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Tutorial – How to build your own website using HTML and WordPress

March 26, 2013by Matthew Skelton (@matthewpskelton) Leave a comment

I have published a set of workshop notes on Github called Build Your Own Website – A Beginner’s Guide, covering the basics of HTML and WordPress-driven websites. I gave the workshop at […]

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Software, Tools
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What Makes an Effective Build and Deployment Radiator Screen?

March 11, 2013by Matthew Skelton (@matthewpskelton) Leave a comment

Build screens (or build monitors, or information radiators) are an important tool in helping to achieve Continuous Integration and in trapping errors early. When the number of build jobs becomes […]

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Continuous Delivery, DevOps, Monitoring, Software, Teams, Tools
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How HTTPbis changes HTTP caching, and why CDNs are not always the answer

February 4, 2013by Matthew Skelton (@matthewpskelton) Leave a comment

HTTP caching is a key part of what makes the web usable, and draft standards like HTTPbis add further refinements to the existing HTTP/1.1 caching features. At WebPerfDays 2012, Mark […]

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Performance, Software, Teams, Tools
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London Continuous Delivery meetup with Opscode Chef

January 21, 2013by Matthew Skelton (@matthewpskelton) Leave a comment

The London Continuous Delivery meetup group had its first session of 2013 on 17 Jan. We were fortunate to be able to use the offices of [my employer] thetrainline.com in […]

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DevOps, Tools, Teams, Configuration, Continuous Delivery
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Festive Graphite Line Art for the Masses

December 22, 2012by Matthew Skelton (@matthewpskelton) 1 Comment

You have an installation of Graphite, a desire to learn more Ruby, and some festive spirit – what emerges? An xmas tree drawn using proper metrics via the Ruby graphite […]

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DevOps, Monitoring, Software, Tools

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