emacsChef Automate with Policyfiles: Uncharted TerritoryI’ve been working with Policyfiles in Chef for over a year now and using them in production for about the same amount of time. Deciding to…Jun 28, 20171Jun 28, 20171
emacsGitLab CI and ChefspecYesterday, I was testing the GitLab CI feature for an internal Chef cookbook. After setting up and connecting a runner on a Windows build…Apr 27, 2017Apr 27, 2017
emacsUsing Policyfiles with chef-client local modeI was working today to try and help a co-worker fix his IIS configuration. Fortunately, I had recently written a Chef cookbook that could…Jan 4, 2017Jan 4, 2017
emacsShutting Down Work on RailsInstallerThis is something that I’ve been thinking about for months and it’s also a decision that has not been easy. However, after much…Dec 14, 2016Dec 14, 2016
emacsHacking Ginormous Jelly BeansRecently, I went on a two-week vacation. During that time, I turned off notifications on my phone for work-related things and didn’t touch…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
emacs404 When Contacting Apt Repositories using Chef and Test KitchenI’m starting a cookbook repository for an application from scratch. The cookbook will install Docker on a Linux VM and setup some default…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
emacsNotifies vs. Subscribes with ChefI ran into this interesting scenario recently. At uShip, we have Chef code that writes a Consul config file for a service, let’s say…Nov 1, 20161Nov 1, 20161
emacsDocker Machine and AnsibleI was recently working on the InvocationsOnline project and decided to switch to Docker instead of a standard Rails deployment. Long story…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
emacsMinaswan is DEADI write this post with mixed emotions. Part of me is a bit hurt by the actions of some members of the Ruby community; the other part is…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
emacsWelcome to the Ruby Community…now GTFO!I’ve been in the Ruby community for about four years and I absolutely love it. I have made so many friends who are always willing to help…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016