Apr 27

Getting Started with AWS

IAM (Identity and Access Management): The root account has all privileges. It is difficult to restrict privileges for the root user so AWS recommends accessing the console using IAM user accounts. Policies: Defines permissions and can be applied to users, groups, and roles User: A person Group: A collection of…

AWS

14 min read

Published in Don’t Leave Me Out in the Code

·Apr 13

Getting Started with Docker

Goal: Docker isolates an application and its dependencies into a self-contained unit that can run anywhere. Remove the need for physical hardware, allowing for more efficient use of computing resources, both in terms of energy consumption and cost effectiveness. A virtual machine is an emulation of a real computer that…

Docker

6 min read

Published in Don’t Leave Me Out in the Code

·Apr 6

AWS CloudFront Basics

When a user request an image at http://mywebsite.com/myimage.png, this request is routed through a complex network to reach the original server which causes latency. To bypass this latency, you can use AWS CloudFront. CloudFront is AWS’ Content Delivery Network (CDN) service. It caches data and acts as an intermediary between…

AWS

3 min read

Published in Don’t Leave Me Out in the Code

·Mar 28

My AWS Account Got Hacked. How to Remove the Lightsail Instances?

Over the weekend my AWS account got hacked. The hacker created 2,000 lightsail instances. AWS suspended my account after an hour when it recognized the suspicious activity. However, after my account was reinstated was where I ran into the biggest problems. AWS claims they do not have the authority…

AWS

3 min read

My AWS Account Got Hacked. How to Remove the Lightsail Instances?

Published in Don’t Leave Me Out in the Code

·Dec 31, 2021

What is .bashrc?

.bashrc is a script that runs whenever a Bash shell is started. You can put any commands in this script. This .bashrc file is found in your home directory. So let’s start. Create .bashrc file in home directory. ~ is a shortcut for the home directory. touch ~/.bashrc open your…

Mac

1 min read

What is .bashrc?

.bashrc is a script that runs whenever a Bash shell is started. You can put any commands in this script. This .bashrc file is found in your home directory. So let’s start.

Create .bashrc file in home directory. ~ is a shortcut for the home directory.

touch ~/.bashrc

open your…

Dec 4, 2021

Introduction to DevOps

Whenever I hear DevOps, I think about deployments. Many people have different definitions and interpretations of DevOps. In my opinion, DevOps is simply a paradigm to improve the development lifecycle. In a technical sense, DevOps is the marriage between Developers and Operations. …

Dev Ops

16 min read

Nov 21, 2021

Getting Starting with Golang (Go): Part II (Goroutines and Channels)

Now that we understand basic Go syntax, let’s dive into Goroutines. Goroutines are simply functions that resolve asynchronously (concurrently). We use channels to pass data between goroutines because they are resolving independent of each other. Goroutines: A Goroutine is a function or method which executes independently and simultaneously (asynchronously) in…

Golang

9 min read

Nov 16, 2021

Getting Starting with Golang (Go): Part I

People who write Go are called “Gophers.” Yeah, there are many “Go” puns “going” around. Golang is a statically-typed compiled language which was created by Google. Due to its high performance and simple syntax, Go is widely used in Kubernetes and Docker. Go is highly opinionated on its file structure…

Golang

10 min read

Nov 4, 2021

Typescript Basics

Javascript is a great language. Javascript is a loosely typed language which means sometimes when we pass arguments into functions or access/set properties on objects, Javascript does not throw an error. Typescript seeks to solve this issue using a strongly-typed approach. Typescript is built on top of Javascript (Typescript compiles…

Typescript

5 min read

Oct 19, 2021

Debugging SQL in Visual Studio

I’m a total newbie to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (“SSMS”). I’m trying to debug SQL functions and getting totally lost. To make matters worse, SSMS does not have a built-in query debugger. Fortunately, you can debug your SQL queries in Visual Studio Tools => SQL Server => New Query …

Sql

2 min read

Getting Started with AWS

Getting Started with Docker

AWS CloudFront Basics

My AWS Account Got Hacked. How to Remove the Lightsail Instances?

What is .bashrc?

What is .bashrc?

Introduction to DevOps

Getting Starting with Golang (Go): Part II (Goroutines and Channels)

Getting Starting with Golang (Go): Part I

Typescript Basics

Debugging SQL in Visual Studio

Lance Watanabe