Noise from the Basement

Rate Limiting Using Nginx and Fail2Ban – BSides Edmonton 2022

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Chris C

I’m honored to be presenting at BSides Edmonton on November 25, 2022. I’ll be demoing rate limiting using nginx and Fail2Ban. You can find the demo here in-case you want to follow along during the demo or you want a preview/spoiler.

While I’m honored to be presenting, my hope is to learn more than I impart. I’m looking forward to chatting and learning from you, my fellow BSides Edmonton 2022 speakers and attendees. I enjoy discussing securing small to medium sized business, legacy code, software development best practices, games, or anything remotely technology or software related.

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Back and Forth #7: Secure React Page

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Chris C

Birm shows Chris how to secure a React page so only authorized users can view it. Have a question or a topic you would like us to talk about then give a us a shout.

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Back and Forth #6: Add Google Authentication to React App Using Firebase

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Chris C

Birm shows Chris add how to add Google Authentication to a React App using Firebase. Have a question or a topic you would like us to talk about then give a us a shout.

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Back and Forth #5: Add a Button to a React App

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Chris C

Birm and Chris add a button to a React application. Have a question or a topic you would like us to talk about then give a us a shout.

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Back and Forth #4: Hosting a React App on Firebase

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Chris C

Birm shows Chris how to host a React App as a static website on Firebase. Have a question or a topic you would like us to talk about then give a us a shout.

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Back and Forth #3: Docker Image for Node React Application

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Chris C

Chris and Birm create a Docker image for a Node React application. Have a question or a topic you would like us to talk about then give a us a shout.

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Back and Forth #2: Vimium

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Chris C

Brim shows Chris how he uses Vim key bindings to navigate the web. Have a question or a topic you would like us to talk about then give a us a shout.

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Back and Forth #1: Fix a React Bug

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Chris C

Chris and Birm fix a bug in a React website. Have a question or a topic you would like us to talk about then give a us a shout.

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SMALL BUSINESS AND THE THREE CONTRACTORS

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Chris C

Check out this post I wrote for Corgibytes about balancing maintenance work with new features when modernizing software. Special thanks go out to my fellow Corgis for their constructive feedback. They convinced me keep the overall idea but re-write my first draft. Plus they fixed my spelling and grammar errors that regular readers of this site are used too.

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A Ruby-Type Talk featuring Sorbet

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Chris C

Last Saturday at the Edmonton Ruby Meetup (YEGRB) I discussed type checking, Sorbet, and integrating Sorbet into an existing Rails application.

Feedback and questions are most welcome. Thanks you to YEGRB for hosting and for everyone that participated in the live stream.

Posted in Code Examples, Presentations | Tagged ruby on rails, RubyMine, Sorbet, yegrb | Comments Off