A personal blog on all things of interest.

Written by Dennis O'Keeffe

Currently writing about: AWS, Kubernetes, Machine Learning, Python and TypeScript.

My Core Principles For 2022

• personal

As 2022 kicks off, I am listing out the core principles that I am putting a focus into throughout the year.

9 min read

Python Decorators In Action

• python
• 100daysofpython

An overview on Python higher-order functions, decorators and some practical examples for when decorators can be used.

5 min read

Jest Snapshot Testing For Template Languages

• nodejs
• jest
• testing
• template languages

Discover a great use case for Jest Snapshot testing with template engines and generators.

8 min read

Generating Fake Data From JSON Schema

• javascript
• json
• data

Generate fake data to be used in your applications based on a JSON schema document.

4 min read

Generating JSON Schema From Typescript Types

• typescript
• json

Use the ts-json-schema-generator package to generate a valid JSON schema from your TypeScript types.

3 min read

Generating DBML Files From A Prisma Schema

• prisma
• dbml
• typescript

Output DMBL files from your Prisma schema and see how you can view it online.

4 min read

Create Stripe Subscription Products From The CLI

• stripe
• typescript

Create new Stripe subscription products from a simple TypeScript script.

3 min read

Next.js Enterprise Project Structure

• nextjs
• typescript

Set yourself up for success in large Next.js project structures by following this opinionated layout.

12 min read

5 Must Have Figma Plugins For Web UI Design

• figma
• design

I share 5 of the Figma plugins that sped up my workflow 10x.

3 min read

Scheduled Post Test

• aws
• airtable
• github

Don't mind me, I am just testing my scheduled blog post workflow.

1 min read

Scheduling One-Off Cron Jobs With AWS EventBridge And AWS Lambda

• aws
• aws-sdk
• typescript
• aws-lambda
• aws-eventbridge

Reduce instances and costs for single-run cron jobs by using AWS EventBridge rules to trigger AWS Lambda functions.

8 min read

Next.js Shortened URL Automation

• nextjs
• javascript

Automate the process of creating shortened URLs for your Next.js posts with this how-to guide.

6 min read