Lessons learned from trying to configure Jira

Jira configuration is a massive time sink, so try not to change the config “Project” is a misnomer. “Development Group” would be a better description. A Jira “project&… | Continue reading


@davepotts.software | 5 years ago

Brython: Script Webpages with Python Rather Than JavaScript

I’ve just discovered Brython a project that let me script webpages using Python instead of JavaScript. Getting started is really easy: Import the brython.js library Add an onload handler to y… | Continue reading


@davepotts.software | 5 years ago

Plans to use Google Translate API for intro to coding session

Objective For the next Manchester CoderDojo #3 son and I plan to run a HTML/CSS/JavaScript sessions for the attendees to build their own game. The game idea is to use multiple iterations against th… | Continue reading


@davepotts.software | 5 years ago

Azure CosmosDB is too expensive for toy projects. Alternative: MongoDB Atlas

Background Recently I’ve been experimenting with Azure Functions, and I’ve got to the point where I wanted to play with Functions interacting with a storage layer. Azure CosmosDB was th… | Continue reading


@davepotts.software | 6 years ago