If you're a web developer, you've probably seen sites asking you to install their software package like so: curl -s http://example.com/install.sh | sh There are a number of subtle problems with piping a HTTP response into the shell (for example, if your connection is interrupted part-way through t… read more

(This is a follow-up to a previous post about customizing Vagrant configurations. If you haven't read that, this won't make much sense. Check that out here.) Adding database support After adding the ability for developers to set their own folder syncing within a shared project, several people asked … read more

Introduction to Vagrant In my day job, I maintain a Vagrant box. Vagrant, if you're not familiar, makes it incredibly easy to setup, configure, and provision virtual machines for development and testing purposes. Vagrant, and Ansible, the tool I use for provisioning, are awesome. I work with a team … read more