Building Microservices in Swift and Kitura: Part 1 of 3
Swift on the server is that even a thing? It is, and at notonthehighstreet.com we have had a Swift service using the Kitura framework in production since...
What makes a good microservice framework?
This is of course an entirely subjective opinion for most people however whilst I have been thinking about this and how it could be possible to score and...
My struggles with RPC
I have decided to write up my thinking on some investigation I have done with gRPC and protobuffers. At first I hated the concept as I was fully...
Quimby, the Secret Service
You know that feeling when you have to share a secret with someone but don’t want to write it down anywhere because you’re security conscious? E-mail or instant...
A surgeon would always operate with eyes wide open : Why you need unit tests
This is just a short post but I wanted to explain an experience I had this week which reminded me why unit tests are so important in a...
Svelte and the importance of tooling
Today we are going to talk about Svelte, a gem we built here at notonthehighstreet.com to help us being more efficient with the integration of all the...
Scripting on the JVM
With the transition to a microservice architecture we are finding we need to create new services with an increasing frequency. The process behind getting a new microservice set...
From microservice to mini monolith and back again
Here at Not On The High Street we have made a commitment to Microservices. Our developers have agreed to the principle that “We don’t extend the mononoth” so...
Micro Docker Images for Go Microservices
Unless you have been living in a cave on a deserted island in the middle of the pacific which has been wrapped in a faraday cage then you...
The Last Crusade: The Search for self organising teams
It does not really matter what industry you work in I bet all of us have experienced working in a company where your boss spends most of their...
Apps as first-class citizens of the web
Staying aware of new opportunities in technology is vital, and at notonthehighstreet.com (hereafter NOTHS) we are always feeding back on the things we see that could add...
Introducing Elasticsearch List
Elasticsearch is a great product and plugins just make it greater, but there’s a risk of going on a plugin installation spree and lose track of all...
The business behind microservices: A less ordinary reading list
Here at notonthehighstreet.com (NOTHS) we’re always looking for less ordinary ways to innovate, both from a business and technical perspective. Although the current industry buzz behind microservices could...
