Release of the Startup CTO's Handbook
As of today, my book, the Startup CTO’s Handbook, is published and available on Amazon and GitHub!
Running your README in CI
Here's the deal: running your builds in CI the same way you'd run them on your local machine, based on your README steps, isn't just a neat trick—it's a blueprint for success for onboarding speed and build reliability. Let's get into why this approach could be your team's next big win.
Access your 3D printer from anywhere with Octoprint and Zerotier
In this article I’ll walk you through how to set up your (Octoprint-compatible) 3D printer such that you can start, stop and monitor your prints from anywhere. A no-frills guide to saving your legs and upping your printing game.
SF Engineering Leadership Annual 2022
I had the good fortune of attending the San Francisco Engineering Leadership Community 2022 Annual Conference, their first since the start of the COVID19 Pandemic. The event took place over 2 days at Fort Mason in San Francisco, had about a dozen vendors with booths, three “keynote” spaces, and a handful of tables for smaller group conversations.
Setting up budgets for cloud usage with Terraform
How a little Terraform magic can turn your cloud budgeting from a 'set and forget' into a dynamic, ROI-boosting powerhouse—perfect for keeping those ambitious cloud projects in financial check.
Production SQL Server Checklist & Best Practices
Much ink has been spilled on which database you should use, or how to think about which database to use, for your project. My aim in this post is not to sell you on any database paradigm, rather to serve as a reference guide and checklist for how to responsibly host a SQL server, be it MySQL, Postgresql or other, in production.
A code-free IaaC link shortener using Kutt and GKE
Deploy your own domain's link shortener with zero coding fuss—just a sprinkle of Kubernetes and Terraform to get Kutt running on GKE. Here’s how to skip the software slog and get straight to shortening.