Published in Contino Engineering·Jul 20Terraform Code Smells — The MiddlemanInfrastructure as Code has code smells (its code too !!) and as we work more with it, it’s essential to be aware of code smells that indicate a deeper problem. The Middleman doesn’t do anything other than delegate to a native resource Let's look at an example; module storage_account { …Terraform2 min read
Published in Contino Engineering·Jul 1Terraform Code Smells —The Confused ModuleInfrastructure as Code has code smells (its code too !!) and as we work more with it, it’s important to be aware of code smells that possibly indicate a deeper problem. A Confused Terraform module has parameters, that change the behaviour of the module. Different parameter value combinations allow the…Terraform3 min read
Published in Contino Engineering·Jul 15, 2019The Testing PyramidAny new change to the software we build has risk. To reduce risk, we build quality into our software development process. Automated Tests are a fundamental part of building quality in. We need to build quality in order to go faster. Automated tests are the safety rails that allow us…Software Development7 min read
May 22, 2016Getting started with Windows ContainersEarlier this year Microsoft announced Windows 2016 Server TP-5 with support for Windows Containers. Windows Containers allows a server to act as container host for containers that an be managed with tools like Docker. However, a Windows container host can run only Windows containers, and not Linux containers. I work…3 min read
Nov 30, 2015Coney Island — Dead and AliveIt was my first trip across the Atlantic to the States and it was exciting to be in New York. The storms had passed, and the autumnal sunshine was in it’s peak. I wanted to capture the palette of New York, just as Saul Leiter would have. Yet, 3 days…2 min read
