Day 5 of 100DaysOfCode

Created some test cases for HypeTracker's sneaker API endpoints and also made it pass after creating the route, resource and controller! Test driven development wasn't so hard after all. This style of development ensures that I had planned out the response I wanted out of my route.

Had to work away from home today for personal reasons but my laptop could not handle running the Homestead virtual machine without sounding like a jet engine (oh the woes of a thin and light laptop).

If you're in this situation, take advantage of the cloud!

How the Cloud can Help

I know, I know, the cloud is just another computer. However, that's where the power of cloud comes in for individual users. The cost of running a 2 core / 8 gb RAM virtual machine on Digital Ocean (can be any cloud, I just happened to have free credits on there) for an 8 hour work day was only $3.46!

(The Volumes part of the bill was only this much because I accidentally left it running for a few days instead of destroying it)

I was able to take advantage of both the network speed of the machine, as well as the ability to snapshot the machine for backups and restoration while working on my own machine independently.

So if you're ever out working with a thin client, just a laptop, but need more compute power, consider spinning up a cloud virtual machine just for the day!

If you happen to want to test out Digital Ocean, use my referral link for $100 credit.

Follow my journey on Twitter @justinhodev!

$ git clone https://github.com/justinhodev/hype-tracker.git
$ cd hype-tracker

# Install Composer Dependencies
$ composer install

# Prepare config for Homestead
$ composer homestead

# Provision the VM
$ vagrant up

# SSH into Vagrant Box
$ vagrant ssh