June 5, 2019 - https://sobo.redNode.js is on the rise in the IBM i ecosystem. People are taking notice, but there is still a misconception among some that Node.js and other open source software are difficult to install on IBM i. This article aims to show just how easy peasy it is to get Node.js installed, configured, and running …Read more →about Node.js on IBM i: Easy Peasy
December 28, 2018 - https://sobo.redDue to community feedback about the install process and usage of my IBM i Dotfiles, I have decided to create a command line interface (CLI) and an RPM to install the aforementioned CLI. Welcome the IBM i CLI RPM and SoBored RPM Repo.
This was also an experiment for myself to learn how to build RPMs …Read more →about IBM i Dotfiles CLI RPM & SoBored RPM Repo
November 29, 2018 - https://veknet.netA Static Website I had a great conversation with a friend from work about doing some devblog stuff. Till then, I hadn’t heard of generating static web pages, especially not with some content generator. I was intrigued to say the least. Here we are, writing a devblog and utilizing some cool stuff. …Read more →about Setting up a static site in S3
April 6, 2017 - http://joshbroton.comI love create-react-app. I’ve used it as the boilerplate generator for the last 4 projects I’ve worked on. I’ve tried other React boilerplates, but always come back because of it’s great foundation, as well as it’s ability to be ejected and customized.
One thing I miss dearly is hot reloading. React …Read more →about Add React Hot Reloading to create-react-app
June 21, 2016 - https://opello.org/This week at work I was faced with a bug that manifested as Windows XP clients being slower to access parts of a web interface than Windows 7 or 10. This was strange because in Wireshark the requests looked basically the same.
It turned out that the embedded system hosting the web interface was …Read more →about Windows XP and Slow HTTP Requests
April 1, 2016 - http://joshbroton.comI had an interesting request from a client today. They use Pardot to integrate with the forms on their old website, and wanted to do the same with their new WordPress theme. We’re using the always spectacular Gravity Forms for the forms on the site.
I did the integrations, and we got an error.
The …Read more →about So You Want to Change the Gravity Forms Form Tag…
January 25, 2016 - http://joshbroton.comAfter two awesome years, it’s time. My last day at Lemonly will be this Friday, January 29th. That’s a hard thing for me to write. I’ve been at Lemonly since December 2013, two of the best years of my life. But as with all things in life, change is what keeps us scared and growing.
What’s next? I’m …Read more →about Change is Scary; The Future is Bright