Making a dent in the tech universe
Sustainability in IT business. What you can do to decarbonise
Most of us are onboard with the fact that humans have been overconsuming the earth's resources at an unsustainable rate. Action from a global, government, and local government level is still unsatisfactory. Everyone needs to start doing their bit, and hopefully each little bit adds up and makes a big difference.
Devs for Ukraine Conference
On the early mornings of 26th and 27th April (4am NZ time) members of the developer teams from Abletech and Addressfinder attended the [Devs For Ukraine](https://www.devsforukraine.io/) Conference, a free, online engineering conference with the goal to raise funds and provide support to Ukraine.
Setting Kafka’s pace with Broadway
Looking to turn your push dataflow into a pull Broadway pipeline? Here’s an introduction.
An introduction to Elixir
Find out more about Elixir by sitting in on this Abletech tech talk from Nigel and David at Abletech.
Optimising Docker for Mac and Elixir
The minimum set of files we want to sync is the actual source code that is committed into git. Look at your .gitignore for hints on what to remove in your project. For our Elixir service we have dependencies, and build artifacts, that are written to disk, so moving deps and _build folders external to the shared project folder should speed things up.
Performance comparison for Docker for Mac, VM Linux Docker and Linux Docker Native
Reducing developer cycle time between a code change and running a test case is hugely important for an effective working environment. Developers can maintain focus and not get distracted by pausing and waiting for things to finish.
How to get a Summer Internship with Abletech
We’re often asked how students and graduates can increase their chances of getting a paid summer internship with Abletech. Here are a few options to help you stand out from the crowd:
Elixir meetup at Abletech
Elixir is rapidly gaining interest and popularity. Kiwi developers connect online to learn and share tips together via Twitter and the AU/NZ Slack group. Wellington Elixir User Group members get together for Hack Nights.
How to configure VS Code to format Elixir code
Here is a step by step guide on how to configure Visual Studio Code to automatically format your Elixir code using the new built-in formatter included in version 1.6.
The Elixir equivalent of Rspec’s focus: true
You can specify the test’s line number from the command line. Here’s an example:
7 ways to get a Summer Internship with Abletech
Abletech (and its sister companies) sometimes looks to hire 1–2 students for summer internship roles. The following seven steps will substantially increase your chances of getting one of these sought after positions.
Insomnia — API testing application
Previously, I have used the Chrome app “Postman” but I needed to test non-standard HTTP methods (not supported in Postman).
Elixir for JavaScript and Ruby developers
This talk will be an introduction to Elixir in the form of a walk-through of a real-world application (Addressfinder).
Elixir Learnings #2: Simple caching
Recently I’ve been working on a side project to relay messages between two messaging services, starting with Slack and IRC.
Elixir for Addressfinder
Nigel Ramsay and Tracey Norrish have been using Elixir, instead of Ruby, for an Addressfinder project. Watch a video or read the summary:
Learning and supporting new technology
In 2006 Abletecher Michael Koziarski gave a popular overview of Ruby on Rails at a Wellington Webstock conference. That same year he also spoke at RailsConf Europe in London. Ruby on Rails has continued to grow and Abletechers, keen on the efficient technology, have grown in their knowledge and practical implementation of it.
Elixir keeps running
What I have been really impressed by, is that the same app has been running for 18 months and has not been recycled, redeloyed, restarted or anything. Check out the memory footprint 1 year on…
2017 Australian Ruby Conference
Over 500 people attended this year’s RubyConfAU. Fourteen of them were from Abletech.
Elixir Learnings #1: First Learnings
TL;DR: Use — no-halt with mix run to keep an app with non-blocking processes running!
Devs for Ukraine Conference
On the early mornings of 26th and 27th April (4am NZ time) members of the developer teams from Abletech and Addressfinder attended the [Devs For Ukraine](https://www.devsforukraine.io/) Conference, a free, online engineering conference with the goal to raise funds and provide support to Ukraine.
Setting Kafka’s pace with Broadway
Looking to turn your push dataflow into a pull Broadway pipeline? Here’s an introduction.
An introduction to Elixir
Find out more about Elixir by sitting in on this Abletech tech talk from Nigel and David at Abletech.
Optimising Docker for Mac and Elixir
The minimum set of files we want to sync is the actual source code that is committed into git. Look at your .gitignore for hints on what to remove in your project. For our Elixir service we have dependencies, and build artifacts, that are written to disk, so moving deps and _build folders external to the shared project folder should speed things up.
Performance comparison for Docker for Mac, VM Linux Docker and Linux Docker Native
Reducing developer cycle time between a code change and running a test case is hugely important for an effective working environment. Developers can maintain focus and not get distracted by pausing and waiting for things to finish.
How to get a Summer Internship with Abletech
We’re often asked how students and graduates can increase their chances of getting a paid summer internship with Abletech. Here are a few options to help you stand out from the crowd:
Elixir meetup at Abletech
Elixir is rapidly gaining interest and popularity. Kiwi developers connect online to learn and share tips together via Twitter and the AU/NZ Slack group. Wellington Elixir User Group members get together for Hack Nights.
How to configure VS Code to format Elixir code
Here is a step by step guide on how to configure Visual Studio Code to automatically format your Elixir code using the new built-in formatter included in version 1.6.
The Elixir equivalent of Rspec’s focus: true
You can specify the test’s line number from the command line. Here’s an example:
7 ways to get a Summer Internship with Abletech
Abletech (and its sister companies) sometimes looks to hire 1–2 students for summer internship roles. The following seven steps will substantially increase your chances of getting one of these sought after positions.
Insomnia — API testing application
Previously, I have used the Chrome app “Postman” but I needed to test non-standard HTTP methods (not supported in Postman).
Elixir for JavaScript and Ruby developers
This talk will be an introduction to Elixir in the form of a walk-through of a real-world application (Addressfinder).
Elixir Learnings #2: Simple caching
Recently I’ve been working on a side project to relay messages between two messaging services, starting with Slack and IRC.
Elixir for Addressfinder
Nigel Ramsay and Tracey Norrish have been using Elixir, instead of Ruby, for an Addressfinder project. Watch a video or read the summary:
Learning and supporting new technology
In 2006 Abletecher Michael Koziarski gave a popular overview of Ruby on Rails at a Wellington Webstock conference. That same year he also spoke at RailsConf Europe in London. Ruby on Rails has continued to grow and Abletechers, keen on the efficient technology, have grown in their knowledge and practical implementation of it.
Elixir keeps running
What I have been really impressed by, is that the same app has been running for 18 months and has not been recycled, redeloyed, restarted or anything. Check out the memory footprint 1 year on…
2017 Australian Ruby Conference
Over 500 people attended this year’s RubyConfAU. Fourteen of them were from Abletech.
Elixir Learnings #1: First Learnings
TL;DR: Use — no-halt with mix run to keep an app with non-blocking processes running!