https://blog.theopnv.com/ Recent content on Blog - theopnv.com https://blog.theopnv.com/preview.png https://blog.theopnv.com/preview.png Hugo -- 0.155.2 en-US Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/09/obsidian-page-to-browser/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/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. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/08/merge-queues/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/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. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/07/scoping-tests/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/07/scoping-tests/ How Change Impact Analysis, only-changed flags, and Meta&#39;s Predictive Test Selection let you skip the tests a code change can&#39;t possibly break. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/07/blocking-vs-chasing-failures/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/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! https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/07/ci-speed-vs-quality/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/07/ci-speed-vs-quality/ Speed and stability often feel like a tradeoff. But they don&#39;t have to be: DORA research shows the two correlate. This is a short series on test automation strategies that buy you both. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/06/multi-repositories-update/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/06/multi-repositories-update/ A reproducible AI-assisted workflow for large-scale migrations. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/05/economics-of-ai/ Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/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. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/04/privacy/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/04/privacy/ <p>🇬🇧 <em>Howdy English speaker, please note that this article was translated from French using <a href="https://duck.ai/">Duck AI</a>, a privacy-friendly AI.</em></p> <h2 id="some-solutions-part-2">Some Solutions (Part 2)</h2> <p>After learning about the constant progress of surveillance and control of communications and information by numerous entities in <a href="https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/02/privacy/">part 1</a>, here are some ideas to mitigate the consequences.</p> <p>They are sorted from the simplest to implement, with no particular effort, to the most complicated, which will require accepting some compromises in comfort. There is no need to overhaul all your habits at once; it is better to proceed step by step. Perfection does not exist, but it is always possible to improve gradually.</p> https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/2026/02/privacy/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/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. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/life-hacks/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:30:03 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/life-hacks/ <p>In recent years I&rsquo;ve spent more and more time trying to continuously optimize my daily routine. Fixing the pain points, and improving my productivity. At the end of the day, it&rsquo;s all about freeing up more time and being able to focus more on what matters and what I like.</p> <p>As I was thinking about it, wrapping up 2022, I realized how aligned this life mindset is with my Automation engineering job&rsquo;s principles. At the end of the day, my work is all about freeing up internal customers&rsquo; time so they can focus on where they provide the highest value (and of course by doing so, saving the company more money).</p> https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/nodejs-server-04/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 04:30:03 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/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. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/nodejs-server-03/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 03:30:03 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/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. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/nodejs-server-02/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 02:30:03 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/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. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/nodejs-server-01/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 01:30:03 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/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. https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/git-101/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:30:03 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/git-101/ Learning Git - 101 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/cpp-dynamic-loading/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:30:03 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/cpp-dynamic-loading/ Loading of a C++ class from a shared library (Modern C++) https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/vivatech/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 11:30:03 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/vivatech/ Vivatech event review https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/xfce/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:30:03 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/posts/xfce/ Arch Linux - XFCE configuration https://blog.theopnv.com/about/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/about/ About Theo Penavaire, the author of this blog. https://blog.theopnv.com/newsletter/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/newsletter/ https://blog.theopnv.com/privacy/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.theopnv.com/privacy/ How this blog collects, uses, and protects personal data.