Serverless from Scratch: The Static Website

This is the second post in the Serverless from Scratch series. The previous posts on this topic is Serverless from Scratch: First Steps. As mentioned in my last post, the first thing I want to do is set up a static website. Later on I will add functionality to read, display and update the calendar, … Continue reading Serverless from Scratch: The Static Website →

Serverless from Scratch: First Steps

For a while now, I've wanted to learn more about Serverless computing. After following @swardley and @PaulDJohnston for a number of years, I feel there's a lot there for me to pick up on - or at least to be able to hold a conversation at a cocktail party. At the moment I know practically zero about how … Continue reading Serverless from Scratch: First Steps →

The Revivification of Hamcrest

I love Hamcrest. I've been my first choice library for writing assertions in tests for many years. I know that there's other alternatives (such as JUnit assertions, or AssertJ), but I've always preferred the literate style and composability of Hamcrest. Some time in early October 2018, I was in a discussion with a colleague about … Continue reading The Revivification of Hamcrest →