The best desktop for programming in 2022
Here’s a simple guide to build the best programmer PC for 2022 - and just in time to take advantage of this year’s Black Friday. »
How to fix Code42 / Crashplan "Unable to sign in. Unknown error." on Linux (missing libuaw.so)
Crashplan stopped working on Linux after upgrading to the latest version due a missing library file because it doesn’t correctly detect the distribution it is being installed on. This is how to fix it. »
How to safely restart a crashed Linux system (a.k.a. REISUB gentle restart)
When a Linux system crashes, you can simply hit the reset or power button on the machine, or you can do it the right way so you don’t damage your filesystem. This post teaches you how to do the latter. »
How to override and share git configuration options between multiple directories
How to override and share git configuration options between multiple directories »
8 reasons why I rarely sign an NDA
Now and then, somewhere along the recruiting process for a job, the recruiter will hit me with an NDA. I rarely sign one and in this post, I explain why. »
Invalid HTTP_HOST header errors in Django and Nginx
If you’re getting “Invalid HTTP_HOST header” errors in a Django application, you probably need to tweak your Nginx configuration. In this post, I’ll explain why this happens and how to properly fix the problem without causing more damage. »
Covid-19 Russian Roulette
Are we playing russian roulette with our lives and the lives of others? »
Climate Change - What we are doing about it
This is pretty much what we are doing about climate change. »
assertRaises not detecting exceptions in __getattr__
A friend of mine asked for my help to find the cause of a bug he was seeing in a complex Python class he was writing. The class was supposed to raise an exception when a certain method was called but the unit tests were not picking up that exception. I have to confess I was a little stumped at first but simplifying his code to the bare minimum made the problem more evident. »
Basic rules for software deployment
Now and then someone asks my opinion on what is the best way to deploy code to a server. There’s a lot to be said about this subject, so I usually end up disappointing the inquirer because I rarely have a simple answer for them. Like so many other things in life, the best way to do it depends on the exact situation. The scale you’re operating at, the type of servers you use, the type of application you’re deploying, the level of security required, the infrastructure you’re using, etc. »