The Rietta Blog
04/18/2019
New Interview on Drifting Ruby
by Lore Hamilton
Recent Drifting Ruby Episode #183 interview with Frank Rietta, Web Application Security Architect.
04/15/2019
How to calculate age in MySQL
by Matt Bettinson
While PostgreSQL has a built in age command, MySQL does not. How do we figure out somebody's age in MySQL?
02/08/2019
Applying Agile and Security in Software Development Public Appearance at KSU
by Frank Rietta
Frank will be presenting Applying Agile and Security in Software Development at the IS General Speaker Series #3 on 2/28/2018 at KSU in Marietta.
01/28/2019
Storing currency in PostgreSQL
by Christopher Choi
There are different ways we can store currency in PostgreSQL, this blog post will cover the money and numeric type.
01/01/2019
Happy New Year 2019!
by Frank Rietta
Grateful for last year; excited for the new one. Update those copyright notices!
11/27/2018
Prevent an Outdated and Broken bin/setup with This Simple Trick
by Alex Piechowski
How often do you run this `bin/setup` if it's only ran when you set up your repo? Most developers setup their environment only every once in awhile. What happens when changes to the codebase happen and the bin/setup isn't modified as well?
09/06/2018
Writing a good bin/setup
by Matt Bettinson
What it takes to write a project setup script to ease on-boarding headaches and reduce company overhead
08/21/2018
Automatically Migrate from Factory Girl to Factory Bot
by Alex Piechowski
Gem updates are tedious. Gem name changes are even more tedious. This quick script converts Factory Girl references to Factory Bot references.
08/07/2018
Deep Work and Remote Work
by Matt Bettinson
By working deeply, you can achieve the best work you are capable of.
07/24/2018
Security Quick-Wins: Use DNS CAA records to avoid fraudulent certificates
by Brandon Dees
Prevent certificate fraud and boost your TLS security in 5 minutes using this simple standardized DNS entry.