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5 DevOps mistakes to avoid
Tags: devops, devopsmistakes, devopssolution
Published: 2021-03-08 19:29:15

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title: 5 DevOps mistakes to avoid
published: true
date: 2021-03-03 04:46:13 UTC
tags: DevOps,DevOpsMistakes,DevOpssolution
canonical_url: https://www.botreetechnologies.com/blog/common-devops-mistakes/
---

DevOps implementation leads to [63% experience improvement](https://www.upguard.com/blog/devops-success-stats#:~:text=For%20anyone%20still%20harboring%20uncertainty,notice%20improved%20cooperation%20and%20collaboration) in the quality of software deployment. The collaboration of the development and operations team also enables rapid code production. Instead of developing first, field-testing after, and then returning for repair, [DevOps consulting](https://www.botreetechnologies.com/devops-consulting-services) streamlines the process through a strict and integrated approach to development. 

Both the development and operations departments work together as DevOps teams. Their simultaneous coordination creates a bridge that minimizes gaps in software deployment. DevOps transformation is rapidly growing as it accelerates the [product development](https://www.botreetechnologies.com/blog/web-development-practices-to-enhance-long-term-product-development) phase and leads to more intensive testing – leading to the delivery of high-quality products.

Since DevOps is still in its emerging phase, mistakes are inevitable. An inadequate understanding of the DevOps processes is a big cause of errors. 

###DevOps trends and best practices in 2021 ensure that your enterprise is working to achieve efficient development. Here are the [DevOps trends you should watch out for DevOps solutions in 2021](https://www.botreetechnologies.com/blog/devops-trends-and-devops-best-practices).

This article will highlight 5 common mistakes that DevOps experts make and how to solve them.

###5 Common DevOps Mistakes and their Solutions

As a vital part of digital transformation, DevOps enables the teams to follow the best practices for software development and deployment. In this process, DevOps frameworks are highly useful. However, experts often make mistakes in the process. 

Here are the 5 common mistakes that DevOps teams make and how to avoid them- 

1. Building the wrong team

Probably the biggest mistake of a project manager is to build the wrong team. Generally, this starts by hiring people for building a brand new [DevOps team](https://www.botreetechnologies.com/aws-devops-services). The important thing is to have experienced developers and operation managers in the squad. Since developers have to focus both on development and collation, it is better to involve someone from the existing team who knows the ins and outs of the DevOps processes.

The post [5 Common DevOps Mistakes and How to Avoid them](https://www.botreetechnologies.com/blog/common-devops-mistakes/) appeared first on [BoTree Technologies](https://www.botreetechnologies.com/blog).
Error 410, save your Website
Tags: webdev
Published: 2021-03-03 16:07:48

One thing that is really scary about SEO is if Google penalizes our website for some sort of mistake that you do since You don’t want your website to go down and “POOF” vanish. So, I think that you should check this out!

## Why you should care?

If Google serves a resource to x clients and you suddenly delete this resource that means that google now serves a broken resource; I don’t think that if you had a shop you would ever serve to your client a broken thing!

That is the main reason why you should care to serve an appropriate code status, since if you leave the status to 404 you telling Google that you have a problem with this page but it will be solved soon.

## What is 410 Status code Error?

The 410 Gone status code error, indicate that the resource is no more available as stated on the Mozilla resource

> 410 Gone client error response code indicates that access to the target resource is no longer available at the origin server and that this condition is likely to be permanent.

## When to use the 410 Error?

It’s important that if you delete a resource, more importantly, if you have websites that let people insert, edit or delete articles just like  [dev.to](dev.to)  or  [hashnode.com](hashnode.com)  to send the 410 Error status code.

Don’t let the page float with the 404 error, it’s more appropriate if you return a 410 error.

This status must be returned only when you are sure that the resource will not be available anymore.

## When to not use it?

If the resource is no more available for a limited time then you should use a 404 status

Thanks for reading 😀👋
Show progress with Log::Progress (Perl)
Tags: perl, cpan
Published: 2021-03-06 18:25:14

[Log::Progess](https://metacpan.org/pod/Log::Progress) is Perl module to display progress in a configurable manner.

# Install Log::Progress
Install as usual with `cpanm Log::Progress`:
```
$ cpanm Log::Progress
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/N/NE/NERDVANA/Log-Progress-0.12.tar.gz ... OK
Configuring Log-Progress-0.12 ... OK
Building and testing Log-Progress-0.12 ... OK
Successfully installed Log-Progress-0.12
1 distribution installed
```

At this point you shoule be able to `use Log::Progress` in your program without any complaints from `perl` :grin:

# Report progress

This is what contains my sample below:
1. Creation of a progress
2. Configure when to report progress
3. Set the max and current progress
4. Actually progress (and let `Log::Progress` report when appropriate)

```perl
use Log::Progress;

my $progress= Log::Progress->new();
$progress->squelch(.1); # Only emit messages every 10%
my $max = 20;
$progress->at(0, $max); # Set current progress and target

for (my $i = 1; $i <= $max; $i++) {
  sleep 1;
  $progress->at($i); # Will not report each time
}
```

And then I get this progress report:

![Log](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/8s0zny9k88uqi241ct2c.gif)

That's all! :smiley:
![House](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/884k6dg22dk09jyub61z.jpg)
Can you still save your soul?
Tags: css, javascript, html, landingpage
Published: 2021-03-03 18:54:05

Have you ever thought about how to clean your soul? Now there is someone who can do it for you. Find out how much time you have left before it's too late.

![soul reforger](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/6o8m6hk187jatjo5unr9.png)

No. I don't think such things exist but, who knows? 
Just a small landing page I made for fun :)

[Take a look](https://www.pgxstudio.com/dev/soulreforger/)

[Watch it on Codepen](https://codepen.io/MasonJamesDev/pen/wvoXyQK)
Overview of ReactJs
Published: 2021-03-03 19:56:37

ReactJS is an open-source front-end library. ReactJS is based on components. Components are the building block of ReactJS. Basically, the component is a JavaScript function or class which can take input and returns React Element that describes UI or output. 

ReactJS uses virtual DOM to view data. 

Virtual DOM is a programming concept where an ideal, or "virtual" representation of UI is kept in memory and synced with real DOM. Virtual DOM is fast because it only changes individual DOM elements instead of reloading the complete DOM every time.

WebPack: Webpack is a static module bundler, the main purpose is to bundle javascript files for usage in a browser. When WebPack processes your application, it internally bundles a dependency graph that maps every module your project needs and generates one or more bundles.
Jupyter and beyond...
Published: 2021-03-04 04:32:02

I finally deployed my Flask blog app, using Heroku for now (until I figure out how to deploy on AWS). Exciting!

The next phase of my #100DaysOfCode bootcamp is data science, and I had to wrestle with my computer a bit to get Jupyter Notebooks to work the way I wanted... but I'm up and running, and making good progress. I've worked on data exploration, manipulation, and visualization so far.

I find Pandas to be a bit tricky to work with. Not sure why that is, but a leading factor is probably fatigue! Work is picking up, so I'm going to arrive home every day more tired than I have been in the past couple months. This evening was a struggle, but I made some good progress anyway. Now, to keep that up...
Impact of COVID-19 on people's habits worldwide
Tags: showdev, webdev, javascript, bigdata
Published: 2021-03-04 18:55:18

*TL;DR. I've built a [web application](https://bigquery-public-datasets-demo.cube.dev) that reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's lives and habits. Also, I tell how I built it.*

Here's how this application looks like:

[![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/2kaxomm1ace7vb2hjqhb.png)](https://bigquery-public-datasets-demo.cube.dev)

**Surely, you can select any country — [definitely try your own](https://bigquery-public-datasets-demo.cube.dev).** You will explore how COVID-19 affected social mobility or how "stay at home" requirements were followed (or not).

# Insights

**Let's take Israel.** You can clearly see three waves and the positive effect of "stay at home" requirements — after they are introduced, every wave spreads with lesser speed.

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wts71vfluxnwvuhza7u9.png)

**Let's take Germany.** You can see how Germans interact with the rules: after the first "stay at home" requirements are lifted, park activity grows, and after the second "stay at home" requirements are introduced, parks instantly become deserted.

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/e63mtd6ocea1f3u7rq0q.png)

**Let's take Singapore.** Obviously enough, you can see Singapore doing a great job containing the virus. The third wave is nearly unexistent.

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/cn7fc0ww08xraetp9ikn.png)

# Tutorial

You can build this application from scratch using BigQuery public datasets, JavaScript, React, and [Cube.js](https://cube.dev/?utm_source=dev-to&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=bigquery-public-datasets). Read on:

{% link https://dev.to/cubejs/using-bigquery-public-datasets-to-research-the-impact-of-covid-19-30fp %}

Also, don't hesitate to share your insights in the comments 🙏
Nevertheless, Gift Coded
Tags: wecoded, womenintech
Published: 2021-03-08 10:25:07


I love the [#SheCoded](https://dev.to/t/shecoded) initiative from DEV and I've been involved for 4 years now. I just looked up what I shared in [2018](https://dev.to/lauragift21/nevertheless-egwuenu-gift-coded--54ka), [2019](https://dev.to/lauragift21/nevertheless-egwuenu-gift-coded-27a4), [2020](https://dev.to/lauragift21/nevertheless-gift-egwuenu-coded-1h52), and I'm very happy to see my growth in this industry.

Well, this year is no different. I'm quite happy with what I've done so far even with the obstacles and challenges that I face every day. 

My most recent achievement was when I got the award for MVP in developer technologies from Microsoft MVP Program.

{% twitter 1357603634972868608 %}

This was a huge deal for me because it makes me feel like the work I put into creating value for developers is being recognized and celebrated.

Advocating for myself means always showing up, putting my work out there as I've learned if you don't advocate for yourself no one else will.

> "Put yourself and your work out there every day and you'll start meeting some amazing people." — Bobby Solomon

My biggest goal is to be the best version of my version in everything I do. In my work as a developer, in contributing back to the community and navigating my passion for content creation.

My advice for allies to support underrepresented folks who code is:

- Know when it's right to step in and help pivot our voices.
- Support and Donate to Women-led non-profit organizations: [Frontend Foxes](https://github.com/sponsors/FrontEndFoxes), [She Code Africa](https://www.shecodeafrica.org/donate), [Black Girls Code](https://www.blackgirlscode.com/donations.html).

I love being in Tech and I'm excited to do even more as long as I'm here!
7 Best Twilio Alternatives In 2021
Tags: communication, api
Published: 2021-03-05 08:48:21

During COVID-19, virtual communication became an integral part of our daily life. Also it is a top priority for enterprises and startups. To help this upsurge in unexpected demand, communication APIs turned into a go-to option and today they are the most favored technology for virtual communication. To make it scalable and inexpensive there are various options available. Twilio has been one of the top API providers for communication services since 2008. It is popular due to its ease of use and whole suite of enterprise services that it offers. But, the most popular option is not always the best option. So before choosing the best one, you must analyze several options with their pros and cons. Here we came with 7 best alternatives to twilio. Before digging to the alternatives let us discuss- why is there a need for an alternative to Twilio?

#Need Of Alternative To Twilio-
Twilio has been helping businesses with customized communication since the beginning of the API era. But there are some limitations to the Twilio. For instance, European Union has strict laws for data exchange with US. As per GDPR(General Data Protection Regulation), data transfer across servers in the US and EU should be safe. GDPR helps to regulate the data transfer. According to the EU court’s latest ruling, it is now illegal to use US-based cloud service provider though it has physical server in Europe. So many European companies are looking towards a Twilio alternative.

Also Twilio has pricing issue, it offers communication API services at high price. Total cost of ownership with Twilio is expensive. At the same time, there are twilio alternatives that offer similar services at low TCO. Let us see the top 10 alternatives to Twilio.

#7 Best Twilio Alternatives In 2021-
**1. Plivo-**
It has a strong network of more than 1600 global operators and connectivity in 195 countries. It offers conference calls, recording and multi-language support for text-to-speech features for more than 50 countries and messaging in 19 countries. Mainly, Plivo can help financial organizations with browser-based call centre SDK for better communication. In Plivo long message, concatenation is available and allows you to send SMS with more than 160 characters. When the sender exceeds the cap, the phone detects it and splits it to two different SMSes. This feature is more interesting because the receiver receives these broken texts as one message.

*Pros-*
* Get instant user feedback after each call
* You can send up to 40 group messages
* Provides support for long message concatenation
* Offers call routing and there way calling facility
* Amazon connect and SNS
Plivo can help financial organizations like banks, fintech, and credit lenders to utilize browser-based call center SDK for better communications.

**2. Nexmo-**
Know more at- [https://solaceinfotech.com/blog/7-best-twilio-alternatives-in-2021/]
My experience in Taskforce Bootcamp so far
Tags: values, devops, communication
Published: 2021-03-05 10:49:32

The taskforce is an Awesomity program (in partnership with Code of Africa) to upskill talented software engineers.

>It’s more like a movement, an evolution born out of the need to create talent where it was previously thought not to exist. The Task Force is Awesomity’s effort to develop a solid and talented pool of software developers and product designers right here in the heart of Africa.

The taskforce Bootcamp also is an opportunity to create new connections with other people and get to learn from each other in this career of software development.

I have experienced many things not only in software development but also in DevOps and communications skills.

The following are a few of many area keys I've experienced during this Bootcamp so far:

- Communication: With CoA, we have the sessions of leveling up our communication skills which help us to know not only to give a message but also to communicate effectively and professionally.
- Culture’s Values: I really liked the session we had about our values and matching them with company values, it helped us to prioritize important things in our life 
- Best practices: Even though we all are developers we have different code styles, at Awesomity they showed us the best practices to follow so that it can be easier for other developers to read and review our code.
- DevOps: Before I applied at the Taskforce, I was only focusing on writing code and push codes in the server the old way manually. In this first week, we learned a lot about dockerizing our project as the best modern way to ship our project.


**Conclusion**

The Taskforce program is more than just coding, it's an opportunity to learn more about communication, and working on a project as a team, and follow up the project from build, test, up to deployment, and maintenance.
C# 9.0 Feature - Top Level Statements
Tags: csharp, webdev, dotnet, vscode
Published: 2021-03-05 10:19:25

---
title: C# 9.0 Feature - Top Level Statements
published: true
description: C# 9.0 Feature - Top Level Statements
tags:  csharp, webdev, dotnet, vscode
---

With .NET 5.0, Microsoft has released new version of C# and It got some cool new features. So I'm creating a video series about those new features and this is video is first of them. In this video, We are going learn about C# 9.0 Top Level Statement feature. With this feature now you don't need to write the boilerplate code like classes and you can directly write your statement and functions.


In this video, I have created an simple console application and explained how we can use the C# 9.0 top level statements. You can even use the functions and few other C# features with top levels statements

But there are certain limitations also there.
- You can use top level statement in only one file in your visual studio project.
- You can not combine main method and top level statement together otherwise it will give errors.


For more details please do watch my video.

{% youtube UYlk8McCkYw%}

Here is a complete list of video series:

Part 1: C# 9.0 Feature - Top New Level Statement
http://bit.ly/CS9TopLevelStatement​

Part 2: C# 9.0 Feature - Omit New Expression
http://bit.ly/CS9OmitNewExpression

If you like this video and wanted to see a similar kind of video then, please subscribe to my you tube channel at - https://bit.ly/codewithjv.

Also, Please comment about what content you want to see in my YouTube channel.
Matt's Tidbits #90 - All about dashboards (and another milestone!)
Tags: mattstidbits, android, tidbittuesday
Published: 2021-03-09 16:39:15

[Last time, I shared some tools for automating common actions to help you focus better.](https://matthew-b-groves.medium.com/matts-tidbits-89-automating-focus-time-e4270dd0589) This week, I have a few tidbits to share about dashboards.

Back in 2019, [in my 2nd tidbit](https://matthew-b-groves.medium.com/matts-tidbits-2-aa72d3d938ad), I mentioned a handy tool - the Android distribution dashboard. Since then, Google has made some changes, and some of the helpful data that shows you installation percentages for different versions of Android is no longer there!

To clarify - the dashboard page is still there: https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards

But, Google has moved the information around usage of different versions of Android into Android Studio itself. To see this, simply create a new Project, and when you see this screen:
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*yMvjx6sOOYFwgKbRd5ioBQ.png)

Click the "Help me choose" button:
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*8atKoHji4WSsiowlUT1n7w.png)

Voilà! Now you can see this information again. What I like about this is that you now have easy access to this data when setting up your project.

However, I think there are still some areas for improvement (so if anyone reading this works for Google, please take it into consideration!):
* It would be nice to still have a webpage where this information could be found, so then one does not have to install Android Studio to see it.
* My top wish for the longest time (and I'm sure I'm not alone in this) is to see this install data broken out by region. Lots of the apps I have developed are only for use in the US, so I'd like to see the distribution of Android versions for just one country. As a coworker also pointed out, it would be additionally nice if there was a way to filter out the old instances of Android that are likely running as embedded tablets in exercise machines, etc.

***

Speaking of dashboards, I was looking at my blog's dashboards on [Medium](https://matthew-b-groves.medium.com) and [dev.to](https://dev.to/mpeng3) recently and realized Matt's Tidbits had its 2 year anniversary back in January! 🥳

Here's a quick view of the stats from the past year (and a comparison to the previous year):
* # of posts: 36 (down from 52, but hey - pandemic)
* # of "reads": 3769 (up 297% from 1268!!!)
* Most read tidbit (939 reads!): [#72 - Migrating from RxJava 2 -> 3](https://matthew-b-groves.medium.com/matts-tidbits-72-migrating-from-rxjava-2-3-9d2ed162d4)

Thank you to all of my readers for your continued support!

For the coming year, I have some more posts on RxJava that I'm planning to write, and it looks like my next project will be using React Native, so expect to see posts about what I learn on my journey into the unknown! ;-) Are there specific topics you'd like me to write about? Let me know in the comments below!

Interested in joining the awesome Digital Products team here at Accenture? [We're hiring!](https://www.intrepid.io/careers)