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Gitlab CI with docker compose

8th August, 2022

5 min read

Shameless plug: This is related to a EuroPython 2022 talk I am giving, My Journey Using Docker as a…

#ci #gitlab #docker-compose #docker

Separate function handler modules when using Python Socketio

31st December, 2021

3 min read

In this article I will show you how you can have separate modules for your Socketio event handlers…

#python #socketio #clean-code #fastapi

E2E tests with Gitlab CI services

25th December, 2021

5 min read

Background This will be a slightly shorter article. In this article I will show you how I've managed…

#testing #ci #gitlab

Testing socketio in Python & uvicorn

23rd December, 2021

9 min read

In this article I will show you how you can test an async Socketio application in Python, where the…

#testing #python #socketio #pytest

Testing a Gatsby application with Cypress on Gitlab CI

22nd March, 2021

5 min read

In this blog post, we will go over how we can automatically test a Gatsby site end-to-end (e2e…

#testing #cypress #react #gitlab

How to create a Golang Web Application using Fizz

19th January, 2021

12 min read

Background A bit of background before we start the article. When I develop a Python web service I…

#golang #web-app #fizz #gin #openapi

Golang & MongoDB with Polymorphism and BSON Unmarshal

20th December, 2020

6 min read

Recently I've been working on a new personal project called Banter Bus, a browser-based multiplayer…

#golang #mongodb #polymorphism #bson

What does yield do in Python?

30th November, 2020

5 min read

In this article, we will go over what the keyword is used for. We will also cover how you can use a…

#python #pytest

How to add a ToC in Gatsby

11th November, 2020

8 min read

A lot of people, I included, are using Gatsby to build their own blogs. One of the things I wanted…

#gatsby #react #javascript

How DNS works with Docker?

27th October, 2020

6 min read

In this article, we will briefly go over what DNS (domain name system) is and explain how it is used…

#docker #networking #dns

How proxychains and SOCKS proxies work?

10th October, 2020

6 min read

In this article, we will go over how you can use to proxy our traffic through a socks proxy…

#proxychains #networking #proxy #socks

How to manage your Gatsby blog posts from another repo with Gitlab CI

18th September, 2020

7 min read

In this article, we will go over how you can manage your markdown blog posts from another git…

#gatsby #gitlab #git #ci #netlify

Add an 'edit post' button to your Gatsby blog

7th September, 2020

5 min read

In this article, we will look at how we can add an "edit post" button, to your Gatsby blog. When…

#gatsby #react #git #javascript

How to auto create MRs in Gitlab

31st August, 2020

6 min read

In this article, we will go over how we can use the CLI script I wrote to help automate your Gitlab…

#gitlab #python #ci #showdev

How to add offline search to a Gatsby blog

20th August, 2020

10 min read

Search Gif Let's take a look at how we can add offline local search 🔍 to a Gatsby blog. There are…

#gatsby #react #javascript #react-hooks

TailwindCSS with CSS variables

5th August, 2020

3 min read

TailwindCSS allows us to use pre-defined classes instead of defining our CSS styles. In this article…

#gatsby #documentation #tailwindcss #css

How to use Storybooks with MDX

20th July, 2020

7 min read

This article (sort of) continues on from my previous article How to use Storybooks, Gatsby, Babel…

#gatsby #documentation #mdx #storybook

How to use Storybooks, Gatsby, Babel, Tailwind, Typescript together

29th June, 2020

7 min read

Recently I started to re-design my website, I decided to use this as an opportunity to learn some…

#gatsby #documentation #mdx #storybook

How to use Gitlab CI, Pytest and docker-compose together

22nd June, 2020

6 min read

On a recent project, I was working on, I wanted to test my web service using docker-compose where I…

#docker #python #pytest #docker-compose

Testing & Mocking a Connexion/Flask Application with Pytest

9th June, 2020

9 min read

In this article, I will show you how you can test a Python web service that was built using…

#testing #python #flask #pytest

An example React Native Project Structure

31st May, 2020

6 min read

In this article, I will go over an example project structure you can use for your React Native…

#javascript #react-native #project

Make PrismJS editable

10th May, 2020

4 min read

demo In this article, we will go over how you can make PrismJS (syntax highlighted) code blocks…

#javascript #ajax #prismjs

DinD with Gitlab CI

1st May, 2020

6 min read

Like most developers, we want to be able to automate as many and as much of processes as possible…

#docker #gitlab #ci

React Hooks, Context & Local Storage

5th April, 2020

7 min read

In this article, I will show how you can use React Context with React Hooks to store global state…

#react #react-hooks #react-context

Deploy Docz on Gitlab Pages

28th March, 2020

6 min read

In this article I will show you how you can deploy a Docz website on Gitlab pages, using . Most of…

#docz #gitlab #ci

A Gitlab CI file for React Native Apps

23rd February, 2020

14 min read

A bit of backstory when I first started developing React Native applications (apps), I found there…

#react-native #gitlab #ci

React Native with Firebase Cloud Functions and Gitlab CI

22nd February, 2020

10 min read

In this article, we will talk about how you can use React Native with Firebase Cloud Functions. We…

#react-native #react #firebase #gitlab

Auto Toggle Dark Theme on your React Native Application

25th January, 2020

10 min read

In this article, I will show you how you can change the theme of your app depending on the time of…

#react-native #react

Using Tox with a Makefile to Automate Python related tasks

13th January, 2020

4 min read

In this article, we will go over how we can use a makefile and tox to automate various Python…

#python #tox #makefile #automation

Better Imports with Typescript Aliases, Babel and TSPath

1st December, 2019

5 min read

In this article, I will explain how you can use typescript aliases with Babel or TSPath. If you have…

#typescript #javascript #programming

Add adaptive icons to your Android app

9th November, 2019

2 min read

In this article, we will go over how you can use add the new adaptive app icons to your Android app…

#react-native #android

Auto Publish React Native App to Android Play Store using GitLab CI

9th October, 2019

7 min read

In this article, I will show you how can automate the publishing of your AAB/APK to the . We will be…

#react-native #ci #gitlab #android

Build an Android APK using GitLab for a React Native Application

23rd September, 2019

7 min read

In this article I will show how you can use the GitLab CI with React Native to create a binary which…

#react-native #ci #gitlab #android

Implementing a Simple REST API using OpenAPI, Flask & Connexions

16th August, 2019

11 min read

RESTful APIs are very popular at the moment and Python is a great language to develop web APIs with…

#flask #openapi #python #connexion

How to add your own type definitions to DefinitelyTyped

19th April, 2019

9 min read

Recently I started using TypeScript (TS) with React Native. Now I won't be going over the benefits…

#javascript #typescript #react-native #expo

DrawerNavigator, TabNavigator and StackNavigator with React Navigation

4th March, 2019

5 min read

In this article, we will create a simple React Native (with Expo) application using React Navigation…

#react-native #react-navigation #expo

Theme your Expo app with Redux and React Navigation

23rd December, 2018

7 min read

Recently whilst developing a React Native app (with Expo), I built a simple tab navigator using…

#redux #react-native #react-navigation #expo

Testing with pytest-mock and pytest-flask

15th December, 2018

4 min read

Pytest is a popular Python library used for testing. It is my preferred testing library because it…

#testing #python #pytest #flask

Simple App with Flask, SQLalchemy and Docker

24th November, 2018

7 min read

SQLAlchemy is an object-relational mapper (ORM), it allow us to interact with a database using…

#docker #python #docker-compose #sqlalchemy

Using Multiple Docker Containers to Setup Nginx, Flask and Postgres

19th November, 2018

10 min read

Terminology Docker Image: Is a file used to execute code in a Docker container, built from a set of…

#docker #python #docker-compose #flask

Pytest with Background Thread Fixtures

5th November, 2018

4 min read

Recently I had to test some of my Python :snake: :snake: :snake: code which required an external…

#pytest #python #testing #threads

Running Expo/React Native in Docker

31st October, 2018

5 min read

Running Expo/React Native in a Docker container can sometimes cause issues. In this example, I will…

#docker #react-native #expo #docker-compose

Debug React Native WebView

27th October, 2018

2 min read

The core logic of my React Native app involves using WebViews because I need to access the HTML…

#react-native #expo #chrome

Inheritance in SQLAlchemy (with Flask)

18th October, 2018

2 min read

SQLAlchemy is an Object-relational mapping (ORM) made for the Python programming language. ORMs in…

#python #orm #sqlalchemy #database

Debugging React Native apps in WebStorm and Visual Studio Code

7th September, 2018

3 min read

Visual Studio Code and WebStorm are two popular editors for developing React Native/Expo apps. These…

#react-native #debugging #visual-studio #webstorm

React Native/Expo with VirtualBox and Genymotion

3rd September, 2018

3 min read

My home PC runs Windows for various conveniences, such as gaming. However, for development, I run an…

#android #react-native #virtualbox #expo