Because we have a slow network, big files to deploy, and a ping pong table, work has started to look like this:
I’m busy working.
15+ hour work day = blurry code
After hacking away at work for 15+ hours, I am looking at eclipse and I have no idea what I just wrote. But hey, it seems to work…sorta. So yay for that!
Making regular deposits
Since I graduated college and got a real job, I’ve started to expand my knowledge around the world of investing. I opened up an account at Vanguard and started off with some mutual funds. The problem is I haven’t really put any more money in after that one-time lump sum for opening the account. I need to start making some regular investments through direct deposit or something. Get that dollar-cost averaging to work for me.
Pretty WordPress themes
After I installed WordPress, the first thing I did was go in search for a WordPress theme. I started off at LifeHacker. After a search for all things wordpressy, I came across a post for 83 Beautiful WordPress Themes You (Probably) Haven’t Seen. After scrolling down a bit, I found Peaceful Rush which is a great match with the title of this blog. So far, I think it’s looking good 🙂
I need mod_proxy_balancer?
I have been trying to get a rails app served up by a mongrel cluster through apache. All the documentation I’ve looked at says this can be done with an Apache module mod_proxy_balancer. Looks like my apache install using apt-get does not come with that module. Blah! Guess I have to pull down the source and build from source. Hopefully, I don’t break anything!
References:
Hello, World – Java
Trying out the WP-Syntax WordPress plugin:
public class Hello { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello World!"); } }
Check it out at: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-syntax/
Google Sitemap Generator
Here’s a pretty cool WordPress plugin that lets Google know about your blog:
http://www.arnebrachhold.de/2005/06/05/google-sitemaps-generator-v2-final
Apache, Tomcat, Rails
It was easier than I thought it would be to install Java and Tomcat. With a few apt-get commands, I had both Java and Tomcat up and running. The next step was to serve Tomcat through Apache. This was done by using the AJP Connector. Tomcat is running with AJP connector port 8009 and I can serve up JSPs and servlet content through Apache who is listening on port 80. Pretty slick 🙂
It was even easier to get a Rails app up and running on WEBrick on default port 3000.
Next steps will be to serve Rails content through Apache.
Fresh start!
After trying to keep a blog numerous times already, I am committed to keep this one going!
It took me awhile to get setup after rebuilding my slice (I am hosted by SliceHost). Most of the time was spent having to google the commands I had to run and figuring out missing apache modules since this is all new to me. It’s been a good learning experience though 🙂
But after 4 hours, I’ve setup the following
- 256mb Ubuntu slice
- apache2
- mysql
- subversion
- php
- ruby/rails
Next steps are to get Java and Tomcat installed, as well as a sample Rails app up and running.
Founders At Work
I finished reading Founders At Work by Jessica Livingston a few days ago. What a great read. For those who have ever thought of starting their own tech company or enjoy hearing about how great things come out of startups, this is a must read.
The book gives such deep insight into the inner workings of the minds behind of these companies. I’m inspired by what some of these people have built and in many cases, without any outside investment. It’s interesting to see that most of the founders had no idea what they were getting themselves into when they started. The startup mind set is so different from Corporate America’s. These founders had passion for technology and their products. It’s very refreshing to see how you can create a company without money being the main focus. Passion drives great companies.
I can’t really think of any job better than waking up in the morning and being able to say, “Today, I’m going to go build something that’s going to change the world.”