Shipping node addons with libraries
How can we build and ship a cross platform compatible node addon which includes third party libraries?
#howiwork - nut.js development workflow
A lot of people claim that with JavaScript one can build everything. So this post outlines my work on my cross-platform desktop automation framework for node: nut.js
TIL - Debugging GitHub Actions
Have you ever spent 20+ commits to debug a CI setup? Yes? Wanted to ssh into the build machine to check some things? act to the rescue!
TIL - AddEventListenerOptions#once
Automatically remove an event listener once it fired.
Webhook Triggers for GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions workflows are triggered on events which are caused by certain activities on GitHub, e.g. a push to a repository or the creation of a new issue. However, GitHub may not be our only source of events to trigger a workflow, so let’s see how we can trigger a workflow via web hook.
Test Driven Development for Docker Images
Given the ability to customise the runtime environment, responsibility for providing and maintaining a proper environment shifts from IT-Ops towards developers. Fortunate enough, we can apply well-known methods to make this effort less tedious: automated tests and test-driven development (TDD).
Inside node: How node is able to require binary modules
Did you ever wonder how node is able to require binary modules? Let's use the source to find out!
Inside node: What happens when we execute a script?
Whenever we execute a script, most often we do not think about what happens behind the curtains of our runtime. However, piecing together the bits and pieces to find out what is going on is pretty interesting!
A Fresh Start
Hi, my name is Simon, I'm the face behind this blog. While