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Distributing a Firefox extension

Distributing a Firefox extension

How we're internally distributing a browser extension with S3 and automation

Merge conflicts in go.sum

Merge conflicts in go.sum

Configure git to automatically handle merge conflicts in go.sum

Setup a (modern) Go development environment

Setup a (modern) Go development environment

Don’t make it more complicated than it needs to be.

Go dependency management for Python developers

Go dependencies Python OVHcloud

Go dependency management for Python developers

How to manage dependencies on a Go project, compared to the Python ecosystem? How is the Go toolchain superior to Python in this regard?

I wrote a linter!

Go fatcontext golangci-lint performance

I wrote a linter!

Creating a linter in Go is surprisingly easy! I wrote one and integrated it with golangci-lint to diagnose "fat contexts". This post documents the process.

Go dependencies and binary size

Go dependencies

Go dependencies and binary size

How to prevent your app binary from getting bloated by unused dependencies? How to design your library so it doesn't happen to your users?

A big Pokemon (Snorlax) happily sleeping in the grass under the sun.

Go performance fatcontext OVHcloud

Context-induced performance bottleneck in Go

Misused go contexts can lead to severe performance issues.

Check your websites for broken links

command line blog

Check your websites for broken links

How I use linkchecker to help me keep my links fresh.

Unmarshal JSON from HTTP request in Go

Unmarshal JSON from HTTP request in Go

Use json.Unmarshal instead of json.Decoder, or a thin HTTP client library.

My subscriptions

My subscriptions

List of my monthly subscriptions and their cost

Gin Method Not Allowed

Go Gin HTTP OVHcloud

Gin Method Not Allowed

By default gin returns a 404 for an incorrect HTTP verb sent to a handled path. This can be fixed.

Upgrade PostgreSQL in Docker

self-hosting Docker

Upgrade PostgreSQL in Docker

Upgrading postgresql in Docker can't be done in-place, so here's a scripted version to help you do so.

find to the rescue

find to the rescue

find has many filters to help you locate the files you're looking for.

career OVHcloud

To a new adventure!

I have a new job

pip-tools for Python dependencies management

Python dependencies command line

pip-tools for Python dependencies management

Here's how and why I use pip-tools for my side-projects.

Setup rtx with direnv for Python

Python command line

Setup rtx with direnv for Python

Improve startup time and simplify your PATH

Create a CSR with SAN

certificates memo command line

Create a CSR with SAN

How to generate a CSR for a basic certificate supported by modern browsers

Reduce your page load time with htmx in less than an hour

Django frontend Python

Reduce your page load time with htmx in less than an hour

HTMX is a wonderful piece of technology for backend developers who don't want to write frontend code but still provide nice UX.

Certificates chain correct order

certificates memo

Certificates chain correct order

Certificates in a chain file should start with the "final" certificate (the cert issued to you). Each following certificate should be the issuer of the previous one.

Optimize large Django migrations

Django ITSF Python

Optimize large Django migrations

Sometimes more is less.

Releasing my works into the public domain

free software licensing blog

Releasing my works into the public domain

All my existing software projects and the articles in this blog have been released into the public domain.

My Setup at Home (12/2021 update)

My Setup at Home (12/2021 update)

In this post, I'm presenting my updated setup at home. The previous version was from May 2020. 👨🏻‍💻 Desk * MacBook Pro 15-inch 2017 (personal laptop) * development side projects * writing * office stuff * MacBook Pro 15-inch 2019 (work laptop) * development, research * meetings * Two 27-inch QHD displays (Dell P2720DC) * nice 3 monitors

Automate bug findings with git bisect

git command line

Automate bug findings with git bisect

🔍 Git bisect When you're trying to troubleshoot a bug, finding the original commit is often helpful as it gives you context. Enters git bisect! If you haven't already, consider taking a short detour to the documentation. This command uses a binary search algorithm to find which

Chowning files can take a lot of space in a Docker image

Chowning files can take a lot of space in a Docker image

Today I learned that recursively changing the owner of a directory tree in a Dockerfile can result in some serious increase in image size. 🚛 The issue You may remember how in a previous post we used a small example to discuss layers and final image size. Well, here's

Lighten your Python image with Docker multi-stage builds

Lighten your Python image with Docker multi-stage builds

In previous posts we talked about poetry and Docker images layers and I promised I would write about Docker multi-stage builds, so here we go! 💡I will explain the basics of Docker multi-stage builds required to understand the post, but I won't repeat the documentation (see further reading)