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Getting started with GitLab's Cloud Development Kit

Getting started with GitLab's Cloud Development Kit

I'm a huge fan of GitLab, and make no secret of it. Pretty much my entire CI/CD section [https://www.garybell.co.uk/tag/ci-cd/] of site is dedicated to GitLab CI. I'm actually starting this article whilst wearing the t-shirt they sent me for

GitLab CI - Minimum requirements for PHPUnit

GitLab CI - Minimum requirements for PHPUnit

I do most of my coding in PHP. Always have, likely always will. Yes, I dabble in other technology, but I am getting to a point where I spend more time planning the structure of software and doing code reviews. Basically, I'm becoming a manager! But as I

NPM del task forgets to signal async completion

NPM del task forgets to signal async completion

As part of my development workflow, I use gulp [https://gulpjs.com/] to build the Javascript and CSS files for production. To ensure that the files are removed and replaced, rather than any kind of amendment, I use the del package [https://www.npmjs.com/package/del]. This had always

Why you should use custom exceptions

Why you should use custom exceptions

Anyone who has done any real coding is likely to have seen an exception message, and/or a stack trace which comes with it. It's usually a whole load of file names followed by a number and what, to the outside, looks like gibberish. A lot of the

Commits are your backup

Commits are your backup

If you are a software developer of any sort, you really should use source control [https://www.garybell.co.uk/why-i-use-gitlab/]. It doesn't matter if it's for personal or professional projects (but definitely for the latter), you should be using it. When used properly, it will

Not all developers need a 4K monitor

Not all developers need a 4K monitor

This is going to be controversial. And for those developers who's managers read this post and decline their, likely legitimate, request for a 4K screen, I apologise. But, not all developers need a 4K screen for their work. I don't and, trust me, I have given

Why you should use Virtual Machines in development

Why you should use Virtual Machines in development

I've previously covered why I use Ubuntu [https://www.garybell.co.uk/why-i-use-ubuntu/], even at my day job where I have a Windows laptop I spend most of my time using Ubuntu. This is through virtual machines, but there's method to my madness. 1. It slows