In Optimizing Docker Images there is a discussion on saving disk space when developing images. This is good stuff to be aware of. But I think there is another reason to consider reducing the number of commands in a Dockerfile which is to help with testing during development. I am coming to the personal opinion that […]
I have been playing with Docker recently from my Windows based laptop. This means a lot more ssh-ing around the place than normal. Using Cygwin has been a help for consistency (shell scripts work on both), but when I ssh in, the TERM variable is set to “cygwin” which the Linux instances I was using does not understand. I […]
Panamax got announced today as a Human Friendly way to manage Docker. If you follow the links in the article you can find installation instructions for Mac OS and Ubuntu pretty easily. But I run Windows on my laptop. Here is how I got it going in case useful to anyone else. I had Vagrant, Docker, and […]
Imagery is important for an online store. But if you want to go that extra step, are 360 views or 3D models better? Disclaimer: These views are my own and not that of my employer. Also I picked somewhat random example implementations of these technologies – this article is not meant as an endorsement of any particular […]
A previous post described a very simple Magento 2 module for showing application state. This post shows how to convert it into a Magento 2 Composer package and add it to a site. Disclaimer: This is not official Magento 2 documentation and represents personal opinions, not that of my employer. (In other words, I’m just mess’n ’round.) Oh, […]
With the latest GitHub push, Magento 2 can now be downloaded and installed completely using Composer! (Composer is a PHP package manager similar in concept to Maven for Java developers.) This represents a nice milestone in Magento 2’s Composer support. This is by no means the end of the Composer work – more work is in progress. […]
Last post I looked at Vagrant. This post I look at Docker. I started dubious about a Linux only solution, but the more I looked, the more I liked. I think Docker will be big. Docker Docker allows you to define light weight application containers based on Linux cgroups (controller groups). For example, you might […]
Vagrant describes itself as a tool to create VM based development environments, allowing it to be shared between developers. By default it sets up a local VirtualBox instance, although through an extensible set of providers it can also be used to create VMs in various clouds. eBay internally has a private cloud based on OpenStack. This article […]
This post shares some personal experiences writing a minimal Magento 2 module. I thought it may interesting to those who wanted to see a bit more about how modules are put together in Magento 2. Disclaimer: This is not an attempt at “good module” design according to official Magento 2 coding standards – it is just result of some personal experimentation. […]
Magento 2 will support Composer for creating sites. Introducing Composer into Magento will impact the way version numbers work in Magento 2. Here is a high level summary of the changes. Disclaimer: Details may change before final release based on feedback. And of course, these opinions are my own and not necessarily that of my employer. (This is my private blog after […]
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