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System-Glitch / go-worker.go
Last active May 10, 2024 15:57
A resilient Go worker
package main
// This is an example of a resilient worker program written in Go.
//
// This program will run a worker, wait 5 seconds, and run it again.
// It exits when SIGINT or SIGTERM is received, while ensuring any ongoing work
// is finished before exiting.
//
// Unexpected panics are also handled: program won't crash if the worker panics.
// However, panics in goroutines started by the worker won't be handled and have
@stettix
stettix / things-i-believe.md
Last active May 4, 2025 13:45
Things I believe

Things I believe

This is a collection of the things I believe about software development. I have worked for years building backend and data processing systems, so read the below within that context.

Agree? Disagree? Feel free to let me know at @JanStette.

Fundamentals

Keep it simple, stupid. You ain't gonna need it.

@lukeplausin
lukeplausin / bash_aws_jq_cheatsheet.sh
Last active January 4, 2025 17:42
AWS, JQ and bash command cheat sheet. How to query, cut and munge things in JSON generally.
# Count total EBS based storage in AWS
aws ec2 describe-volumes | jq "[.Volumes[].Size] | add"
# Count total EBS storage with a tag filter
aws ec2 describe-volumes --filters "Name=tag:Name,Values=CloudEndure Volume qjenc" | jq "[.Volumes[].Size] | add"
# Describe instances concisely
aws ec2 describe-instances | jq '[.Reservations | .[] | .Instances | .[] | {InstanceId: .InstanceId, State: .State, SubnetId: .SubnetId, VpcId: .VpcId, Name: (.Tags[]|select(.Key=="Name")|.Value)}]'
# Wait until $instance_id is running and then immediately stop it again
aws ec2 wait instance-running --instance-id $instance_id && aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-id $instance_id
# Get 10th instance in the account
@chinshr
chinshr / Jenkinsfile
Last active February 9, 2025 02:39
Best of Jenkinsfile, a collection of useful workflow scripts ready to be copied into your Jenkinsfile on a per use basis.
#!groovy
# Best of Jenkinsfile
# `Jenkinsfile` is a groovy script DSL for defining CI/CD workflows for Jenkins
node {
}