person:chris hickman

How to Become a Great Software Developer (Part 2)
▻https://hackernoon.com/how-to-become-a-great-software-developer-part-2-312934c9e0d3?source=rss-

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*QSGn1wMY9HcckzJy97s3fg.png

▻https://medium.com/media/e2cdc3516be372ed187b7181452ef18b/hrefJon Christensen and Chris Hickman of Kelsus and Rich Staats of Secret Stache conclude their mini-series, “How to become a Great Software Developer.” In the previous episode, they covered the first three of seven principles that differentiate a good from a great software developer: Practice, Persistence, and Place value on understanding above correctness. Now, they reveal the remaining four software developer principles.Originally published on Mobycast.fm.Some of the highlights of the show include:Read and review code written by other people; code bases are easy to access and copy because of open source:Is there a consistent coding style?How readable is the code?How quickly can you understand what the software is doing?Are tests (...)

#great-software-developer #software-development #continuous-learning #software-developer-pod #podcast-software

#dns 101
▻https://hackernoon.com/dns-101-fdcbdbe9ccf6?source=rss----3a8144eabfe3---4

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*eudhAwCgF58Wj7Ur96dIQA.jpeg

▻https://medium.com/media/a0a23c93ed5dce1af090260ec69339f5/hrefJon Christensen and Chris Hickman of Kelsus teach a primer on the domain name system (DNS) and explain what happens when someone types a URL (i.e., Internet link) into a browser. They demystify the flow process to help you understand how DNS works and the mechanics involved.Some of the highlights of the show include:What is DNS? Fundamental past and present protocol for Internet; connection is made via friendly Internet Protocol (IP) address to identify and map servers within a networkDNS and IP address offer scalability through levels of hierarchy (.com, .net, .org)DNS servers act as authoritative source for domain names they own and manage; servers can host multiple zones and levels to segment URL namespaceBenefits of DNS: (...)

#elastic-container-service #tech-podcasts #dns-podcast #aws

Health Checks for Services, #containers and Daemons
▻https://hackernoon.com/health-checks-for-services-containers-and-daemons-7f326a66430e?source=rs

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Y-cgER-TNlTH9Y_TKpzJkQ.png

▻https://medium.com/media/a6b1fc7512f3bfedaf47f154db36270b/hrefJon Christensen and Chris Hickman of Kelsus discuss health checks for services, containers, and daemons. They use them to keep Kelsus’s distributed systems and services functioning.Some of the highlights of the show include:Health Checks: A first line of defense when running any software in production from an operational standpoint to detect errors and identify when a service needs to be recreatedHealth checks involve something hitting an endpoint to execute application code and determine if it’s responding on that port and back to itTwo main types of health checks: Shallow: Use service code to create new endpoint; goes through frontend, routes to your code, executes code, and returns a response that signifies success. Deep: (...)

#docker #daemon #aws #container-health-checks

Real World Architecture in the Cloud Using Event-Driven Techniques to Build a PDF Rendering…
▻https://hackernoon.com/real-world-architecture-in-the-cloud-using-event-driven-techniques-to-bu

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*FsMpJzZg39ZC-_KaOKwMOA.png

Real World Architecture in the Cloud Using Event-Driven Techniques to Build a PDF Rendering Pipeline▻https://medium.com/media/71d4979b514b8833e4f1f4cf77d1b358/hrefJon Christensen and Chris Hickman of Kelsus discuss an example of a real-world architecture in the Cloud using event-driven techniques to add a new feature, such as building a PDF-rendering pipeline for an existing application.Some of the highlights of the show include:Form/Document/PDF: Common request when building applications for enterprises to automate a business process previously done manuallyOnline forms-based application can perform regular quality checks at various locations to to generate evidence that work is being scheduled and performed properlyForms are submitted into system; application lets others view, share, (...)

#cloud-services #event-driven-architecture #aws #event-driven-systems #pdf-rendering-pipeline

Building RESTful APIs (Authentication & Error Handling)
▻https://hackernoon.com/building-restful-apis-authentication-error-handling-4013681381a2?source=

▻https://medium.com/media/7a227f639a07519d5e744c1de06d2f11/hrefSubscribe to MobycastiTunes | Google Play | Soundcloud | Stitcher | SpotifyShow NotesJon Christensen and Chris Hickman of Kelsus and Rich Staats of Secret Stache continue their conversation on building RESTful APIs, specifically focusing on #authentication and error handling. REST stands for Representational State of Transfer.Some of the highlights of the show include:Importance of authentication with APIs to identify callers and their authorized permissionsStateless vs. stateful communication channels between entitiesSimplest authentication technique is to use basic HTTP metadata in headers; you must send it over an encrypted connectionExchanging short-lived tokens negotiated based upon user’s credentials is another (...)

#restful-api #error-handling #api #aws