptop from scratch, EVER again. I’m writing a puppet manifest file which sets up my new laptop to my liking. I will improve it as I go along....
Fact is, I’ve been busy. I’ve got a new job as a build engineer. As sort of a devops kind of guy. It’s extremely interesting considering that I made a career as a tester. Granted, I always was technical, and never really knew my path; but it seems my path is finding me after all. In the past years, I got better at Docker, Puppet, Chef, AWS, Packer, Vagrant, Gradle, and a hell of a lot more....
Hello folks. A small update to this. I created the model now, which is the database design for this app. It’s very simple, nothing fancy. Also, I’m writing the app with Python 3 from now on. Here is the model now: from django.db import models from django.contrib.auth.models import User # Create your models here. class Item(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=100, default="Item") damage = models.IntegerField(default=) defense = models.IntegerField(default=) consumable = models.BooleanField(default=False) def __str__(self): return self....
Hello. Continuing where we left off with the Django RPG project. Next up is implementing a rudimentary registration and adding the ability to create a character. Maybe even, design the database through django’s modelling. ...