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@enricofoltran
enricofoltran / main.go
Last active April 6, 2025 09:48
A simple golang web server with basic logging, tracing, health check, graceful shutdown and zero dependencies
package main
import (
"context"
"flag"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"os"
"os/signal"
@yossorion
yossorion / what-i-wish-id-known-about-equity-before-joining-a-unicorn.md
Last active April 15, 2025 22:49
What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.

This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would

#!/bin/sh
# Some things taken from here
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
# Set the colours you can use
black='\033[0;30m'
white='\033[0;37m'
red='\033[0;31m'
green='\033[0;32m'
@todgru
todgru / ssh-tunnel.md
Last active May 6, 2023 15:32
How to set-up a SSH tunnel for AWS RDS

SSH Tunnel

Our db is hosted on Amazon. Our web server can connect to the db. Connections to the db are not allowed outside of the web server.

Run ssh tunnel locally:

This creates a tunnel from my local machine to the web server:

ssh -N -L 3307:my-rds-db.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com:3306 ec2-my-web-server.compute-1.amazonaws.com
@brandonb927
brandonb927 / osx-for-hackers.sh
Last active April 19, 2025 05:22
OSX for Hackers: Yosemite/El Capitan Edition. This script tries not to be *too* opinionated and any major changes to your system require a prompt. You've been warned.
#!/bin/sh
###
# SOME COMMANDS WILL NOT WORK ON macOS (Sierra or newer)
# For Sierra or newer, see https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos
###
# Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places
# on the web, most from here
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/5b3c8418ed42d93af2e647dc9d122f25cc034871/.osx