Posts

Nov 24, 2018
Adding change-log to a legacy mysql based application using Kafka and Debezium
Adding change-log to a legacy APP using Kafka and Debezium (without modifying the codebase) Mission: Emmit events everytime data changes in an existing application, without touching the original codebase. Use those events to create a live changelog of the app High level milestones: Get a legacy app running (MYSQL based)...

Jul 8, 2018
Improving 'agile retrospectives' experience on remote teams by using a IoT Postit printer
Problem: Agile retrospectives are key element of agile teams to enable self analysis and process improvement. But today, it is really common to have people working from remote locations, so how can we leverage everybody’s participation when there are some remote folks in the team? Virtual retrospective tools: Web applications...

Dec 12, 2017
Pablo Shares Mate
What is mate? It is the energy drink for people in Uruguay . Why a mate tutorial in english? Because if you are Uruguayan, you just know how to prepare it :). So the tutorial is for foreign people, therefore it is in english. Pablo shares mate from PabloGancharov on...

Oct 8, 2017
Seamless Provisioning OSX with brew and cask
Problem: Setup up a brand new computer is a time consuming task, I used to enjoy spending hours to configure the perfect dev environment. Now I prefer to save that time :) Starting from and empty machine I can be at home in no time with: Update on December 14...

Jun 18, 2017
On being an engineer & half time scrum master
Why having part time Scrum Masters? Growing Teams Growing teams will reach the limit proposed by Scrum (maximum 9 members of the dev-team) so eventually the team should be split. That means that each team will require their own scrum master. One solution can be just hiring a new full-time...

May 9, 2016
IOT: Photon based IR-emitter
Idea: Connect any device that uses a remote control to internet. Why I would do that? To start cooling my apartment before I arrive. (as this example) To control the webcam over a hangouts call. To turn on and off the lights when I’m not in home. Because I can...

Apr 24, 2016
Adapting PlayStation 2 controller to Wii using Arduino
The Problem Some days ago I bought a pair of Wii Classic controllers to play Mario Kart 64 on the Nintendo Virtual Console, but unfortunately I spent my money on a Chinese imitation, instead of buying the originals. The main reason is that I don’t wanted to wait 2 months...

Apr 6, 2014
Profiling PHP apps using Zend Server
Despite Xdebug is a great tool for debugging PHP apps, profiling applications could be a difficult task to do. One of the best approaches I found, is by using Zend Server Tools. In this post I show How to setup a simple LAMP environment based on Zend Server and Vagrant:...