Despite decades of use, certificates tend to be a mystery to most developers. At their root, they are largely more than a collection of name-value pairs and a public key. The majority of people that work with certificates regularly often run into situations where they need to understand the details of how they work. In this post, we’ll dive into the basics and learn what’s in these files.

Monorepos are often seen as the simple solution to complex collaboration and code management problems. Companies like Google and Facebook frequently mention their use of the pattern for their most important codebases, so clearly they have found ways to make these solutions scale to support large teams. What is their secret to being able to successfully use a monorepo, and how do they make it work where so many others fail? More importantly, should you be considering the approach?

Java makes it surprisingly easy to manage and package complex projects using Apache Maven. One question I’m frequently asked – how does this integrate with GitHub Actions? Turns out that the answer is “surprisingly well!”

Probot makes it simple to create GitHub Apps, but sometimes the APIs update faster than Probot does. Learn how you can implement unsupported web hooks and APIs.

If you’re working with Node.js, NVM can be a helpful tool for installing, configuring, and managing your environment.