Coming soon
This is Notes from the Ground, a brand new site by Florian Kraft that's just getting started. Some old posts from the previous blog have been published - I used AI to convert them, so expect some artifacts.…
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
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Using Phoenix with docker, Part 3: Containerization
This is the final part of 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 Note: I am using the latest docker-compose and the latest docker-engine later on in this post. Contents * Composition…