Week Notes 21#03 (2 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2021-01-11?
Hi, I'm Jamie Tanna (he/him/his), and I'm currently a Tech Lead (Software Development Engineer 3) at Capital One UK where I'm working on Customer Acquisitions.
I currently live in Nottingham with my partner Anna Dodson and our beautiful terror of a cat Morph.
I use my site as a method of blogging about my learnings, as well as sharing information about projects I have previously, or are currently, working on in my spare time.
I'm a GNU/Linux user, a big advocate for the Free Software Movement, and the IndieWeb movement and I try to self host my own services where possible, instead of relying on other providers.
Drop me an email at hi@jamietanna.co.uk, or using any of the other social links below.
Week Notes 21#03 (2 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2021-01-11?
Is there an alternative to the Web Share Target API that I can use for a #firefox #pwa on #android? I'm writing something for myself and it'd be cool to be able to share links directly to it
I know that's kinda the point, but I'm a little unsettled by #WandaVision
Autogenerating Postman Collections for Micropub Servers (3 mins read).
Creating Postman collections programmatically from a Micropub server's supported configuration.
Releasing Two Lightweight Libraries for Server-Driven Content Negotiation (2 mins read).
Introducing two new Java libraries for performing server-driven content negotiation.
How to keep your Git history clean with interactive rebase
Recommended read: How to keep your Git history clean with interactive rebase https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/11/23/keep-git-history-clean-with-interactive-rebase/
Week Notes 21#02 (4 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2021-01-04?
Yet again, Anna Dodson has captured my relationship with #Morph, and how suddenly it goes south 😅
Has anyone successfully generated Java POJOs from the #Postman #JsonSchema? Using the Maven/Gradle plugin seems to not be able to understand all the different definitions (ie Request
) which I kinda don't wanna have to write bindings for myself 🤔
Tonight I've been investigating a few things for my #Postman API Hack and I've found that Postman's OAuth2 support is pretty awesome - it works very nicely with #Indieauth which is an important part of my hack 😉 I'm also pretty happy with what I'm planning on doing - hoping to get some good progress with the hack itself this weekend, too!
I may be attending
I will be attending
This sounds like it could be fun, even just for a t-shirt!
Now, what to do 🤔
https://twitter.com/a85/status/1346557014160228352
Excited to announce the Postman API Hack: $100,000 in Cash Prizes! Check out details here: blog.postman.com/postman-api-ha…Abhinav Asthana (@a85)Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:39 UTC
Reminder that it's #HomebrewWebsiteClub Nottingham tomorrow! I hope to see you there at 1730 for some website stuff! https://events.indieweb.org/2021/01/homebrew-website-club-nottingham-rVrKwhxmCz4D
Why I Consistently Reach for Server-Driven Content Negotiation (For Versioning) (5 mins read).
Why I use server-driven content negotiation for APIs to allow for versioning and allowing different representations of APIs.
In an unsurprising turn of events, @uppermostmusic and @Phaeleh have yet again been my most popular artists over 2020! Thanks for keeping me going through the year https://www.jvt.me/music-in-review/2020/
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2020's Music In Review (5 mins read).
What music was I listening to in 2020?
Week Notes 21#01 (4 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2020-12-28?
Recommended read: “Why are my tests so slow?” A list of likely suspects, anti-patterns, and unresolved personal trauma. https://charity.wtf/2020/12/31/why-are-my-tests-so-slow-a-list-of-likely-suspects-anti-patterns-and-unresolved-personal-trauma/
The Simple Ways to Refactor Terrible Code
Recommended read: The Simple Ways to Refactor Terrible Code https://martinheinz.dev/blog/40
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Some things a potential Git replacement probably needs to provide
Recommended read: Some things a potential Git replacement probably needs to provide https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2020/12/some-things-potential-git-replacement.html?m=1&s=09
I feel very seen
https://twitter.com/lukeisamazing/status/1345058251612819457
of course, it's so simple
the thicc husband & father (@lukeisamazing)Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:24 UTC
So #Deathto2020 is a great way to see in the new year - what a shit year it was, so many "oh god yeah remember that" moments
Mood
https://twitter.com/chris_emerson/status/1344793509656743936
I'm honestly not sure whether I can be bothered to stay up another 9 minutes
Chris Emerson (@chris_emerson)Thu, 31 Dec 2020 23:52 UTC
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Add .ics events to your main Google Calendar
Recommended read: Add .ics events to your main Google Calendar https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/12/add-ics-events-to-your-main-google-calendar/
Week Notes 20#52 (5 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2020-12-21?
So Anna Dodson has perfectly summed up my relationship with #Morph in this photo - I'm having the best time and he's pleading to be left alone 😹 this is after two minutes of purring and kitty kisses, if that helps!
With all the excitement of the #NewHouse, I'd missed this #Christmas hamper from work - what a lovely reminder of #LifeAtCapitalOne and the wonderful ways we're looked after - in addition to the £100 M&S voucher I won last week!
Week Notes 20#51 (6 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2020-12-14?
This afternoon I got some wonderful #Christmas gifts from my #TechNott Secret Santa - although #Morph didn't seem impressed at being a table - thanks so much!
Abstinence isn’t safe – why quitting social media isn’t the solution – Terence Eden’s Blog
Recommended read: Abstinence isn’t safe – why quitting social media isn’t the solution – Terence Eden’s Blog https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/02/abstinence-isnt-safe-why-quitting-social-media-isnt-the-solution/
I've had to buy so few clothes in the last year, it rocks!
https://twitter.com/yayalexisgay/status/1339245183771217920
"stick with me, kid and you'll never buy your own t-shirts again" - the tech industryAlexis Gay (@yayalexisgay)Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:25 UTC
Last year I wrote https://www.jvt.me/posts/2019/12/16/second-appendixaversary/ as a reflection on the rupturing of my #appendix two years ago. I can't believe it's three years on, and I really can't imagine how I would have coped if it were this year