dalamb – An AWS Lambda clone (sort of)
I was going through the AWS Lambda main presentation page yesterday and I started to wonder if it would be possible to create your own stack with the same featureset. First off, AWS Lambda is a...
View ArticleAn asynchronous CherryPy server based on asyncio
CherryPy is a minimalist web application server written in Python. Hundreds of people have relied on it for more than fourteen years now. Recently, I’ve gained interest in the native asynchronous...
View ArticleLet’s talk about microservices
Well well… let’s talk about microservices. I have been keen on following what was going on with microservices since its inception but I have never been its most vocal champion. I don’t believe in...
View ArticleUbuntu on a Dell XPS 15 9550
I have enjoyed using a Dell XPS 15 9550 for a few months now. Fantastic machine. When I got it, I tried to install Ubuntu 15.10 which utterly failed. Basically, I couldn’t even boot up the...
View Articlews4py is eager for a new maintainer
Years ago, I got really interested in the WebSocket protocol that eventually landed as RFC 6455. It was the first time I would spend so much time trying to participate elaborating a protocol....
View ArticleChaos is the new order
Let it be said: «Chaos is the new order». I have been working with microservices for the past few years and it’s been quite a ride. By breaking down the monolith into more focused independent entities,...
View ArticleKubernetes becomes the universal orchestrator and it’s good news
With Rancher announcing their next major version will be designed on top of Kubernetes, I think it is fair to say, Kubernetes has become the ubiquitous orchestration API. Most major PaaS players have...
View ArticleLearn from your system with Chaos Engineering
Take a look at your system. A deep, honest, look. Now, ask yourself « Am I genuinely confident that my system is strong and healthy? ». Why would anyone ask themselves that question? Well, for one,...
View ArticleWhy Python is a great choice for the Chaos Toolkit project!
Russ Miles and I started the chaostoolkit project about three months ago with the idea we wanted to express with code discussions we had been having on Chaos Engineering and its principles. I’ll leave...
View ArticleHow Python and Guido got me my first job and many afterwards
Recently, Guido van Rossum, creator and leader of the Python programming language announced, quite out of the blue for the distant pythonista, that he was resigning from his role as the leader of the...
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