The last days I was asked a lot, how and where to install the new QGIS 3. Until now there are no Windows binaries available (as far as I know…). But you can install and run QGIS 3.0 on Linux. If you are running Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) or even 18.04 (bionic) (beware, it’s still alpha […]
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Today, someone who wants to switch from Windows to Linux asked me if I could help him run ESA SNAP on Ubuntu. I thought it would be interesting for the blog, too. For those who don’t know: ESA SNAP (Sentinel Application Platform) is the common architecture for all Sentinel Toolboxes. There is no SNAP package […]
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GIS open-source? We often talk about QGis, GRASS, gvSIG and sometimes about GPSprune to edit GPX paths or JOSM to manage data from OpenStreetMap. But the software available under this type of license (open source & free software) is much wider. The live project OSGeo, is an operating system that collects most of this software and […]
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This release mostly solves problems related to message deserialization and normalizes some of the naming conventions to ease during the upgrade to the upcoming 2.0 version. Note: This release is the last release with ruby-kafka under the hood. We’ve already started the process of moving to rdkafka-ruby. Note: If you are using Sidekiq-Backend plugin, please …
Karafka framework 1.4.0 Release Notes (Ruby + Kafka) Read More »
Note: This case is valid also for the “old” #method method usage. The reason why I mention that in the “dot-colon” context, is the fact that due to the syntax sugar addition, this style of coding will surely be used more intensely. Note: This feature has been reverted. See details here: bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16275. Note: Benchmarks and …
The hidden cost of the Ruby 2.7 dot-colon method reference usage Read More »
Note: These release notes cover only the major changes. To learn about various bug fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the list of commits in the main Karafka repository on GitHub. TL;DR If you would prefer to see the changes in the code, here’s the upgrade PR from the …
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Many of you may not be aware, but Ruby 3 is not only a distant, abstract concept. Ruby 3 is an end goal of a process that is already pretty advanced. This week I had a chance to participate in a non-public Ruby 3 gathering/hack challenge that was organized by Miles Woodroffe and Cookpad in …
Using Ruby gems is safe, right? We’re a nice community of friendly beings that act towards the same goal: making Ruby better. But is that true? Can we just blindly use libraries, without making sure, that they are what they are supposed to be? Learn how you can take over a gem, what you can …
How to take over a Ruby gem and what to do with it / RubyKaigi 2019 presentation Read More »
A short snippet on how to make Ruby on Rails authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic respond with a JSON valid message upon failure. class ApplicationController < ActionController::API include( ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic::ControllerMethods ) before_action :http_authenticate! def http_authenticate! authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic do |key, secret| return if Resource.find_by( key: key, secret: secret ) end render( json: 'Invalid credentials'.to_json, status: 401 ) end end Cover photo by …
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Xiaomi Air Purifier is one of the best on the market in the price/value category. Like many other Xiaomi devices, it can be controlled using a great home automation system called Domoticz. The only problem that I had is that for the 2S version, there is no way to obtain the device token needed for …
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