Rob Porter

Rob Porter @rgeraldporter

About: Programmer, naturalist.

Location:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Joined:
Jan 16, 2018

Rob Porter
articles - 9 total

A cautionary note about use of Javascript's Set and Map objects

Be careful not to assume Set and Map act just like Array and Object.

Learn More 12 0Jun 12 '19

Using shell/bash commands in code? Use "long" options

A very minor style choice to save the next developer some headaches.

Learn More 9 1Jun 10 '19

Creating a ZFS Image of a MySQL Data Directory

Creating a ZFS image for backup is easier than you might think.

Learn More 10 0Jun 7 '19

Building Expressive Monads in Javascript: Introduction

The monad is a powerful design pattern that, when used correctly, can completely change how you think about handling values in Javascript.

Learn More 115 17Jun 7 '19

Setting up RAID-Z for use in a MySQL Master-Master Replicator Pattern

Setup for ongoing redundancy in MySQL using a replicator pattern.

Learn More 6 0Jun 6 '19

How to do Security Updates only with Yum in CentOS

Sometimes you just want to patch the critical issues when doing OS updates.

Learn More 10 1Jun 5 '19

Creating a RAID-Z Drive for MySQL with ZFS on CentOS

Get the reliability of RAID with the fast-restore snapshotting of ZFS

Learn More 6 0Jun 5 '19

Installing ZFS on CentOS

Upgrading the filesystem on CentOS to take advantage of ZFS snapshots on Azure

Learn More 10 0Jun 4 '19

Extracting Test Results from CucumberJs in Jenkins Pipeline Syntax

Collect data from your end-to-end tests

Learn More 7 0Jun 4 '19