Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 30 October 2020 in Software • Tagged with software • 4 min read
This post is intended to work through setting up a workflow with Docker. In particular, we will be setting up a production workflow for a web app. For this web app, we will need a workflow which supports:
We also want to be able to come back …
Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 23 October 2020 in Software • Tagged with software • 6 min read
What is docker? Docker is a platform for running software that is agnostic to the operating system it runs on. This is extremely useful around solving the 'But it works on my machine' problem. This post will go through an intro to docker and how you can use it. A …
Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 16 October 2020 in Python • Tagged with python, software-development • 4 min read
Building software can be challenging, but maintaining it after that initial build can be even moreso. Being able to test the software such that it verifies the software behaves as expected is crucial in building robust software applications that users depend upon, being able to automate this testing is even …
Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 09 October 2020 in Data Science • Tagged with datascience, python • 4 min read
One of the utmost crucial parts in all programming languages is maintaining variables. We create, modify, compare, delete our variables to build more complex systems that eventually make up the software we use. This is typically done by using the = operator (eg x = 5 …
Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 02 October 2020 in Javascript • Tagged with javascript • 3 min read
First off what's an API and more specifically what's an API route? API stands for Application Programming Interface, meaning it's how to communicate with the system you are creating. A route within an API is a specific path to take to get specific information or data out of. This post …
Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 25 September 2020 in Javascript • Tagged with javascript • 4 min read
Redux is a predictable state container for JavaScript applications, and React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. To bridge the two, you get react-redux which allows our user interfaces to interact & respond to the current state of the application.
In this post let's go into actions and reducers …
Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 18 September 2020 in Javascript • Tagged with javascript • 4 min read
To put it simply, components are the building blocks that make up the app in React.js. A component more specifically is a JavaScript class or function that optionally accepts inputs (aka properties or props) and returns a React element that describes how a section of the interface should appear …
Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 11 September 2020 in Software • Tagged with software, infosec • 8 min read
This post will go into ways we can use Kali Linux to gain access to the target PCs! What is Kali Linux? "Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing". Kali Linux is free to download and you can find it at: https …
Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 04 September 2020 in Software • Tagged with software, infosec • 10 min read
This post will go into ways we can use Kali Linux to gain access to the target PCs! What is Kali Linux? "Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing". Kali Linux is free to download and you can find it at: https …
Posted by Jack McKew on Fri 28 August 2020 in Software • Tagged with software, infosec • 9 min read
This post will go into ways we can use Kali Linux to hack networks and PCs! What is Kali Linux? "Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing". Kali Linux is free to download and you can find it at: https://www.kali …