Rubber Duck Debugging / Rubber Ducking (DevOps)

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 ~ Geek_Dude

Thinking of the term Rubber Duck brings my mind to two things, Ernie from Sesame Street singing in the bath and the USB Rubber Ducky that looks like a regular USB pen drive but does a lot more. So what's Rubber Duck Debugging and does it involve singing in the bath? https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mh85R-S-dh8 When writing code … Continue reading Rubber Duck Debugging / Rubber Ducking (DevOps)

Pareto Principle aka 80/20 Rule (DevOps)

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 ~ Geek_Dude

I am attempting to improve my coding skills with some optimisation and came across the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule. Although not just a coding / DevOps rule, as it's background is in economy, the Pareto Principle fits code efficiency very well (or efficiently). So what is it? The Pareto Principle The … Continue reading Pareto Principle aka 80/20 Rule (DevOps)

Semantic Versioning (DevOps)

October 20, 2022October 19, 2022 ~ Geek_Dude

You may have noticed that programs, apps and libraries for your favourite code may use a numbering system that is not just sequential whole numbers. For example, a look at a Python requirements.txt file shows the Python libraries in use and the version. This is called semantic versioning. Library and version from a requirements file … Continue reading Semantic Versioning (DevOps)

What Is Technical Debt? (DevOps)

October 14, 2022October 13, 2022 ~ Geek_Dude

Just as financial systems have financial systems have financial debt, technical systems have technical debt. Technical debt is a shortcut taken to help quickly launch a feature or meet an urgent deadline. When the shortcut is used, it is generally with the intention of revisiting the work later on to add the work that shortcut … Continue reading What Is Technical Debt? (DevOps)

Adding Badges To Read Me File (GitHub)

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 ~ Geek_Dude

Ever wanted to add one of those badges that say "passing", or even "failing" to your GitHub repositories README file? I recently created a project and had GitHub Actions run tests on the project so I could get an automatic notification if any changes broke my project. One option I could have added was for … Continue reading Adding Badges To Read Me File (GitHub)