Technology
Swift-y Javascript with Static Initializers
July 25, 2019
One language feature I love in Swift, and in Objective-C before it, is how its function signatures include the name of the function and its arguments. In Swift, the functions Image(named: ‘my.image’) and Image(systemName: "multiply.circle.fill") are not the same function…
InvalidClientTokenId Error Due to Client/Region Signature Version Mismatch
July 23, 2019
If you ever see this message from an AWS client call: Type: Sender, Code: InvalidClientTokenId, Message: The security token included in the request is invalid you want to check for any and all access issues (googling told me so). Confirm…
The State of Open-Source, Server-less Content Management Systems
July 19, 2019
For our most recent hackfest, I did some research on a topic that had been on my list for a year. I wanted to learn more about open source server-less content management systems. This had intrigued me for years (I…
Bottom Align an Element with Flexbox
June 28, 2019
Pushing elements to the bottom of a container. This used to be a bit of a hassle before flexbox came along. You had to position the element absolutely, use negative placement, extra padding, and even after all that it all…
Use the Data Lifecycle Manager for Your EBS Snapshots
June 27, 2019
Last year, a cool new feature was introduced called Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) which can be used to snapshot your EBS disks. This was previously possible using a Lambda function or cron job, but if you can use the…
Benefits of Separate AWS Accounts for Clients
June 20, 2019
We have a number of clients that have infrastructure we manage on AWS. Sometimes it is servers and databases. Sometimes it is a cloudfront distribution and s3 buckets. Sometimes it is something totally different. We've moved from having everything intermixed…
How To Get All The Domain Records For Your Account From Route 53
June 4, 2019
Sometimes you just want to get all the records for all the domains you have hosted at Amazon Route 53. You might want to look through them for some setting or anomaly. But clicking around the AWS console is tedious.…
Why JavaScript Package Management was Worth the Move
May 31, 2019
Overview Culture Foundry has been working on significant updates to the front end infrastructure of a large scale client website. Outdated core library files had security vulnerabilities that would have always required manual updates in order to be resolved. We…
JSON::ParserError with RailsAdmin
May 21, 2019
I ran into a JSON parsing issue when using RailsAdmin 1.4.2. I was trying to search for an entity to associate it with another entity, but nothing was being returned. I looked at the request/response, and it was returning 500.…
How to Handle Gobs of Photos From an Event
May 8, 2019
How we built a specialized tool to get photos from photographers to a client website as quickly as possible. Continue reading "How to Handle Gobs of Photos From an Event"
