COBOL is an older programming language that was released in 1959 with a focus on readability and ease of use for non-technical individuals. It quickly gained widespread use in the business world, with millions of lines of code still in production today. Over 20 years ago, I learned PL/1, a high-level programming language commonly used… Continue reading Learning COBOL
Data Mesh
It is very difficult to not hear or read about data mesh these days. I have read plenty of articles, listened to dozens of podcasts and watched numerous Youtube videos. What I was looking for was some practical guidance on how to implement a data mesh in an organization. Technology, Cultural & Organizational Change First… Continue reading Data Mesh
Temperature and Humidity Tracker (or My first IoT Project connecting an ESP32 via WiFi to a Firebase RTB)
Project What I wanted to build was a little device that tracks the temperature and humidity and stores the sensor data in a database; and I wanted to build a simple UI to visualize the data. I am particularly curious to find out about the effects of venting or other activities in different rooms the… Continue reading Temperature and Humidity Tracker (or My first IoT Project connecting an ESP32 via WiFi to a Firebase RTB)
Fun with WSL and local GitLab Runner
I was looking for a solution to run a GitLab pipeline locally. I haven’t really figured out an easy way, but apparently one could use the gitlab-runner tool to run individual jobs. Although you can install all tools for Windows I wanted to run the tools a bit more isolated. Therefore I decided to use… Continue reading Fun with WSL and local GitLab Runner
Speed up builds and separating infrastructure (update on becoming an Azure Solution Architect)
It has been a while since I last posted an update on becoming an Azure Solution Architect. When I started this journey in 2020 I didn’t have a lot of hands on experience with Azure. One year later I still feel like I’m learning new things every day. 🙂 Working on a real project helped… Continue reading Speed up builds and separating infrastructure (update on becoming an Azure Solution Architect)
Typolino – Adding Features (one year later)
Coming back to a side project after a year can be pretty painful. I actually wanted to see how it goes with Typolino. Is the CI/CD pipeline still working? Can I easily upgrade my dependencies and add new features? A product should grow with your clients and Typolino is no different. My kids get older… Continue reading Typolino – Adding Features (one year later)
Getting Started with CVXPY to solve convex optimization problems
I don’t know much about convex optimization problems, but being a hands on person I like to have everything ready to experiment. My final goal is to run some scripts on Azure Databricks. So I’m still ony my journey to become Azure Solutions Architect. 😉 Installation First things first: to get started I had to… Continue reading Getting Started with CVXPY to solve convex optimization problems
Moving youcode.ch to Azure – DNS configuration done
Unfortunately, my hosting provider doesn’t allow adding the required DNS records, but they offered me an alternative: add a forward rule. I have implemented this and it works good enough for my purpose. I can now access https://youcode.ch as expected. 🙂
Moving youcode.ch to Azure – DNS configuration update
The CNAME record for the subdomain www.youcode.ch works like a charm. I was able to add the domain and the site is reachable. The validation via TXT record worked as well, but I don’t know how I can configure the DNS record. I had to contact the support team. Worst case I have to switch… Continue reading Moving youcode.ch to Azure – DNS configuration update
Moving youcode.ch to Azure
Since a few years I have this idea of youcode.ch. I never invested a lot into this side project after buying some WordPress theme and paying for the domain. I like WordPress for simple websites, but I never got warm with it for more complex stuff. Anyhow the website stopped working and appearantly WordPress is… Continue reading Moving youcode.ch to Azure