A React Custom Hook for Forms Forms are one of the most usual components of modern web applications. There's a lot of shared functionality between each form implementation so it's useful to have a common approach to creating them.
Kubernetes management with Eksctl Nowadays we have in the current market several ways of deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters. On premises/virtualised deployments with KubeAdm and as a service within cloud providers like AWS, GCP and Azure.
EVENTS 30 Secondsessions - #3 Kong Summit 2020 What were the main themes, and anything surprising or noteworthy? Read on to get the main takeaways!With over 40 topic sessions and 5 workshops spread over 3 days, Kong really stepped up
30 Secondsessions - #2 BambooHR Employees: the most valuable resource of any organization. The HR world, with all the practices and procedures that it involves, can be much more complex than it is believed. How to make life
git Do you really know Git? Git. Everyone knows it. Everyone uses it. Maybe you love it, maybe you don't. Either way, do you really know it? Personally, I like to have a deep understanding of how something works
culture Unpopular opinion: Full remote work may not always be the best option. For the past 5 years, working remotely has moved from this "utopic" idea into a very palpable and mainstream reality. I aim to at least raise some awareness about the potential issues of fully or remote-first work environments
TypeScript Typescript and Redux When I first started using Typescript one particular area in which I had to spend some time thinking about type annotations was Redux. These are my two-cents on how to do it properly.
culture (Team) size does matter. This article's context is about how a software development team's size affects productivity and overall work and delivery quality.
30secondsessions 30 Secondsessions - #1 Monday Monday is the task application Cloudoki uses. Our whole team has access to all general company tasks but there’s also the very useful option to create separate boards which you can set
kubernetes Cloudoki's 2-ish Cents on Kubernetes The virtualisation of computers allowed a dynamic provisioning of resources and a consequent service demand model according to usage. System-level virtualisation through containers has made this provisioning capability more dynamic.The architecture of
agile Responding to change - Agile during Pandemic times It’s been strange times outside with the COVID-19 pandemic. People have been challenged to find new ways to work, from home this time. This can be news to a lot of sectors,
TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION How technology has saved business events in the Covid-19 era How tech saved business events in the Covid-19 crisis: with lockdowns banning large gatherings, business events in physical locations have been cancelled globally, but we have seen a growth in online events filling the void. How and why?
OAuth2 API Authentication patterns This article will break down some of the common Authentication patterns we come across on a regular basis.
golang Golearnings: HTTP requests Golearnings will (hopefully) be a series of posts with stuff that I've been learning during my Go journey. This is not a tutorial. :) One of things I love about Go is the fact
MongoDB MongoDB on Docker: a short tale Recently I had to setup a MongoDB instance on one of our servers to use in an internal application we're building during Hackfridays. I went with MongoDB because my experience with it is
Docker for Development Databases During development I usually do a lot of database related tasks or tests that generate/modify data. If you consider the project based approach here at Cloudoki (meaning a considerable number of potential
OPEN BANKING Post Brexit, what happens to UK Open Banking? Will we see the end of regulation in the area of UK Open Banking after the UK finally leaves the EU at the end of January 2020, or is version 4.0 coming?
Startups The "small startup" flag is not a hall pass to be bad It has never been "hipper" to be part of a startup than it is today. Every day countless entrepreneurs start a new venture riding on the hopes and dreams of office beer pong tournaments, on 30h long workdays and high on caffein.
SaaS Open letter: Spotify PRO Hi Spotify,We'd love to tell you about a use-case that's out there.We've been avid Spotify premium users for a multitude of years and love everything about the product and the augmentation
PO A day in the life of a PO - day three So far, I haven't seen any project in the wild ran by an exemplary scrum team configuration. What one does, is cross fingers and hope for a team representing all positions needed. Usually
PO A day in the life of a PO - day two If all the required talent is already in your team, what's your unique selling proposition as Product Owner, you ask? The Guardian of the Roadmap is the best answer I can come up
PO A day in the life of a PO - day one You are about to read a fictionalised story. The journey to be described is not based on a single job, rather a collection of past experiences, sugared with the odd hat tip to more experienced product owners.
culture A day in the life of a Scrum Team We're starting this new blog series to share our experience with agile sprints and product ownership. Open for collaboration*. Hi, my name is Koen. For years, I've enjoyed the pleasure of having impact
KMOP We just became "state approved" Advisors, what now? This morning, we found that e-mail in our mailbox that will make a bigger dent then anticipated when we requested it: "The organisation Lab Gent bvba is registered as service provider for
Hackathon The magic of a hackathon Have you ever looked for a tool that gives you the opportunity to maximize effectiveness in the shortest time possible? If you did, then I'm happy to say that your search is over. Let me introduce you to the magic of a hackathon.
