Daniel Lockyer

Daniel Lockyer

Performance and scaling consultant who analyzes the full stack - frontend, backend and infrastructure - to generate more revenue and cut costs for businesses.

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Spectating the Laguna Phuket Triathlon

Aside from seeing Phuket, I went there to spectate the Laguna Phuket Triathlon. The day before I ran the charity 5km fun run [https://daniellockyer.com/laguna-phuket-5k/] so I was in a good mood and excited to see the triathlon. It was the 25th year and they had a sprint

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On owning little

> "Is that all you own?" I've lost count of the number of times I've been asked that question. My parents, family, friends, people in hostels, receptionists in hotels and airport attendants have all asked me that question. They are amazed at the size

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A good experience with Saucony

My first running shoes were a pair of Saucony Ride 10. They had treated me well, getting me through Paris marathon [https://daniellockyer.com/paris-marathon/] and my 52km ultramarathon [https://daniellockyer.com/team-chapter-ultra-52/]. In June, I noticed that the mesh-like outer fabric was starting to split. Over the next few

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Upgrade your PHP

At the end of 2018, PHP 5.6 and 7.0 will reach their end-of-life status and no longer receive future security updates. That means it's time to upgrade your PHP. On October 22nd, I came up with the idea of creating a microsite to bring awareness to

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Flying to Da Nang

It probably seems I'm moving around too quickly. I only spent 5 days in Ho Chi Minh City and then I left again. However, I think it's important I find out what kind of place I like before slowing down and dedicating myself to living in

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Day Two in Ho Chi Minh City

(Technically it's my third day but I arrived late on the first night so I'm not counting it.) I woke up early because I was meant to check out of my hostel but wanted to extend it for another few days. Whilst researching for places to

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Walking around Ho Chi Minh City

I figured for my first day in Ho Chi Minh City I should go for a walk around and see some of the touristy places. I had a map from my hostel so I came up with my own tour. From District 1, I head east towards the river and

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Flying to Ho Chi Minh City

After two months in Thailand, my visa was up so I semi-randomly chose to go to Ho Chi Minh City. HCMC is highly rated [https://nomadlist.com/ho-chi-minh-city] on Nomad List and only a 2 hour flight from Chiang Mai so it seemed like a good choice. My last day

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Running in Chiang Mai is really cool

Note: Chiang Mai is not a cold place, it's 33C in the day and 24C at night. But heat acclimation [http://fellrnr.com/wiki/Heat_Acclimation_Training] is a good thing. My running whilst I was in Chiang Mai consisted of two different types: track work and long

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How to generate PHP Flamegraphs

In my quest to optimise the PHP sites I work on, I found that the Flame Graph repository contains a script to convert XDebug traces. Flame graphs, created by Brendan Gregg, visualize the most frequently hit code from profiled software. The x-axis represents the profiled stack traces, ordered alphabetically, and

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