Saturday MP Show #19: Comparing Docker Volumes to Docker Compose Watch

In this episode I answer a viewer question from episode #16: Are Docker Volumes are a two way sync?. The answer is kind-of.

You can view the question in the comments section of episode #16 where I try out Docker Compose Watch for the first time.

Thanks to victorajayi9056 for asking the question. Thanks to Docker for creating Docker. That sounded weird. Anyway it has been an invaluable tool for creating development environments for my clients.

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SaturdayMP Show #18: Hack the Box - Busqueda Part 2 (Reverse Shell)

In this episode I get a reverse shell working and make some progress on capturing the root flag. Spoiler: There is a self hosted GitHub like website.

Watch part 1 of me hacking the Busqueda machine at:

Thanks to Hack The Box for creating a playground for myself, and others, to learn cyber security skills. Thanks to kavigihan for creating the Busqueda machine:

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Saturday MP Show #17: Hack the Box - Busqueda (User Flag)

In this episode I find the user flag for the Busqueda machine on Hack the Box. Perhaps with a little help from the walkthrough and Chat GPT to assist with my lack of Python knowledge.

Thanks to Hack the Box for creating a playground for myself, and others, to learn cyber security skills. Thanks to kavigihan for creating the Busqueda machine.

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Saturday MP Show #16: Trying out Docker Compose Watch

In this episode I try out the new Docker Compose Watch developer feature that synchronizes files on the host and the container. Similar to Docker Volumes. It won’t replace Docker Volumes for for me, at least not yet. Are you using, or thinking about using, Watch?

I did encounter a known bug where Docker Watch won’t run again after a Ctrl-C stop. You can find a workaround for the issue here.

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Saturday MP Show #15: PR Created for Standard Ruby Linter Bug

I finally create the PR for Standard Ruby Linter Bug I’ve been working on the base several videos and months. I also fix the merge conflict noticed in the previous video.

Read about the bug I’m trying to fix here and the PR here.

Thanks to Test Double for creating Standard! It is a great linter for Ruby projects.

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