Cross-Compiling Rust Applications for the Onion Omega2 from MacOS

Onion's Omega2 SoC computers are a prime target for cross-compiling Rust applications, taking care to set up your environment just right for the Omega2's MIPS architecture.

Tags: Backend Engineering System Architecture

Simple PHP Socket Programming

PHP isn't just for templates for Apache's mod_php. Let's have fun with socket programming in PHP.

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Beginner's Hands-On with Haskell

An interactive workshop for newcomers to Haskell and functional programming.

Tags: Functional Programming Backend Engineering

Plug, Friend of Web Developers

We'll cover the Plug specification, using the web server adapters, and composing Plug modules/functions

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Introduction to Testing with ExUnit

Bring your laptops for this workshop where we walk through basic testing using ExUnit, Elixir's built-in testing framework

Tags: Backend Engineering Developer Tooling

Functors, Applicatives, and Monads in Elixir

Elixir doesn't have native modules for functors, applicatives, and monads. Is it possible to create them? Is it worth it?

Tags: Backend Engineering Functional Programming

Functional Programming Principles in Elixir

Join us as we discuss core functional programming principles, focusing on Elixir's usage/implementation of them

Tags: Functional Programming Backend Engineering

Pitstop with the Elixir GenEvent Module

Take a break with me as I make a pitstop the Elixir GenEvent module, seeing what it can offer in a real life project.

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WordPress, Docker, and You

Wordpress, Docker, and your site can work together in harmony with the right configuration.

Tags: Cloud Infrastructure Tech Strategy

I'm Learning Haskell For Real This Time

About a couple of years ago, I was looking for something to add to my programming toolbox.

Tags: Functional Programming Tech Strategy

HTTP and Me

An introduction to HTTP and how it drives the modern web. Deck was created for and targeted at a lunch and learn for developers, designers

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Go: An Introduction

An introduction to the Go programming language. Deck was created for and targeted at a lunch and learn for developers at Blackstone Media

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Review: Getting Started with Phalcon

Stephan A. Miller brings the self-proclaimed "fastest PHP framework" to the masses in his new book.

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Acvte

What it is A markdown blog based off of @natew's obtvse2.

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Migrating to Acvte

Remember this? I do. I finally got acvte to a point where I was comfortable using it in production.

Tags: Backend Engineering Cloud Infrastructure

ChicagoBoss

I need to stop finding awesome projects to try out. Erlang and ChicagoBoss look pretty freakin' sweet.

Tags: Backend Engineering Functional Programming

I'm already tired of Rails…already

Neckbeards of the Internet. Prepare yourselves for the following comment: I don't think Rails is for me.

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Vagrant is Awesome

I've been working on PHP web apps for years, and over time, my development workflow has remained fairly constant.

Tags: Cloud Infrastructure Developer Tooling

Using obtvse2

I will be using obtvse2 for the forseeable future.

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Linux and .NET should be friends

Linux and Microsoft's .NET framework haven't always seen eye to eye.

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