Nix is a tool that helps people create reproducible builds. This means that given a known input, you can get the same output on other machines. Let’s build and deploy a small Rust service with Nix.
TypeScript has never been easier thanks to the TypeScript plugin for Babel. Discover 4 reasons why TypeScript + Babel are a perfect pair, and follow a step-by-step guide to upgrade to TypeScript in 10 minutes.
This post is a summary of my research on building Go projects in a Docker container on CI (Gitlab, specifically). I found solving private dependencies quite hard (coming from a Node/.NET background) so that is the main reason I wrote this up. Please feel free to reach out if there are any issues or a submit pull request on the Docker image. Dep As dep is the best option for managing Go dependencies right now, the build will need to run dep ensure before building.
Build tools have become a necessary component in the workflow for modern web applications. I have previously covered the basics of what build tools can do for you to show how builds help with scripting, automation, and eliminating complexity. Taking those into consideration, I’m going to provide a closer look at some of the more popular build tools and how they might make sense for your projects.