A developer shares an early preview of a custom Microsoft Azure cloud plugin for TeamCity, enabling on-demand virtual build agents.
Guide to configuring automatic startup for OBIEE services on the Oracle SampleApp v406 virtual appliance using Linux init.d scripts.
Explains a workflow using Berkshelf and GitHub to manage and test interdependent Chef cookbooks during development.
A guide to configuring Vagrant networking with bridged interfaces and static IPs for internet-accessible virtual machines.
A step-by-step guide to deploying your first Laravel application using Laravel Forge, a platform-as-a-service for server management.
A historical overview of DevOps, tracing its evolution from 1980s mainframes to modern practices, focusing on cultural challenges.
A talk on Chef Sugar, a Ruby library for Chef, covering its history and technical internals.
Announcing Chef Sugar v1.2.0, a Ruby gem that extends Chef's DSL with new features like attribute namespaces and version constraints.
A review of the kod.io developer conference in Linz, covering talks on support, CSS, command-line tools, and AngularJS.
The Vagrant Berkshelf plugin is being deprecated and seeking a new maintainer, reflecting changes in the Chef tooling ecosystem.
Announcing the second edition of Pro NuGet, a book covering workflows, integration with tools like Azure & TeamCity, and advanced package management.
Introduces ChefSpec v3.1.0's new resource coverage reporter for analyzing test coverage of Chef recipes and resources.
Explains the difference between Chef's chef_gem and gem_package resources for installing Ruby gems in system or Chef-specific contexts.
Explains how to modify Chef resource attributes at runtime using the resources method, useful for wrapper cookbook patterns.
Explains advanced patterns for using Berksfile, a Ruby-based dependency manager for Chef cookbooks, to improve flexibility and reduce repetition.
A guide on integrating Berkshelf with Amazon Opsworks' monolithic cookbook repository, including two practical methods and caveats.
Introducing Chef Sugar, a Ruby library that extends Chef with helpful DSL methods and logic to simplify and improve recipe writing.
A developer's perspective on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), its principles, and its role in modern DevOps practices.
A guide to building Debian packages using Linux namespaces and a custom container tool called pflask, offering an alternative to pbuilder.
Useful Linux system administration tips and scripts for managing and troubleshooting OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence) environments.
