When writing software, sometimes it is necessary to run shell commands that require sudo privileges. This can happen, for instance, when building a CLI tool that needs to write into protected filesystem directories or modify certain files....
Ever since releasing the first version of the binary, I knew there were more things I wanted to add and improve in Novus. There have been a couple of smaller releases since then, but it was only bug fixes I stumbled across while using the binary....
As developers, we often need to use many different programs for our job. There are various ways to install these applications, one of the most popular being Homebrew. It is advertised as “the missing package manager for macOS” (and Linux) and it certainly does a great job there....
Novus is a tiny command-line utility designed to enhance local web development. It consists of several tools to provide production-like web URLs on your local machine in a matter of seconds....
A few months ago I was hanging my laundry after it stayed in the washing machine for half a day before I remembered I had forgotten to take it out....
Recently I was working on a project and I needed to add an SSL certificate for the API service. Normally you would use Let’s Encrypt or some other certificate authority after deploying the service....
I just spent four hours debugging a really weird issue… I’m gonna write it up here as a reminder for my future self, and maybe you’ll find it useful too....
I’m sure you’ve heard of ChatGPT, the fastest-growing user application in the history of the internet. Most probably you also played with it or even used it for work. This chatting model provides impressive and often mind-blowing responses to a wide range of questions....
Web applications are often complex systems consisting of several parts such as UI (frontend), API (backend), database and often other 3rd party services that the application depends on. Designing the API service properly so it’s robust, secure, and works as expected goes without saying but sometimes there are other factors that should be considered and handled adequately....
Sometimes a user or an application needs to access resources they don’t normally have access to. This is where the AWS Security Token Service (STS) comes in handy. STS is an AWS service used to obtain temporary security credentials for IAM users or roles by using the AssumeRole action....