The Workflow Let me describe the workflow we were trying to accomplish. We wanted to run tests on every merge into 'master'. If the tests pass, we wanted the code to be automatically pushed to a staging server. Once we verify staging is working properly, we want to merge that…
Check out this XKCD comic [https://xkcd.com/1205/] and think about what repetitive tasks you could shave seconds off of throughout your day. Props go out to Josh Wyatt [http://joshwyatt.io/] for showing me the world of .bash_profile time-saving techniques. The first thing to do is make…
This is going to be a simple demonstration of using Test Driven Development practices to solve a toy problem. We will use * Node [https://nodejs.org/] for running Javascript in our console. * Grunt [http://gruntjs.com/] task-runner for automation. * Mocha [http://mochajs.org/] for our testing framework. * Chai [http://chaijs.…
Now that we know what Docker is and have it installed [https://owoga.com/docker-workflow-from-development-to-production/], let's look at how we can use it to deploy an app. We are working on a project now as part of HackReactor's curriculum. Our project involves a MySQL database and ExpressJS API on the…
docker run ubuntu /bin/echo "Hello World!" Hello World! Simple enough, but the power of this command is amazing and allows us to do incredible things. This is what goes on behind the scenes when that command is run: * Docker searches your local machine's cache to see if you already…
When I was new to coding, there was a point when I knew that TDD was valuable, but I didn’t know enough to feel comfortable using robust testing frameworks. The problem: * TDD was a habit I wanted to learn. * The process of setting up my initial tests and directory…
Per the ghost.io [http://support.ghost.org/add-custom-domain-ghostpro-blog/] website, there are two ways to set the DNS for your custom domain so that it works with a ghost.io hosted blog. The first way they suggest is using a CNAME record to point a subdomain to .ghost.io. Record…
How often do you type the following bit of code when programming in JavaScript? myFunction(a, b, function() { }) In Sublime Text 2, the default action is for Sublime to automatically add the closing bracket and parentheses, then move the cursor to the middle line and indent. This means you have…