By mattjonestechnology | April 19, 2024 | 0 Comment
In the world of software development, designing APIs effectively is crucial for building robust integrations and microservices. The OpenAPI Specification (OAS) offers a powerful standard for defining APIs, allowing developers and businesses to describe the entirety of their API in a consistent and machine-readable format. When it comes to integrating OAS in the development process, […]
Continue ReadingBy Matt Jones | January 8, 2023 | 0 Comment
My employer, Fitch Group, recently announced an annual benefit to purchase home office supplies. Lot’s of folks have asked me about my list, so here goes. Here is what I started with last year! WebCam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam A well placed webcam makes a huge difference. Especially when you have these large monitors […]
Continue ReadingBy user | December 21, 2021 | 1 Comment
Click the image above to view my verified AWS Verified Solutions Architect – Associate certification! This was a lot of work, but worth all the effort!
Continue ReadingBy user | June 17, 2021 | 0 Comment
In the course of writing software or security policies, we often need to specifically allow some items or exclude other items. For years, most software development teams have referred to these as “whitelists” and “blacklists.” Examples include only allowing (whitelist) or blocking (blacklist) traffic from a set of known IP addresses. In recent years, software […]
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In the course of writing software or security policies, we often need to specifically allow some items or exclude other items. For years, most software development teams have referred to these as “whitelists” and “blacklists.” Examples include only allowing (whitelist) or blocking (blacklist) traffic from a set of known IP addresses. In recent years, software […]
Continue ReadingBy user | February 15, 2021 | 0 Comment
I made some videos for my Troop as we worked on the Programming Merit Badge. It seems the effect was lost on Zoom, so I am posting the videos of the guest speakers here. These were generated using a service from Amazon, called AWS Polly to generate the audio. The audio was then lip-synced to […]
Continue ReadingBy user | February 22, 2019 | 0 Comment
At work, we’ve been using Kubernetes for several years now. There’s a lot to learn and know about Kubernetes, but it really depends on the role that you are applying for. For more thoughts, check out this great article by the Enterprisers Project, where I discuss more of my thoughts on the Kubernetes interview.
Continue ReadingBy user | September 30, 2016 | 0 Comment
Docker and container cluster managers like Kubernetes have helped our industry to embrace microservice architectures. Where I work, we are building cloud native applications at an incredible pace previously inconceivable with a team our size. The productivity gains of a modern stack including Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, and AWS are undeniable. We spend more time […]
Continue ReadingBy Matt Jones | September 4, 2016 | 0 Comment
We all know to use HTTPS and TLS on things that matter. For the last 15 years of work, without exception, I’ve used use https. But privately, I have quite a few domains for myself and for friends, and having TLS on a personal blog didn’t seem worth the investment. But, thanks to Lets Encrypt […]
Continue ReadingBy Matt Jones | April 1, 2016 | 0 Comment
I had a chance to give a talk for Coding Temple last night touching on why learning Javascript is a good idea. I also touched a bit on AngularJS and gave a perspective of a hiring manager to the participants of the coding bootcamp. Here are the slides: I’d be happy to present as a […]
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