Posts on CI/CD, test automation and developer platforms.https://theopnv.com/en-GBhttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/10/flow-town/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/10/flow-town/Flow Town is a free interactive map of Enablement Engineering: find where your software delivery is stuck, or choose your next DevOps specialisation.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCI/CD & Testinghttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/10/trains-in-europe/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/10/trains-in-europe/I took the train to go from Paris 🇫🇷 to Stavanger in Norway 🇳🇴. That's 9 different trains, 2550km, about 33 hours on a train seat, and 3 days total.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTravel & Eventshttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/09/obsidian-page-to-browser/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/09/obsidian-page-to-browser/A small open-source viewer that renders any note from your Obsidian vault as a local webpage, so bookmarks, todo lists and cheatsheets are one click away in your browser toolbar.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTTools & Productivityhttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/08/merge-queues/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/08/merge-queues/Merge queues automate rebasing and testing PRs at scale, with batching, speculative checks, and bisection tradeoffs explained through failure-rate math.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCI/CD & Testinghttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/07/scoping-tests/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/07/scoping-tests/Fix slow CI with test selection: test impact analysis, only-changed flags and Meta's Predictive Test Selection skip the tests a change can't break.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCI/CD & Testinghttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/07/blocking-vs-chasing-failures/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/07/blocking-vs-chasing-failures/A discussion on CI/CD strategies to keep main green: block bad changes with a merge gate, or land them fast and chase failures with automated bisection and rollback. Or blend both!Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCI/CD & Testinghttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/07/ci-speed-vs-quality/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/07/ci-speed-vs-quality/Slow CI and flaky tests feel like the price of quality. DORA research shows speed and stability move together. A series on test automation strategies.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCI/CD & Testinghttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/06/multi-repositories-update/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/06/multi-repositories-update/A reproducible AI-assisted workflow for large-scale migrations across many repositories, with Renovate and Claude. 56 repositories, 5 hours, $80.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCI/CD & TestingAIhttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/05/economics-of-ai/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/05/economics-of-ai/AI threatens millions of jobs while political debate ignores it. Four economic models for the transition: bans, UBI taxes, token taxes, job-creation incentives.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAITech & Societyhttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/04/privacy/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/04/privacy/Surveillance 2.0: how to become a ghostTue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTTech & Societyhttps://theopnv.com/blog/2026/02/privacy/https://theopnv.com/blog/2026/02/privacy/Tech giants and governments are converging on mass surveillance, from Chat Control to AI-powered facial scans. Why privacy is becoming a luxury.Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTTech & Societyhttps://theopnv.com/blog/life-hacks/https://theopnv.com/blog/life-hacks/15 tips for putting your life on autopilotThu, 22 Dec 2022 11:30:03 GMTTools & Productivityhttps://theopnv.com/blog/nodejs-server-04/https://theopnv.com/blog/nodejs-server-04/Part 4/4: test the Koa.js, GraphQL, and MongoDB server with Mocha and Chai, using an in-memory MongoDB instance to keep tests fast and isolated.Sun, 29 Nov 2020 04:30:03 GMTTutorialshttps://theopnv.com/blog/nodejs-server-03/https://theopnv.com/blog/nodejs-server-03/Part 3/4: build a GraphQL API with Apollo Server and MongoDB, using GraphQL Code Generator to keep schema, types, and database models in sync.Sun, 29 Nov 2020 03:30:03 GMTTutorialshttps://theopnv.com/blog/nodejs-server-02/https://theopnv.com/blog/nodejs-server-02/Part 2/4: containerize the Node.js server and a MongoDB database with Docker and Docker Compose, then manage secrets with environment variables.Sun, 29 Nov 2020 02:30:03 GMTTutorialshttps://theopnv.com/blog/nodejs-server-01/https://theopnv.com/blog/nodejs-server-01/Part 1/4: bootstrap a Node.js server with Koa.js and TypeScript, then add ESLint, Husky git hooks, and Nodemon for a clean development workflow.Sun, 29 Nov 2020 01:30:03 GMTTutorialshttps://theopnv.com/blog/git-101/https://theopnv.com/blog/git-101/Learning Git - 101Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:30:03 GMTTutorialshttps://theopnv.com/blog/cpp-dynamic-loading/https://theopnv.com/blog/cpp-dynamic-loading/Loading of a C++ class from a shared library (Modern C++)Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:30:03 GMTTutorialshttps://theopnv.com/blog/vivatech/https://theopnv.com/blog/vivatech/Vivatech event reviewSat, 07 Oct 2017 11:30:03 GMTTravel & Eventshttps://theopnv.com/blog/xfce/https://theopnv.com/blog/xfce/Arch Linux - XFCE configurationFri, 07 Jul 2017 11:30:03 GMTTools & Productivity