Greg Holmes
Vonage Alumni
Former Developer Educator @Vonage. Coming from a PHP background, but not restricted to one language. An avid gamer and a Raspberry pi enthusiast. Often found bouldering at indoor climbing venues.
June 10, 2021
Build a Birthday Congratulations Time Capsule with Go
In this tutorial we're going to learn how to build a birthday time capsule with Go. The pandemic has taught us that even though we're not at time physically able to visit friends and family. Life does still go on! So creating virtual methods for these events is needed.
April 19, 2021
Greg Holmes Joins the Vonage Developer Education Team
Hi! My name is Greg Holmes, and I’m excited to be joining the Vonage team as a Developer Educator. For the last two months, I have been painfully containing my excitement while working my notice period for my former employer. But, now the time has come! I am originally from London but now live in […]
April 19, 2021
Verify User Registrations with Symfony
Users registering with false information can be a pest, which is especially the case when registering with phone numbers that you expect to be contactable. Vonage’s Verify API provides a solution to this by enabling you to confirm that the phone number is correct and owned by the user. The API takes a phone number, […]
April 19, 2021
Befriending Service with Symfony and Vonage
With the current global situation, most countries are in some form of lockdown. Social distancing is critical right now to reduce the impact of Covid-19. While some of us may have packed calendars of virtual hangouts, others may not have such a large pool of people to call or connect with to pass the time. […]
April 19, 2021
Send Raspberry Pi IP Address on Boot in Node with Messages
Being a Raspberry Pi enthusiast, there have been several occasions where a reusable script is needed that I can use to improve my projects. A prime example of this is knowing what my Raspberry Pi’s IP address is when booting in headless mode (without a monitor, keyboard, or mouse). Recently I published a tutorial on […]