Custom Code Folds: Know When to Fold’em
Organization is the hallmark of any good developer and nothing makes organization more difficult than a long file. I’ve often...
Ryan Van Fleet
Questions – A Consultant’s Superpower
As consultants, our job is to find solutions to our client’s problems, yet we start with very little context or...
Testing Angular 10 Interceptors with Spectator and Jest
There are many reasons to switch from Karma and Jasmine to Jest when Testing Angular: Jest runs faster than Karma...
Hacking your To-Do List for More Productivity and Fulfillment
In the previous article of this two-part series Hacking Your Life with Task Types. I discussed the four quadrants of...
Hacking Your Life with Task Types
I want to share an idea that has changed my life by mitigating burnout and feeling more fulfilled day-to-day, month-to-month, and year-to-year. The idea is task typing.
4 Ways to Learn Object-Oriented Design
Looking back over 2019 I realized I’ve had the privilege to work on a diverse set of software projects: Architecting...
Finding Diacritics in a Postgres Table
Recently I had the task to find all the Diacritics in a database table. I had to find an easy...
Kitchen Sink: Audit/Governance/Work Queue – Extract Transform and Load Part 6
In the previous articles, we discussed the main pieces to consider when designing and implementing an Extract Transform and Load...
Basic Rules Engine Design Pattern
In today’s posts, I want to share with you one of my favorite design patterns. I’ve used this design pattern...
How to Debug Node Serverless Using JetBrains WebStorm
One of the most useful tools in a developer’s quiver is the debugger. The debugger allows a developer to not...
Data Identification and Persistence – Extract Transform and Load Part 5
The final two steps, identification and persistence, can make or break the data chain. Identification handles the deduplication of data and informs the system of it should be persistence. Understanding how data will be used by the system informs if the data is Single, Submitter, Transaction Source. Once data is identified persistence is easy
Business Rules – Extract Transform and Load Part 4
In the last article of the Extract Transform and Load (ETL) series, we talked about how using a canonical object...
Reusability and Sustainability Using a Canonical – Enterprise Transform and Load Part 3
Overview In the last article in my Extract Transform and Load (ETL) series, Submission Information Packages and High-level Validation, I...
Extract Transform and Load Part 2 – Submission Information Packages and High-level Validation
The first two major pieces of an Extract Transform and Load pipeline are the Submission Information Package (SIP) and High-level...
Extract Transform and Load Overview
Part 1 of the Data Ingest Series The process of extract transforms and load (ETL) goes by many names: Data...
Build a Responsive Navbar Using Angular 5 and Bootstrap 4
A UI that is responsive to device and browser size is critical to provide usable access to your website and...
XML Schema Definition:
A Definitive Quick Guide
The XML Schema Definition is a dense document that will take you a lot of time to parse to get...
Spring Boot JPA Relationship Quick Guide
This week we return to a more technical topic, Spring Boot JPA, and unwind its complexities into practical examples of...
The Compressed Java Zip Solution
Recently, I had a requirement on a project to systematically zip up a directory of reports to be stored on...
Taming of the Subselect: Three ways to use this troublesome SQL Query
Subselects can be used in many ways: filtering, retrieving specific data, and creating custom joins. Writing effective SQL using subselects,...
6 Out of Scope Ways to Add Value to your Company and Clients
It seems to go without saying that adding value is important. As consultants, we add value through our work; otherwise, our...