A couple of weeks ago I attended ApiDays Australia 2024 with my colleagues Abhishek Rana and Prodip Guha Roy. Though working across different client sites, all three of us are software developers who have been primarily building and maintaining APIs for most of 2024, so when...
In a recent project, the team wanted to improve the deployment and management of Route53 Resolver DNS Firewalls across the AWS Organisation. We ultimately utilised AWS Firewall Manager and gathered lots of useful operational insights. This blog post shares those insights to assist others planning...
Development Containers (or Dev Containers for short) have been around for a few years now (since ~2019) and have reached a level of maturity where I'm now comfortable recommending their adoption. I've found that Dev Containers are a fantastic tool to help teams build a consistent and productive Developer Experience.
In this post I'll cover what Dev Containers are, why you should use them and how to get started. While Dev Containers is an open specification that has growing cross-IDE support this post will focus primarily on using Dev Containers with Visual Studio Code (VS Code) as the IDE.
Introduction In a recent project I worked on for a client, I needed to design a system to synchronise updates from one database to another, in a brittle architecture which already saw high usage from daily traffic. This is how I set up a recurring batch...
I have extensively utilised Allure reports over the past few years, drawn to its remarkable visual capabilities that significantly aid in comprehending complex test flows. However, a persistent challenge has been how to effectively host the report. In this blog post, my focus will be...
Introduction Lately, I've been actively engaged in the development of test automation frameworks that leverage Allure, requiring integration with a Test Management tool. For those familiar with Allure, its capability to seamlessly integrate with CI pipelines and provide a pleasing overview is widely acknowledged. However, for sustained...
In my role as a Principal Quality Engineer at Shine, the past year has been marked by amazing experiences as I engaged with client sites, offering consultancy on a variety of challenges. In this blog post, I aim to reflect on the diverse array of...
Are you weary of the relentless search for an API test framework that not only boasts incredible reporting capabilities but also provides a comprehensive view of your API calls? Look no further! In this blog post, I will introduce you to an efficient and easy-to-use...
The Australian Cyber Conference 2023 (aka CyberCon) was held last week (17-19 Oct) and I had the privilege of attending for my first time. In this post I will share my experience over the 3 days. It might be worth noting that my professional role is...