How to make the Mac better for developers
What would I ask Apple for if I was on their Developer Pro Workflow team…
Don't Make My Mistakes: Common Infrastructure Errors I've Made
One surreal experience as my career has progressed is the intense feeling of deja vu you get hit with during meetings. From time to time, someone will mention something and you'll flash back to the same meeting you had about this a few jobs ago. A decision was made then,…
The hunt for a better Dockerfile
Time to thank Dockerfiles for their service and send them on their way For why I don't think Dockerfiles are good enough anymore, click here. After writing about my dislike of Dockerfiles and what I think is a major regression in the tools Operations teams had to work with, I…
TIL I've been changing directories incorrectly
One of my first tasks when I start at a new job is making a series of cd alias in my profile. These are usually to the git repositories where I'm going to be doing the most work, but its not an ideal situation because obviously sometimes I work with…
DevOps Crash Course - Section 2: Servers
Section 2 of our DevOps Crash Course…
DevOps Engineer Crash Course - Section 1
The first crash course in how to successfully step into a DevOps role.…
How does FaceTime Work?
As an ex-pat living in Denmark, I use FaceTime audio a lot. Not only is it simple to use and reliable, but the sound quality is incredible. For those of you old enough to remember landlines, it reminds me of those but if you had a good headset. When we…
TIL Easy way to encrypt and decrypt files with Python and GnuPG
I often have to share files with outside parties at work, a process which previously involved a lot of me manually running gpg commands. I finally decided to automate the process and was surprised at how little time it took. Now I have a very simple Lambda based encryption flow…