May 13 · 3 min read · When I started learning Docker, I had no idea I’d end up deploying a real application on a cloud server within the same month. It ended up changing how I think about building software. The Idea I didn
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May 13 · 5 min read · My CI pipeline failed on the first push. Not because of a big mistake. But because of a layer conflict in my Dockerfile that only showed up in a clean environment. Locally — everything worked. CI — re
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May 10 · 16 min read · Tools: Wireshark, Python, Flask, WayDroid Difficulty: Beginner The Moment It Clicked I was sitting at my desk in Nairobi at around 11pm, staring at Wireshark, when I watched my own password — the one
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May 10 · 7 min read · 🗂️ Building a Blog Platform with Docker #4: Dynamic Routes and a Real Post List Quick one-liner: Replace the hardcoded route and static post list with a dynamic scanner that finds every .md file in your content folder — drop a file in, it appears on...
Join discussionApr 26 · 10 min read · Building a Blog Platform with Docker #3: Markdown Rendering Quick one-liner: Stop writing HTML for your posts. Parse .md files with YAML frontmatter and render them in Flask. Why This Matters Last time you built a blog that looks like a blog. Teal n...
Join discussionApr 11 · 19 min read · When building Python microservices (or any application that depends on external APIs), integration testing gets complicated fast. The services you depend on might not be available in your test environ
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Apr 12 · 2 min read · After revisiting a dashboard scheduling feature, I ended up with a clearer conclusion: the real value is not the calendar integration itself. The value comes from not exposing raw calendar data directly, and instead turning it into a server-generated...
Join discussionApr 11 · 5 min read · Introduction When I started learning Docker, I thought deploying a Flask app would be simple. But reality hit differently. My containers kept crashing, MySQL wouldn’t connect, Docker Compose threw YAM
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