Jun 26, 2020Essential terminal packages in 2020This is the start of a new series about maximising your terminal experience. I will write about what I think are essential packages for the CLI, a simple but super effective Vim setup and setting some sane Tmux defaults. In this first article, I am going to list some of…Terminal3 min readTerminal3 min read
Jun 12, 2020Running a Kali VM on a retina display with zero lagThis weeks post is more of a tip than an article but it is something I recently came across and thought it might help others. In my free time, I like to learn about hacking and often spend my time completing CTFs. Most of the time I will use a…Infosec2 min readInfosec2 min read
Published inSalted Bytes·Jun 5, 2020Member-onlyJavascript robotics: The Johnny Five REPLIn the previous article, we discussed how to get up and running with Johnny Five and the ESP8266 micro-controller. If you are not sure how to get set up I recommend you read that article first. Previously we created a simple script that allowed us to control the onboard LED…Robotics2 min readRobotics2 min read
May 28, 2020Fixing coc-tsserver errors due to DenoThis is a quick post detailing how to fix issues with coc-tsserver. I am a long term Neovim user and feel that the only Intellisense engine to use is CocVim. It is simply amazing. It breathes so much power into you Vim setup. I write Typescript daily and so use…Typescript2 min readTypescript2 min read
Published inCandide Technology·Mar 2, 2020Geospatial queries in ElasticsearchHow we use location data provide region specific search results. The Candide App is used across multiple countries, each with their own seasons and unique plants. This means that the way we store that data needs to reflect this and be easily searchable on a regionalised basis. For most of our search needs, we lean on Elasticsearch. Where we felt…Elasticsearch3 min readElasticsearch3 min read
Jul 22, 2019Using Federated Identities to access non-public S3 objects as an unauthenticated user.I recently worked on a project that had some interesting requirements. The project consisted of the main app that would lean heavily on Amplify (obviously 😃), making use of Auth, AppSync, Storage to name a few. All the services and data needed to be locked down to the users that…AWS3 min readAWS3 min read
Published inGravitywell UK·Jun 12, 2019Member-onlyTelling Tales — Technical challenges of building an interactive mapThis post originally feature here We recently were lucky enough to win a brief to create an interactive experience for English Heritage. We were tasked with creating a map of English Myths, Legends and Folklore. …Web Development6 min readWeb Development6 min read
Published inSalted Bytes·Mar 26, 2019It’s easy being an unhealthy developerNOTE: These are my views, based on my experience. Your experience will probably differ. I just want to point out now that there is nothing inherently unhealthy about being a developer. No more than any other office-based profession. Office based professions encourage bad habits that may lead to becoming unhealthy. …Health3 min readHealth3 min read
Published inGravitywell UK·Mar 14, 2019React Native, AWS AppSync and React ApolloHere at Gravitywell, we have a strong belief in the benefits of hackathons. They’re a regular occurrence for us (4 or 5 times a year), with our most recent project focused on creating a hyper-local coffee delivery app. I was tasked with building the mobile app that would allow the…React7 min readReact7 min read
Published inGravitywell UK·Jan 15, 2019GW Labs — Marqeta payment card platformRecently, I was given the opportunity to research the payment card issuing platform Marqeta. Why now? Well, prior to October 2018 their services were not available outside the US. Now they are available in Europe. How exciting is that? Well, very! …Fintech3 min readFintech3 min read
