Programming

Unblocking the Blockchain Pt.2 – Developing with Ethereum and Solidity

Beren Erchamion
December 19, 2022

This article will focus on development with Ethereum and Solidity to create and execute smart contracts. The content in this post focuses on getting development tools installed and configured for both a private blockchain and for committing work to the…

4 min read

Unblocking the Blockchain – Part 1: Install and Configuration

Beren Erchamion
July 10, 2022

As with my prior post on graph databases, I have not had a chance to work with blockchain systems. Unblocking the blockchain is what we are up to at House of Beor! Ethereum is interesting vs. other blockchain technologies because…

5 min read

Programming

Working with Graph Databases and Neo4J

Beren Erchamion
June 12, 2022

Although not something new to many folks, working with graph databases and Neo4J is something I have not done. I finally have a decent use case! So starting out with training sources and installation, I will be learning the pros/cons…

8 min read

Web Programming

Ruby on Rails in 2022

Beren Erchamion
April 10, 2022

It has been about 5 years since I took a look at Ruby on Rails. I have a project at work that will require it, so it is a good time to look at Ruby on Rails in 2022, see…

10 min read

Configuring macOS Big Sur for Software Development

Beren Erchamion
October 16, 2021

Configuring macOS Big Sur for development can be accomplished in many ways and certainly varies based on the kind of development work that you want to do. Building on my earlier post for prior versions of macOS, here’s my take…

7 min read

Setting Flutter on Fire with Firebase

Beren Erchamion
October 6, 2021

I started working with Flutter over a year ago, but have yet to work with it in combination with a back-end as a service. Firebase is Google’s back-end as a service so it seems to make sense to see how…

9 min read