Latest posts from Ben Barber on software engineering, TypeScript, React, Go, technology, markets, and trading.https://benbarber.co.ukThu, 02 Apr 2026 12:54:06 GMThttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/5-best-market-data-sources-for-stock-market-research-and-quantitative-tradinghttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/5-best-market-data-sources-for-stock-market-research-and-quantitative-tradingA short guide to the 5 best market data sources for stock market research and quantitative trading, comparing Polygon, Tiingo, Nasdaq Data Link, Alpha Vantage, and Alpaca.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:54:06 GMThttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/using-gzip-for-storage-optimisation-in-large-csv-data-setshttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/using-gzip-for-storage-optimisation-in-large-csv-data-setsHow to work with CSV.gzip files in Python and decompress them through the CLI.Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:46:00 GMThttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/how-to-download-a-folder-from-s3-using-the-aws-clihttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/how-to-download-a-folder-from-s3-using-the-aws-cliBy using the AWS CLI and its `aws s3 cp` command, you can download a folder directly from an S3 bucket to your local machine.Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:44:00 GMThttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/using-typescript-in-a-phoenix-projecthttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/using-typescript-in-a-phoenix-projectHow to setup and use TypeScript in a Phoenix project.Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:41:00 GMThttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/serving-additional-static-assets-in-a-phoenix-applicationhttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/serving-additional-static-assets-in-a-phoenix-applicationHow to setup and serve additional static assets in Phoenix.Sat, 21 Apr 2018 08:38:00 GMThttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/sending-rails-application-logs-to-logstash-over-udphttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/sending-rails-application-logs-to-logstash-over-udpHow to offload all of your Rails logs to an external ELK stack which consists of Elastic Search, LogStash and Kibanna.Sun, 02 Jul 2017 08:37:00 GMThttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/testing-external-api-integrations-in-railshttps://benbarber.co.uk/posts/testing-external-api-integrations-in-railsHow to test external API calls in a Rails application.Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:34:00 GMT