Frank WilesLets just try itYears ago, a client said, “Let’s just try it for a month and see how it goes.” That week, I had a drink with my former boss, and he said…Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 2023
Frank Wilespytest fixtures are magic!I usually hate magic in code, but in this case, the magic is fantastic!Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 2023
Frank WilesThe Napkin PlanAs the Donald Knuth saying goes, “Premature optimization is the root of all evil”.Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023
Frank WilesinBetter Programming“devdata” — A Technique to Improve Developer Velocity and ExperienceYour team’s velocity will improve far beyond the time investmentMar 9, 2023Mar 9, 2023
Frank WilesBreaking up django-ninja viewsI’ve been evaluating django-ninja recently, using it in a personal project to see when it might be appropriate for our clients.Feb 4, 20231Feb 4, 20231
Frank WilesinBootcampBreak the GlassI’ve been helping one of our clients with hiring a new devops person. I mentioned to a teammate that one of the candidates taught me…Jan 30, 2023Jan 30, 2023
Frank WilesSetting up Grafana to persist in PostgreSQL with HelmEveryone uses Grafana right? We use it a lot at REVSYS, but wanted to get it set up in my personal Kubernetes cluster. Don’t ask why, it’s…Jan 15, 2023Jan 15, 2023
Frank WilesNullable DRF FloatFields and JavascriptI run into this situation every couple of years, and I always forget the solution. Even asked around the office and everyone had the same…Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022
Frank WilesHelpful Shell alias to git repo rootI’ve recently been on a mission to take my own advice and spend a little bit of time each week optimizing my personal coding setup…Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022
Frank Wilesk9s EKS Context ErrorFirst off, if you use Kubernetes and haven’t used k9s yet, you’re missing out. I consider it the most essential tool after kubectl.Oct 28, 2022Oct 28, 2022