Christopher Simpson

Christopher Simpson

Interested in: Building, async communication, open source history, teaching, learning, and business. Note: I struggle with spelling please feel free to message with corrections.
08
Nov
Building a SaaS based architecture on a budget without vendor lock-in

Building a SaaS based architecture on a budget without vendor lock-in

Opinionated account on a micro SaaS currently processing ~53k api requests daily and ~£3k monthly. Actual code, real lessons learnt
3 min read
30
Oct
A brief look at OpenAFS

A brief look at OpenAFS

I have a keen interest in opensource history and trying to understand which technologies hyperscalers may be using, or at
2 min read
23
Oct
It's not about scalability it's about developer experience which makes experimentation fast

It's not about scalability it's about developer experience which makes experimentation fast

In his interview, The untold story of SQLite [https://corecursive.com/066-sqlite-with-richard-hipp/#], author D. Richard Hipp explains beautifully the value
2 min read
23
Oct
How to create your own pip package example python

How to create your own pip package example python

Example code repo for post [https://github.com/KarmaComputing/create-your-own-python-pip-package] Being able to package your python project into a pip
1 min read
18
Oct
Docker tail -f from the end

Docker tail -f from the end

The docker way: docker logs -f --tail 10 container_name The host way $(docker inspect --format='{{.LogPath}}' # Then
16
Oct
Rust create ubuntu / debian package from cargo

Rust create ubuntu / debian package from cargo

Rust how to create a deb package with cargo deb
1 min read
04
Oct
How to get started with rust

How to get started with rust

How to I install rust? See https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install Or run: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.
1 min read
22
Aug
Shrink existing partition mdraid linux ext4 using resize2fs

Shrink existing partition mdraid linux ext4 using resize2fs

How do I know what filesystem type it is? df -T How do I view the current disk(s) layout?
3 min read
20
Aug
What is an unhandled exception mean?

What is an unhandled exception mean?

Generally an unhandled exception in your code means that your program is in a condition or state that you have
1 min read
27
Jul
Debug python containers pdb docker breakpoint

Debug python containers pdb docker breakpoint

Debugging python docker containers with remote-pdb, docker-compose You want to debug and set breakpoints inside your docker container and/or
1 min read
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