Brian Childress


Restart Single Container While Using Docker Compose

In this short article we'll take a look at the command that allows you to restart a single container while using Docker Compose.


Interview Questions to Ask, and Why?

In this article I share two approaches to conducting technical interviews. I highlight some of the things I'm trying to learn from each type of question.


Enabling Search in the Terminal

If you're using the terminal a lot and frequently need to use the same commands, here is a handy set of commands that give the ability to "search" and reuse past terminal commands.


Vulnerabilities Explained - Injection

In this article we'll take a look at different types of common injections and how they exist in code.


Testing GIT Hooks Before Actually Committing

If you want to use GIT hooks (pre-commit, pre-push), but want to test them before actually committing, it's really easy to do.


CORS, You're Probably Doing it Wrong

In this article we'll take a look at Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS), what it is, why we need it, and how to configure it


Troubleshooting a Non-Running Docker Container

In this post I'll show you a quick troubleshooting method for identifying and fixing issues in non-running Docker containers.


Run a Function Every Time You Change Directories with Zsh

If you have a set of tasks you do every time you change directories, e.g. changing to a new project, here is a quick way to automate those tasks.


Which Bash File Am I Even Using? Troubleshooting Bash Source Files

If you've ever battled various bash profiles to see which one is being sourced, here's a quick way to troubleshoot.


Lists I Create

In this post I'll show you some of the lists I create regularly and how I use them to achieve on what I set out to do