Building out the image continues…

by | Aug 3, 2017 | Whatcha doin' now?

I have Docker containers running on Fedora.  That’s cool.  So, I decided to install WebStorm, a JavaScript IDE from JetBrains.com The WebStorm Linux install was easy, so then I started to integrate WebStorm with Docker containers.  That way I can deploy from the...

Working with Docker

by | Jul 29, 2017 | Whatcha doin' now?

Docker is great!  So, simple to use as a developer and on the operations side.  Using a docker instead of a Virtual Machine is an obvious win.  It uses so much less of everything, memory, disk space, processing power.  Portability is of course the key to Dockers...

Study: Fedora and Docker

by | Jul 28, 2017 | Whatcha doin' now?

Using my Fedora VMWare instance, to build out a Docker environment.  Actually, its called “Docker-ce” now.   There containers make hybrid cloud computing viable.  They insulate the application and the server runtime environment for the actually physical...

Studying up on WebStorm IDE

by | Jul 27, 2017 | Whatcha doin' now?

I read most of the WebStorm IDE documentation today. Built a Fedora v26 image for VMWare. Read up on Docker containers.  Did you know that they run on Windows, but only Windows 10 professional. Playing around with the IDE, source control, run options,...

Building a MEAN Stack

by | Jul 16, 2017 | Whatcha doin' now?

Working on a VMWare image, used npm to build up a Node instance with Express, and a few other packages.  This approach is fascinating.  JavaScript on the client, JavaScript on the Server, lots of packages to implement all the tough stuff.  … Application...