Four Principles of DevOps
DevOps is a very charged word in the industry right now. There is a lot of information and opinions available and not everybody wants to go »
The Courage of being Different
We often hear about the challenge women face in STEM, but I wonder how much we really recognize what it is? I'm a male, in a »
Simple Uniform Log Format
Logs! Can it be this simple? If you have spent any time developing and administrating software services, you have struggled with the pain of dealing with »
Idiomatic Containers
Using a container properly can be the difference between your success or failure. Knowing how to do this lies in following a few simple idiomatic patterns. »
The Docker Mind Shift
It is hard to miss: DevOps and Docker/Containers are here with a vengeance. But at its heart, Containers are a challenge for many people, especially »
Remote Work Success!
From time to time situations may call for working remotely, but working remotely comes with its own challenges — on both the remote worker and the »
Et Tu Brute: Are you a Yes-Man?
I worked seven years with a person I came to distrust and lose respect for. We did some amazing things together, but ever so slowly what »
The Agile Deceit
Understanding Feature vs Deliverable Discord In software development, there is a challenge which, at its root, is about the difference between a feature (described from a »
Avoiding Calamitous Data Migrations
In the world of Continuous Delivery, data migrations are a looming challenge. A data migration is simply changing the structure of your live data, and the »
Mac OSX 10.12 base config
Standard steps for making Mac OSX 10.12 usable for a person who is comfortable with a Linux desktop and/or may use virtualization to run »
Top Mistakes of Container Implementations
Docker and containers are the latest new tech "hot thing." But it is easy to make mistakes, and with the breadth of options the first step »
The Semantic Versioning Anti-Pattern
The classic X.Y.Z style of software numbering, sometimes known as Semantic Versioning, may be hurting more than it helps. Semver.org has codified how »
Ideal API versioning
There is a significant conversation around how to version an HTTP or REST API. Versioning an API is good, because it helps you to sustain old »
Don't Fear node.js console.log()
Logging is a good thing! However, there is a lot of confusion around Node.JS console.log(), and if it should or should not be used. »
What is an Architect?
Technology Architects and Strategic Planners may be the most confused roles in the IT industry. Depending upon whom you ask or where you look, the definition »