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Configuring the Spring Boot Actuator

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Peter Andersson

The Actuator is a great tool. The documentation and history of changed configuration and implementation is however a big big mess. To cut a LONG […]

Development, Java, Linux

A simple but complete Highcharts example

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Peter Andersson

This is how you can test the excellent Highcharts library. Make sure you have JQuery added first. <link rel=”stylesheet” href=”https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highstock/6.0.2/css/highcharts.css” integrity=”sha256-ji+33kRPEXS0+FM/AbApEs8n5kT2UBiGyk36zs1F9gE=” crossorigin=”anonymous” /> Also include […]

Ajax, Development, HTML and CSS, Javascript

Rubys magic language

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Peter Andersson

This is a piece of code I keep to remind me of the magic in Ruby. class Main # you can dynamically define methods with […]

Development, Ruby, Ruby on Rails

TWS API Resources

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Peter Andersson

If you, like me, often code applications against the TWS API from Interactive Brokers, you will have good use of the following resources: The official […]

Development

Awesome Ruby

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Peter Andersson

Yes it’s awesome, I know! But even more so, is the list of tools, gems and frameworks that are available for Ruby programmers. Here is […]

Development

Setting up Python for development

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Peter Andersson

Perfecting your Python development setup by RealPython Perfect Your Python Development Setup (Learning Path) – Real Python Optimize your Python development setup with this learning […]

Development, Python

The Top Command

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Peter Andersson

You now the command top? The one you use when you want to see if there is one process hogging all the CPU? But there […]

Linux

Managing multiple Python versions with multiple virtual environments

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Peter Andersson

Since I was used to use rvm to handle multiple ruby versions, and a .ruby-version file which automatically switched version for me, of course I […]

Development, Python

Updating dyndns automatically from Linux

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Peter Andersson

If you have an account at the eminent service dyndns.com, you can update it automatically from your host by using this method: Start by installing […]

Development, Network

Download EOD data from Yahoo Finance to a Python Pandas Dataframe

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Peter Andersson

If you use the Pandas DataReader and get this message: pandas_datareader.exceptions.ImmediateDeprecationError: Google finance has been immediately deprecated due to large breaks in the API without […]

Development, Python, Trading

Slack shortcuts and commands

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Peter Andersson

I can’t stand long articles so here’s a short bullet list: Searching in:channelname, in:name, from:username, from:me, has:link, has:star, has:emojiname, before, after, on, during Commands /remind […]

Development, Network

Creating a child theme in WordPress

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Peter Andersson

This is a no-nonsense instruction of how to create a child theme in WordPress. We create it from the existing theme “twentynineteen” 1. Create a […]

Development, HTML and CSS, PHP, Wordpress

Multiple select listboxes in Rails

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Peter Andersson

Since I think the documentation is lacking and I always have to rely on Stackoverflow every time I want to use it, I keep this […]

Development, Ruby on Rails

Creating your own tag helper in Rails

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Peter Andersson

Lets say you get sick and tired of writing this in your views: <div class=”field”> <%=form.label :location %> <%=form.text_field :location %> </div> and instead you […]

Development, Ruby, Ruby on Rails

Elegant menu transition in Bootstrap

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Peter Andersson

I like the fixed menu, that stays in place when your scroll the content, but I have seen a few websites do a cool transition […]

Development, HTML and CSS, Javascript

Setting up Apache with Letsencrypt certificates

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Peter Andersson

Since you need a domain name, and I almost always use dynamic domain services, I recommend setting up ddclient so that the dynamic DNS is […]

Apache, Development, Linux, Network

No thank you!

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Peter Andersson

Putting a server on the internet is today similar to walking alone at night in a part of the city you know nothing about, where […]

Development, Linux, Network

A standard HTML header

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Peter Andersson

You should specify a lot of things in your HTML header nowadays. Previously it was enough with some CSS and JS script includes. Now we […]

Development, HTML and CSS, Wordpress

Creating a DSL in Ruby

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Peter Andersson

Creating a Domain Specific Language has been on my TODO-list for a long time! Ruby is the perfect language for this task I have collected […]

Development, Ruby on Rails

Pythons argparse for dummies

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Peter Andersson

Python is a great language, but sometimes it makes life more complicated than necessary. I don’t know if this is because it’s heritage (C) or […]

Development, Python

Administrate your Linux system using your web browser

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Linux is great, but granted, sometime it can feel a little complicated. Installing and configuring software always start with a Google: “howto install XXX Ubuntu […]

Linux, Network

Make your own Rails View helpers

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Rails helpers like image_url, link_to, form_with, fields_for etc are nifty little “macros” that makes your Rails code smaller and clearer. I mean, who doesn’t prefer […]

Development, HTML and CSS, Ruby on Rails

Asymmetric Key Cryptography

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Peter Andersson

I know, it’s a mouthful! I never thought I’d understand asymmetric cryptography, partly because I tend to stay away from REALLY complicated stuff, and partly […]

Development, Linux, Math

Bringing some order in your data files

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Lots of harddisk space leads to…. lots of files. Why throw stuff away when keeping it is so cheap? I always end up with a […]

Development, Linux, OSX, Video

Roadmap for 2018/2019

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Too many frameworks? Check. Too many tools? Check. Too many crossroads? Then use this roadmap. It will help you decide which path to take in […]

Ajax, Development, Git, HTML and CSS, Javascript, React, Tankar, Thoughts, Vue

Installing OpenCV 3.4.1 using Python 3 on Raspbian Stretch

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Peter Andersson

UPDATED OCT 2020 See this link for a much better procedure: https://medium.com/@aadeshshah/pre-installed-and-pre-configured-raspbian-with-opencv-4-1-0-for-raspberry-pi-3-model-b-b-9c307b9a993a This is left for archiving purposes: As usual, I will keep this […]

Development, Python, Raspberry Pi

Array is an instance of class Class

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Peter Andersson

If the title to this post seems impossible to understand, please read this conversation between Gavin Sinclair and Martin de Mello. Something that was really […]

Development, Ruby, Ruby on Rails

What the heck is npx?

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Peter Andersson

If you haven’t lived under a rock for a couple of years, you must have stumbled upon npm, the standard node package manager, in one way […]

Development, Javascript, Node

10 common GIT problems and how to solve them

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Wish I had this list a couple of years ago! https://dev.to/citizen428/10-common-git-problems-and-how-to-fix-them-234o

Development, Git

Adding CRUD to your WordPress site

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Peter Andersson

CRUD? CRUD is short for Create-Read-Update-Delete, and that is computer-lingo for everything you need to keep one or more database tables updated. MYSQL Since WordPress […]

Wordpress

Working with Raspbian

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Peter Andersson

by accessing your raspberry pi with ssh -X user@hostname-or-ipaddr you can access graphical tools like (the one I always test with) xclock or the file […]

Raspberry Pi

Controlling an USB camera from a Raspberry Pi, and doing some image magic! (Part1)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Peter Andersson

The Raspberry Pi is a fantastic piece of equipment, and what I like the most is that it resembles a standard computer with Ubuntu, just […]

Development, Python, Raspberry Pi, Video

The best CSS Grid reference page!

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Peter Andersson

A Complete Guide to Grid A great example of how to use Grid CSS to show thumbnails https://codepen.io/SitePoint/pen/JBqgGm

Development, HTML and CSS

Ruby – a fantastic language you don’t know (yet)

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Ruby is a dynamic language, and by that I mean that it can add features to itself, it can write self-modifying code, and it can […]

Uncategorized

Where’s the action?

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Peter Andersson

There are so many web frameworks. And their supporters all claim that “their” framework is the one with the most momentum. The site http://hotframeworks.com tries […]

Ajax, Development, Javascript, React, Vue

Gulp or Webpack?

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Peter Andersson

First of all, Gulp and Webpack are not beasts of the same kind. Gulp is a task runner, which you can use for various tasks […]

Development, Javascript, Ruby on Rails

Screen scraping using the Mechanize gem

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Peter Andersson

What do you do, when you want to extract some data from a system, but there is no neat API for that particular service? Well […]

Development

Design Patterns

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Introduction Design Patterns are an important power tool in your toolbox. You will fall back on these trusty patterns again and again, knowing that you […]

Development, Patterns

Pimp your Rails site with some Vue.js

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Rails is great, but nowadays a full page refresh is as unpopular as male ponytails or shoulder pads. Some write full-stack SPA sites, which is […]

Ajax, Development, HTML and CSS, Javascript

Gulp or Grunt?

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Peter Andersson

OK, let’s have it, are you a Gulper or a Grunter? To some, build systems are a major issue. To me, not so much. In […]

Development, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Thoughts

Mixing server-rendering of pages with an API in Rails

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Peter Andersson

This is the recommended way of serving API-endpoints in a regular Rails application. Note the {format:json} in the “api” section. Rails default is {format :html} […]

Ruby on Rails

User sign-in from SPA to Rails backend

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Intro Nowadays it is popular to create fullstack-JS applications (meaning both front- and backend written in Javascript) but what if you want to use the […]

Ajax, Development, Javascript, Ruby on Rails

Saving nested models in Rails

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Very often, I would say almost always, you have nested models in a Web application. In Rails, you (most often) specify it using has_many and […]

Development, Ruby on Rails

What makes Rails a framework worth learning in 2017?

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Peter Andersson

From Quora: https://www.quora.com/What-makes-Rails-a-framework-worth-learning-in-2017 David Heinemeier Hansson, Creator of Ruby on Rails, Founder & CTO at Basecamp The same reasons why it was a framework […]

Development, Ruby on Rails

Simple Ajax in Rails 5.2

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Peter Andersson

I’d like to present a short and to-the-point instruction on how to add some Ajax pizazz to a simple Rails-generated page. It won’t take you […]

Ajax, Development, Ruby on Rails

Mounting a SMB Disk from a Linux Terminal

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Peter Andersson

(since I always forget the username part) mkdir MyDir sudo mount -t cifs -o username=myusername,password=mysecretpass //<ip-address>/SHARE MyDir/ Reference: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/448263

Linux, Network

Spring Boot

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Almost 5 years ago (time flies!) Phil Webb and Dave Syer wrote a blog and twitter entry that boiled down to this: @Controller class ThisWillActuallyRun […]

Development, Java

Common Rails error you will (most probably) see in your log file

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Phil Nash wrote a great article about common Rails errors and how to deal with them. The common errors are: 1. ActionController::RoutingError 2. NoMethodError: undefined […]

Development, Ruby on Rails

Adding a new website under Apache

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Apache Apache is a great piece of website software. What I like the best, is that it is mature and reliable. It is also easy […]

Apache, Development, Linux, Wordpress

Good WordPress themes

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Divi (https://www.elegantthemes.com) $89/år eller $249 lifetime fee OceanWP Enfold $59 (https://themeforest.net/item/enfold-responsive-multipurpose-theme/4519990)

Development, Wordpress

Useful Linux commands

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Note: All commands must be prefixed with “sudo” in case your user account doesn’t have enough privileges. System $ uname -a Displays Linux system information […]

Development, Linux, Network

Setting up a DNS-server on Ubuntu 16.04

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Peter Andersson

ref: https://tecadmin.net/configure-dns-server-on-ubuntu-linuxmint/ BIND9 If you have a “normally complex” network at home, You usually have an internet router which takes care of DNS-resolutions. However the downside […]

Linux

Java 11 is here!

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Peter Andersson

In accordance with the new policy of releasing a new Java version every 6 months, we now have a fresh installation of Java 11 to […]

Development, Java

Installing node.js on Ubuntu (16.04 specifically)

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Peter Andersson

how-to-install-node-js-on-ubuntu-16-04 has a great explanation, but long, about the details. The short version come here: Do NOT use the ubuntu package version. It´s old and named […]

Javascript, Linux

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