Justin Pease

What If Hosting Was a Library?

# Was thinking, "if hosting was a library, what might it look like..." require 'ProviderX' # We'll pretend we already have an account with fictitious ProviderX host = ProviderX.new(:user => 'foo', :password => 'secret') # Let's see what ProviderX will ... Read more

HAProxy: Routing by domain name

Without too much effort I was able to find multiple search results that said HAProxy could direct traffic according to domain name. Unfortunately I was hard pressed to find any example configurations demonstrating that functionality. Turns out it is in ... Read more

Tiny email sending service with Amazon SQS

I found the "Dynamo Paper" by Amazon to be interesting. In particular I liked the idea of small services. Nothing new, but I liked the concept and wanted to play with it. The result was the 71 line SQS Mailer, ... Read more

Do you spend significant time "off-hours" on tech projects?

Do you spend significant time "off-hours" on tech projects? If so, are you driven by passion or fear of becoming irrelevant? Whether driven by passion or fear, does the amount of time involved negatively impact other areas of your life? ... Read more