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Recently I got back to learning Go and started working on some side projects. When it came to tests I needed to get my application up and running so it can be tested for real (I am not a massive fan of mocking*). I wanted to use testcontainers for that purpose as they play well with testing go application (and other languages too, check it out). And this is where my trouble started as I use Rancher Desktop for container management on my MacOS machine with Apple silicone....

In part 1 of this post, which now has been nearly 3 years ago, I have toyed with the idea of using workman layout as my new keyboard layout. After using it for a few months, as much as I could, I did not feel the compfort has impreved and I was getting a weird pain in my ring finger. After scouring typing forums I have found this to be a common complaint about workman so I decided to switch....

One of my favourite themes for VSCode is SynthWave. Is has this nice glow effect than is not enabled by default due to the need to modify VSCode’s core files. Enabling this effect is easy, but on Linux you need to ensure you have permissions to modify the core files. You can do this by running the following command before enabling the glow effect using the command palette. sudo chown -R $USER /usr/share/code/resources/ This will also allow Fix Checksums extension to work so the VSCode is happy about the checksums after core files have been modified....

I always wanted to touch type with good technique and I must say my current technique is poor. I use both hands but only tend to use my index and middle fingers. I also do a lot of key hunting which slows me down and makes the experience not as efficient as it could be. To ditch bad habits I have developed over the last 20 or so years since I have started using computers pretty much on daily basis, I have decided to go cold turkey and change my keyboard and my keyboard layout in one go....

Hi, I’m Krzysztof! { "things_i_do": ["Backend Developer", "Automation Enthusiast"] } I am a software developer with a background in electronic engineering. I made the switch to software development to work on interesting Internet of Things (IoT) projects and have gained industry experience in a variety of fields including automotive, public transportation, medical devices, industrial IoT, financial services, automated driving and quantum computing. In my work, I enjoy automating processes and have a particular interest in backend....