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Healthchecks in the Scala Play Framework The Play framework for Scala is “marketed” as a lightweight framework used all over for folks building microservices and other quick and nimble services. While it may be fast and opinionated, it definitely does not set you up for success in a microservice world. Microservice Necessities Microservices need a … Read more
The SDLC process should offer reassuring guardrails, not roadblocks
It is difficult to balance being agile and not allowing scope-creep. Obviously, in an agile shop, we want to be agile with requirements. We get something in front of customers quickly. We react to what the customers say once they see the product in action. This means we reprioritize tickets, create new tickets, and otherwise … Read more
After the Readme and the build jobs, next, perhaps we should look at a system’s entry points. The build jobs or the Readme probably gave hints as to what the entry points were. Docker ENTRYPOINT Did you discover a Docker build in the previous explorations? Look at the ENTRYPOINT that was defined in the Dockerfile, … Read more
After reading the README, perhaps the next logical place to look is the build file(s). Compile and Test Maybe the Readme file did lay out how the code should be built. Even if it did, it may be useful to still dig into the build files. These can help show you how the code is … Read more
READMEs should be great places to start when reading code. The first thing to look at when trying to spin up on new code should be the project’s README file. Most projects now will have a useful readme. Contents What should be in a readme file? First, there should be some brief description of what … Read more
Okay, this is a bit of a change in direction. We will actually be running WebLogic 12 in Kubernetes. The instructions should work fine for WebLogic 14 (according to Oracle). However, the domain I am testing with we know works in WebLogic 12, and the Docker and Kubernetes setup comes defaulted to WL 12. So … Read more
I like to attend conferences. At these conferences, I also find it interesting to observe how people take notes. No Notes You of course will find the people that do not take any notes at all. Some of these are those incredibly smart folks that seem to be able to just remember everything. Some are … Read more
Today let’s dig a bit into running WebLogic 14 in Kubernetes. History A bit of history, at least from my perspective. Since WebLogic 12, Oracle has “supported” running WebLogic in a Docker container. Before this, WebLogic seemed to not really interact well with Docker, so things like exposing ports did not work. That’s kind of … Read more
The creativity a blank page allows is very exciting. Some will look at it as a start to a great novel. Some will see a great painting. Others may see the notes needed for the next test. Reference material. Children’s art. The possibilities are endless. Paper We write things down. We print them out. Characters … Read more