Alex Cook

SAP Developer with 10 years experience - Fiori/UI5 focus with strong backend functional skills and architectural experience.


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Joining Github Pages

Apr 13, 2017

How good is Github Pages? Pretty cool way to start your own site.

I thought I should have a go at setting up a blog using Jekyll which involved delving into some Ruby (not a lot), or more specifically Ruby's package manager Gem.

First task was to choose a different theme from the list of Github supported themes. I assumed incorrectly this would simply involve adding the required theme to the Gemfile and/or installing using Gem. As it turns out I couldn't get any posts to render with the new theme, so the solution was to clone the github repo of the desired theme and then copy and paste the bits required.

Not sure while I'll be doing in terms of blog posts but I like the functionality. I may end up doing a github online CV but for now it may just be meandering thoughts.

Recently Completed

  • Enhancements to an old Web Dynpro (went live 12-04-17)
  • Warranty fixes to a workflow supporting a Fiori app for Purchase Requisition creation
  • Purchase Order Confirmation Fiori app

Up Next

  • Migration of some angular apps hosted on a Netweaver Gateway server to SAP Cloud Platform
  • (Optional) Replace the reCAPTCHA v2 call in the above angular apps with invisible reCAPTCHA
  • Fiori app for producing Customer Quotes/Estimates