by Sargon Benjamin | Apr 10, 2019 | devops, tutorial
In this post, we’ll walk through an example where a file containing secrets can be found in only one of the intermediate layers that make up the docker image. Just because a docker image looks secure, it’s possible that one of the layers that makes up the image is...
by Sargon Benjamin | Apr 8, 2019 | devops, tutorial
As a developer checking out a project or codebase, I liken the experience to going to a car dealer for a test drive. I just want to get to the “test drive” as quickly as possible – I don’t want to sign a bunch of papers, talk with multiple employees, and spend...
by Sargon Benjamin | Feb 1, 2019 | ReactJS
The most challenging and interesting aspect in designing an English to Assyrian dictionary is in ensuring data integrity. What does that even mean? Here’s a straightforward example… When you search for something like the color “red”, you expect...
by Sargon Benjamin | Jan 28, 2019 | communication, leadership, management, quality
The Art of Manliness podcast recently aired a thought process / decision making episode, interviewing former Canadian intelligence officer and owner of Farnam Street, Shane Parrish. The 5 key takeways are crystal clear on the principles page of the Farnam Street blog....
by Sargon Benjamin | Jan 21, 2019 | leadership, management
How does your entire team have fun together? For innovation to breed, there needs to be a safety net that nurtures the sharing of ideas. The sharing of ideas must be a safe experience. Team members need to feel that this isn’t a popularity contest and that even...
by Sargon Benjamin | Nov 28, 2018 | tutorial
Lots of learning styles out there. I prefer to learn by practice. Getting my hands dirty and going from A -> Z, quite often using the straw-man approach. My employer, MapR, is working on a native Kubernetes (K8S) offering. To this end, understanding how to use K8S...
by Sargon Benjamin | Nov 22, 2018 | assyrian
The hackernews post can be found here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18508530
by Sargon Benjamin | Oct 19, 2018 | automation, management, quality, testing
Interested in Big Data, test automation, and excited about learning on the job? Do the words Docker and Kubernetes tickle your fancy? If so, then maybe this is for you.http://jobs.jobvite.com/mapr/job/oEkw8fwm
by Sargon Benjamin | Oct 18, 2018 | leadership
This last weekend, I attended the Silicon Valley Code Camp hosted at Paypal in San Jose. Aside from being 3 minutes away from the gym (this is a MAJOR factor me), the session schedule and speaker lineup looked solid. In particular, what caught my eye were the...
by Sargon Benjamin | May 9, 2018 | leadership, management, quality, testing
I published an article on LinkedIn What we learned about quality from scenes in movie Deepwater HorizonI’ll still write blogs here. Here’s the article text as it is on LinkedIn.Viewpoints regarding the factuality of the Deepwater Horizon adaptation aside,...
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