Signup and password-reset requests may need to send an email without keeping the application request open while the provider responds. An email queue is a durable buffer that holds the send request for a worker to process later. I’ll explain…
Search results can be useful in a script, but a program needs them in a form it can read. Zenserp’s v2 Search API returns Google search results as JSON for a Node.js program to process. I’ll show how to make…
An app that stores Google results needs a response its code can inspect without parsing a results page. Zenserp returns Google search results as JSON, which Node.js can parse into named fields. This article explains the request setup and the…
Before shipping a code change, a team may want to check whether its dependencies contain known security flaws. Vulnerability scanning in DevSecOps checks selected parts of software and its delivery environment for known weaknesses, then routes findings for review. This…
After a game-code change, waiting for a development build can delay the next test. Incredibuild can distribute eligible Visual Studio build tasks, but that does not guarantee a faster result for every game project. I’ll walk through setting up a…
Teams starting work on a service need a clear place to find its owner and setup information. A developer portal is a maintained entry point where engineers can find service owners and documentation, then open tools for changing a service.…
Web-server access logs store one record per request, but a list of records can be hard to follow as a view of activity. Logstalgia turns an access log in a supported format into an animated replay of its requests. I’ll…
Software changes can leave a setup guide with steps that no longer match the product. Continuous documentation keeps useful guidance aligned with software changes during normal development. I’ll show how to choose a pilot and make documentation changes part of…
As a data workload grows, it can be hard to tell which analytics tools do different jobs. Big data analytics software helps teams prepare data and use it to answer questions or operate services. This article compares seven tools by…
When you sit down to code, a small interruption shouldn’t be a problem. The terminal is hidden behind several browser windows, so what? You’ll find it and start doing your job. The problem is that many of these interruptions add…
