Splitting developer relations investment between passive members, who need content and docs, and active members, who need higher-bandwidth engagement
2021
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Investment decisions when building developer communities 6 min read -
Sonic the search engine Trying out Sonic, a lightweight Rust search backend, by running it in Docker and ingesting fake name data with a Ruby client
6 min read
2020
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VPE and CTO - the first 90 days A mind map covering four domains a new technical leader should explore in their first ninety days at a new organization
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Using JSON Server for demos and prototypes Setting up JSON Server to spin up a working REST API from a single JSON file for demos and prototypes without writing any code
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A bit of a Vector Trying out Vector, a Rust-based observability data router from Timber.io that aims to replace Logstash, Telegraf, and Fluent
8 min read
2019
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Tilt Walking through Tilt setup, a Tiltfile in Skylark, and running a Sinatra app against local Kubernetes with auto rebuild on changes
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Draft Installing and using Microsoft's Draft to scaffold Dockerfiles and Helm charts for local Kubernetes development of a Ruby Sinatra service
12 min read