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OpenAPI to GraphQL Gateways

Posted on August 23, 2021 by James Briggs

A lot of people are in the situation where they have a working, tested REST API server and they want to enable GraphQL queries as easily as possible. There’s 3 important object type concepts in GraphQL: Schema (in this case … Continue reading →

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Intro to Designing and Making Your Own PCB Boards

Posted on July 31, 2021 by James Briggs

Glossary: PCB = Printed Circuit Board EDA = Electronic Design Automation software hobbyist PCBs = single- or double-layer boards without high-frequency circuits Designing and making PCB boards is one of the easiest, least expensive, least messy CAD/CAM hobbies. Most people … Continue reading →

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EasyEDA PCB Software Review

Posted on July 31, 2021 by James Briggs

I evaluated EasyEDA Designer (v6.4.20.6 July 6, 2021 on Mac OS 10.11) to design a simple but complete (SPICE simulation, parts, mounting holes, annotations) through-hole, one-sided PCB to illuminate an LED. EasyEDA Designer is a proprietary program, but free to … Continue reading →

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KiCad Features

Posted on July 28, 2021 by James Briggs

– KiKit is a panelization utility that supports panel fiducials (alignment markers.) (EasyEDA and Altium have a built-in panelization UI.) The KiCad fiducials key is “F”. – Panelizing boards within KiCad – Random KiCad Tips – there is a component … Continue reading →

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Github Actions Demo Repo with Several Programming Languages

Posted on July 6, 2021 by James Briggs

I created a Github repo to test using the Github Actions build workflow feature to lint several programming languages (Perl, Python, Ruby and Bash) in different directories simultaneously. Github Actions is pleasant to configure and seems very useful. The Perl-specific … Continue reading →

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