Here’s a bookmarklet I created for selecting a random attendee of a Meetup. I use it for giving away copies of my book after giving a talk. To use it, click and drag the below link onto your toolbar. Once you’re on a meetup event page you can click the link in your bookmark bar… Read more »
Posts By: Thomas Hunter II
2017: A Central Europe Odyssey
I look at the watch securely strapped to my wrist and see that it’s 4am, which means I haven’t slept in about 48 hours. The heat in the hostel room is palpable and the open window doesn’t so much provide a breeze as it provides a constant stream of drunken German conversation and the sound… Read more »
Redis and Node Part 4/4: Lua Scripting
This is the final part in this series on using Redis with Node.js. The content of these posts is partially adapted from my book, Advanced Microservices. There is also a companion presentation, Node, Redis, and You!, which I’ve given at several meetups and a conference. The nice thing about the MULTI / EXEC commands is that they… Read more »
Redis and Node Part 3/4: Atomicity with MULTI
This is part three of a four part series on using Redis with Node.js. The content of these posts is partially adapted from my book, Advanced Microservices. There is also a companion presentation, Node, Redis, and You!, which I’ve given at several meetups and a conference. Issuing single commands in Redis are atomic, which means they’re self… Read more »
Redis and Node Part 2/4: Shared State
This is part two of a four part series on using Redis with Node.js. If you’re wondering how we got here take a look at Redis and Node Part 1: The Basics. The content of these posts is partially adapted from my book, Advanced Microservices. There is also a companion presentation, Node, Redis, and You!, which I’ve… Read more »
Redis and Node Part 1/4: The Basics
This is part one of a four part series on using Redis with Node.js. The content of these posts is partially adapted from my book, Advanced Microservices. There is also a companion presentation, Node, Redis, and You!, which I’ve given at several meetups and a conference. Introduction to Redis At its heart, Redis is an… Read more »
Digital Nomad: Inventory Advice
This is a guide based on my trips to Ireland, London, Japan, and Germany. I won’t talk about the specific trips here but will more specifically talk about inventory / packing. I’ll write some separate post about other aspects of traveling. The main theme of this guide is reducing mass, volume, and redundancy. This guide… Read more »
HTTP API Design Part 4: API Standards
This is the last of four articles on HTTP API Design. These articles are based on content from my recent book Advanced Microservices. This post is about standards for designing an API. Simple Envelope This first format is mostly a hypothetical one. When providing responses to a client it’s pretty easy to reply with either… Read more »
HTTP API Design Part 3: Bodies
This is the third of four articles on HTTP API Design. These articles are based on content from my recent book Advanced Microservices. This article looks at the formatting of request and response bodies. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) JSON is the preferred serialization format for most popular HTTP based APIs today. The specification for JSON… Read more »
HTTP API Design Part 2: Responses
This is the second of four articles on HTTP API Design. These articles are based on content from my recent book Advanced Microservices. This content is influenced by the HTTP standard itself as well as common RESTful practices. HTTP Response Overview After a server receives a request from a client it will always reply with… Read more »