Software As She’s Developed

Taming Ansible with a control script

Sat, 14 May 2016 03:37:16 +0000

Ansible is very useful for managing multiple servers, but one of its weak points is lack of control over sequencing tasks. The basic assumption is that you can execute all tasks because it embraces the principle of idempotency. If you … Continue reading →

The Class1-Class2 Naming Antipattern for Associations

Sun, 06 Sep 2015 19:03:24 +0000

Join classes (aka join tables) are entities whose main purpose is to associate one object (aka record) with another in a NxN relationship. A common and decades-old pattern, which is almost always wrong, is to name these classes after both … Continue reading →

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