The Most Common Secret-Leaking Patterns I Still See in 2026
The repeat mistakes that still leak API keys, tokens, and credentials into Git and logs, plus practical fixes.
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Add a Local Gitleaks Pre-Commit Hook (No Frameworks)
Use a simple .git/hooks/pre-commit script to block secrets before they land in history.
Load Testing Your Website in 2026
A modern, practical guide to load testing web applications using Siege, k6, and Vegeta, updated for contemporary development workflows.
Green builds or it doesn’t ship: why teams must keep tests passing
Flaky tests, often caused by non-deterministic fake data, destroy trust in CI. Here’s how to enforce ‘always green’ and stabilise your suite.
Trunk-Based Development: When It Works, When It Doesn’t
A practical, opinionated guide to trunk-based development for experienced engineers and engineering managers, covering prerequisites, team size, benefits, and failure modes.
Push to Two Git Remotes: Setup & Sync
How to configure Git to push to two remote origins simultaneously
Using Colour in Shell Scripts for Logging
Enhance the readability of your shell scripts with colour-coded logging. Learn how to use ANSI colours, create reusable logging functions, and improve your command-line experience.
Creating a GitHub Action to deploy using a remote script run via SSH
How to set up a GitHub Action that SSHs into a remote host and runs a deployment script, or for that matter any other script such as for CI/CD
The Essential Git Cheat Sheet
A handy reference for common Git commands every developer should know.
Performance Benefits of Moving from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 LTS (Server Edition)
Performance Benefits of Moving from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 LTS (Server Edition)
Mastering Laravel Queues: Scalable Job Handling for Modern PHP Apps
Explore Laravel's queue system to build more scalable applications. This article walks you through setting up, configuring, and deploying queues using Redis and supervisor for robust background processing.
tmux Cheat Sheet
tmux, access, and control multiple terminals from a single terminal window
How to upgrade Node.js to 18 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
A guide to upgrading Node.js to version 18 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Setting up your Mac DNS for local development using dnsmasq *.test domains
Setting up your Mac DNS for local development using dnsmasq *.test domains
AWS SES exporting the suppression list as a CSV using GO Lang
AWS Simple email Service (SES) exporting the suppression list as a CSV using GO Lang via the command line
Sorting a CSV file preserving a header line
Sorting a CSV file preserving a header line with head and unix command line sort
AWS SES exporting the suppression list as a CSV via the command line
AWS Simple email service (SES) exporting the suppression list as a CSV via the command line
Redash and docker, setting up an ssh tunnel for a database connection
How to modify Redash docker-compose.yml to use an ssh tunnel for a database connection
Solid js on AWS Amplify, fixing the build error
Fixing the errors that stop Solid js building on AWS Amplify
Mac DNS for local development using dnsmasq *.dev domains
Setting up local .dev or .test domains on macOS using dnsmasq and custom resolvers.
SSL how to get an A+ rating with Nginx
Configuration guide for Nginx to achieve an A+ SSL rating, including cipher suites and Diffie-Hellman parameters.
copying directories between servers compressed
How to efficiently copy and compress directories between servers using tar and SSH pipes.
Find Out My Linux Distribution Name and Version
How to identify which Linux distribution and version you are running using terminal commands like lsb_release.
bash history
Tips for searching and using the Bash shell history interactively to improve command-line productivity.
Flushing the DNS cache on a Mac (OS X), Linux and Windows
Commands to flush the DNS cache on various versions of macOS (OS X), Linux, and Windows systems.
Global GIT ignore files
How to configure a global gitignore file to exclude .DS_Store and other system files on macOS.
Useful Unix find commands
A collection of useful Unix 'find' command one-liners for locating files by size, date, and type.
Setting up SSH access without a password?
A guide to generating SSH keys and configuring passwordless authentication between servers.