Integrating Cookiecutter with yaml pipelines in Azure DevOps to automatically scaffold repos, provides a simple and repeatable workflow and further minimises manual effort. This will show how we can set up this automation in DevOPs via yaml pipelines.
Mar 2023
Ever wondered how you can scaffold repos in a yaml pipeline? This post will show how we could do this in Azure DevOps.
Feb 2023
Using cookiecutter to scaffold code repositories offers useful way kick start projects. To enhance the user experience even more, this post will look at using hooks to perform actions such as input validation and clean up activities.
Jan 2023
For code development projects, we often end up creating code repositories (repos) that have similar structures or components to what we have previously used.
Jan 2023
It can be a challenge to keep code formatted consistently and with a lack of consistency, errors soon follow.
Feb 2022
Even with the advent of cloud computing and all manner of technology enhancements, exposing secrets seems to be a problem that won't go away.
Jan 2022
Having standards for code development is a necessity but making sure those standards are followed can be a challenge.
Jan 2022
Opinion
In this post, I'll share my motivations and experiences of moving my blog, towards the end of 2021, from Wix to a Hugo static site.
Dec 2021
Opinion
Over the years working on data platforms, I have seen architects writing less and less code, to the point where in more recent times, a seemingly growing number of architects (in data projects) are writing no code at all.
Feb 2021