Cutting tickets with an RTX 4080
I tried using a local LLM and a GPU to cut Jira tickets. What I learned wasn’t about AI magic, but about process overhead, workslop, and why tools don’t replace thinking.…
The joys of a home lab
In my "return to blogging" post I examine the steps to build a basic home server which I can use as a lab as well as some musings about what services from the US which we use in the EU and what alternatives might exist on the horizon.…
Uploading files using Relay Modern and a GraphQL API made with Absinthe
Since I've decided to finally give the TypeScript/React combo a spin, I have to admit that it's come quite far since I've last tried it in 2016. Making things overly complex I had decided to build a prototype for a friend - so…
Moving on from postgres_fdw
Revising the things you have done I sometimes go back and look at old code - it's a mostly cathartic, as it brings one back down to earth. As software developers we have a certain aptitude for documenting our code in tests (or actual self-documenting API specifications, e.…
The steel industry, file_fdw and the synchronisation of data
Contents * Steel me. * On the process of selling metals world wide * Synchronisation vs. Import * PostgreSQL, how I love thee * Foreign data wrappers * file_fdw * Using file_fdw with Ecto * Transform the data * The key to doing things fast * Joining external and internal tables * What to do next? * Numbers, please! * So,…
Boundaries in heterogenic service environments, Part 2: Sharing a database
This is part 2 of a multipart series on building services with multiple technologies and having them intercommunicate: * Part 1 - Introduction * Part 2 - Sharing a database! * Part 3 - Event driven! * Part 4 - APIs, APIs! * Part 5 - Grand finale Content * Using the database Using the database…
Boundaries in heterogenic service environments, Part 1: Introduction
This is part 1 of a multipart series on building services with multiple technologies and having them intercommunicate: * Part 1 - Introduction * Part 2 - Sharing a database! * Part 3 - Event driven! * Part 4 - APIs, APIs! * Part 5 - Grand finale Contents * On sounding smart * Beyond academia * Playing…
Using Phoenix with docker, Addendum: Exrm
This is an addendum to a three part series: [Part 1]({{< ref "using-phoenix-with-docker-part-1-introduction.md" >}}) - [Part 2]({{< ref "using-phoenix-with-docker-part-2-implementation.md" >}}) - [Part 3]({{< ref "using-phoenix-with-docker-part-3-containerization" >}}) Contents * Bad ideas * Exrm * Using Exrm with Kitteh * Building the docker image(s)…