Mastering Efficiency: Unleashing the Power of 'Pet' Snippet Manager in Your Development Workflow
2024-03-11T20:05:22+0000
I've been a devoted user of pet, a snippet manager crafted in Go, for the past few months. Its name, intriguingly simple, I'm pretty sure is meant to cleverly play off the word 'snippet'. I took quite a while trying to figure out what the acronym pet meant, until I came to the aforementioned realisation! Snippet managers, in their essence, are brilliantly simple and convenient. They...
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The $3 Epiphany: How a Tiny AWS Bill Inspired a Leap into SSH Tunneling
2024-03-04T06:49:51+0000
In the ever-evolving and sometimes absurd world of software development, it's not the looming deadlines or complex bug fixes that push us towards innovation but, sometimes, a seemingly inconsequential $3 AWS bill. Yes, you read that correctly. My journey towards discovering the wonders of SSH tunnelling began with an AWS invoice that was $3 too rich for my blood. This tiny financial nudge set me on a path to rethink how I accessed my AWS resources, particularly my RDS database, which, until then...
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Bridging Worlds: From NixOS's Declarative Paradise to macOS with Nix-Darwin
2024-02-25T14:30:52+0000
The journey from a highly customised NixOS environment to the sleek interface of macOS is a path less trodden, layered with both challenges and discoveries. My professional journey recently necessitated this transition, leading me to venture from the comfort of my tailored NixOS setup, with its declarative and immutable paradigm, into the macOS ecosystem. Th...
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Discovering Zellij: A Seamless Transition from NixOS to MacOS for Terminal Management
2024-02-20T07:07:17+0000
In the realm of IT, the choice of operating system and terminal setup can significantly impact productivity and workflow. My recent journey with terminal workflow has been quite a ride, transitioning from a NixOS-based setup to embracing MacOS due to changing work requirements. This transition brought its share of challenges, especially when it came to managing my term. However, the discovery of Zellij has been a game-changer, offering a solution that blends efficiency with aesthetics and class....
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Enhancing Automation for Jira with Challenge-Response Authentication
2024-02-11T13:22:46+0000
In the complex landscape of IT security and automation, the integrity and authenticity of automated processes are crucial, especially when integrating Jira with external platforms for custom automation like AWS Lambda, and a number of generalised SaaS management platforms. A sophisticated approach to safeguard these interactions involves applying a form of Challenge-Response Authentication. This method significantly improves the security of web requests or Amazon SNS actions initiated by Automat...
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