Kind notes

Anyone thinking of / already using #Spectral for their API linting? I've written up how I've created a test harness to #TDD new API rules into our standards at https://www.jvt.me/posts/2021/12/22/spectral-jest/

What are folks' thoughts about using a password manager i.e. KeepassXC to store TOTP data (not the recovery codes) for MFA? My initial thought is that this sounds like a Bad Idea, but not sure if I'm being a bit too paranoid?

If any of y'all are using #Localstack with Java Lambda projects, I'd recommend updating to v0.13.1 as it includes stay open mode for docker-reuse so you won't be hitting cold starts on each invocation 🙌

Well it's another #ApiDays which means I'm spending ages trying to work out which talk to attend! Very happy it's an online conference so I have a chance to move between stages more easily

Hey @ApiDaysGlobal any idea when you'll make your website accessible? The agenda being a big image with no alt text is really unhelpful for folks, and having to log into the event site to check what's going on is a lot slower than using the website, but appears to be my only choice

Another thing you can now do with #Wiremock 2.32.0 is run your stubs from the classpath, instead of needing to store them outside of a standalone JAR - it's been on my list to document how to do it for 6 months, and I'm glad it's now supported https://www.jvt.me/posts/2021/12/02/gradle-wiremock-standalone-stubs/

Very excited that we've now got support in #Wiremock 2.32.0 to run without the underlying HTTP Server (http://wiremock.org/docs/running-without-http-server/) so you now don't need to use my workaround in https://www.jvt.me/posts/2021/04/29/wiremock-serverless/ 🤓

A few surprises in this year's #SpotifyWrapped (https://open.spotify.com/wrapped-2021/share-bd296b9dba6c4dcfbb3206f7d9ffa4a2-1080x1920?si=BlK7K4mqQj2G4uaA6J3NnA) with @Phaeleh snatching the top spot from a decade of @UppermostMusic and 59501 minutes of music!

Don't know about y'all, but after seeing some of the behind the scenes from the #NottTechParty, I'm very hyped for it 🤶🎄❄️🎁

Has anything recently changed with the way that #GitHub archives work? Finding a tonne of #ArchLinux #AUR packages needing chnages otherwise they won't build, as they're getting 404s?

Although we forgot to get a photo, Carol Gilabert and I had a lovely in-person #HomebrewWebsiteClub Nottingham

If y'all aren't already following Brandur Leach's thoughts on their site, please go ahead and do it. I've spent the morning going through quite a few really well written and informative posts, and have remembered there's a good back catalogue for the Nanoglyph newsletter too which is excellent. Some really great learnings from years of building awesome stuff, thanks for it all!

Moving over to #Neovim was such a good idea - not only are the Async, LSP and general UI improvements making it a nicer experience, but I'd completely forgotten about being able to embed Neovim into other UIs, so this is being written from Neovim embedded into Firefox using the very awesome firenvim project

What do you call a DJ who loves garlic mayo? Steve Aioli

Any idea when #GitHub may stop/nudge users to not add a 👍🏽 emoji to an issues thread?

Don't know about everyone else, but I find it really difficult to find out / remember what versions of libraries are installed on the AWS Lambda runtime - luckily I've blogged about it so you don't have to remember! https://www.jvt.me/posts/2021/11/17/aws-lambda-java-runtime/ (although JDK11 still needs a bit of help)

It's been a few days without y'all reading my ✨ Opinions ✨ so here's one about #OAuth2 client credentials, and why you shouldn't use a client secret https://www.jvt.me/posts/2021/11/09/avoid-client-secret/

Wrote a thing about how we built a team that had great engagement, and highly recommended that others join it - hope it's of some interest! https://www.jvt.me/posts/2021/11/05/secret-sauce/

Just added myself a profile on name.pn at https://name.pn/jamie-tanna for my name, pronouns and pronunciation of my name - great service! I think I'm also going to build a similar thing on my site, too

Do I know anyone who's got an XPS13 9310/9305? I'm looking to upgrade my 9343 to a 9305 and wondered what Linux support was like 👀

Very excited to be virtually attending #ApiDays London over the next couple of jam-packed days! Some really great talks 👀

First trip to the office today, excited to meet my new colleagues and see the White Chapel Building where we're based!

For anyone interested in trying out #Gousto (i.e. via https://www.jvt.me/posts/2019/07/07/four-months-gousto/ which still holds true) there's a better referral deal on for the next couple of weeks with JAMIE21201650 - get 60% off your first box, and 30% off the rest of the month

First day nerves, but very excited to get started at the Data Standards Authority!

Self care is your first back massage in 18 months followed by a free McDonald's chocolate milkshake 😋

I like that Night Teeth looks like Collateral but ✨ Halloween ✨

It's Lighting Talks at #TechNott tonight, which is always a super fun evening - I'll be talking about #salary and some of the Korma-level spice that's come out of my post about it last month https://www.jvt.me/posts/2021/09/09/public-salary-history/

Today is the #Wiremock project's 10th birthday! That's a wonderful milestone to hit - thanks for all the work you've been doing over the years Tom Akehurst - it's made a huge difference for the way I've built software over the years!

#FreeGuy was great - very much recommend a watch!

Hope everyone has a great time at #DataConnect21 (https://dataconnect.api.gov.uk) - there's a packed week of awesome talks, and I'm excited to dip in and out to learn some great stuff happening in the Public Sector!

Is it just me or has the Infinidash hype train run out?

Welp, I'm sure I'll regret this, but I'm publishing my salary/compensation history publicly now!

Blog post: https://www.jvt.me/posts/2021/09/09/public-salary-history/

Numbers: https://www.jvt.me/salary/

First day back at #CapitalOne's offices in Nottingham after a whopping 545 days is a very weird feeling. Got some freebies, a free breakfast, and our first hybrid standup. Been nice to just wave to people, and I'm looking forward to making the most of the day!

The fact that it's September means #Hacktoberfest is only around the corner 😱

Right now I'm attending the #IndieWeb #IndieAuth pop-up to look at further improving the specifications, and making it easier for folks to implement and integrate

Is the Meetup.com GraphQL API down? I'm seeing HTTP 502s with x-amzn-errortype: InternalServerErrorException. Was hoping to start a migration from REST to the GraphQL API but I guess not!

Is there a handy place in #GitLab that I can look for issues not raised by me in repos I'm a maintainer?

Well, it's official - I'm leaving Capital One and am joining the Cabinet Office in October 😱 https://www.jvt.me/posts/2021/08/19/joining-cabinet-office/

Has anyone written any (preferably permissive licensed) Java code that parsed Gherkin using the official java-gherkin library and gets an AST together that includes both steps and comments all in one place?

Lol just saw a "failed to load fleets" in the #Twitter android app

How is it 2021 and #Slack's Android app doesn't open links to Slack? So frustrating not being able to follow a link from someone!

Do I know anyone on the #Jenkins team who'd be able to give a hand with getting https://github.com/jenkinsci/job-dsl-plugin/pull/1232 merged? Core maintainers are currently taking a break, but this would fix a common issue folks have

Has there been a recent patch to #ApexLegends that adds the announcer in Fight Night using chicken noises when people leave the ring?

I'm surprised that there aren't any #Pokemon hiding in my lawn with how tall the grass is

Just had a power cut in Mapperley Park 😳

#GitHub Copilot seems pretty interesting - licensing issues aside - but I wonder if a better angle is adding test coverage rather than production code? Most folks find writing tests (especially on less loved codebases) more difficult than the code

Ikea's restaurant is open again - nature is healing 🥰

Lovely brunch with friends followed by my first vaccine is a good way to spend a Sunday! #TeamPfizer

Reminder that it's #HomebrewWebsiteClub Nottingham tomorrow! I hope to see you there at 1730 for some website stuff! https://events.indieweb.org/2021/06/homebrew-website-club-nottingham-pqX9qzmGWbHp

Woop got my first and second vaccine booked 👏🏽💉