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Kubernetes: The Promise Engine

2025-03-12

Kubernetes is the Promise Engine which forms the core of a GitOps-driven platform. How do we go from a promise to a control plane?

S-CUE-L: Relational data with CUE

2025-03-06

Can you model relational data in CUE? Can you use SQL to query it? The short answer is yes, and the long answer is...

CUE is functional without functions

2025-02-27

You don't need the function pattern in CUE, try this instead.

Text templating outperforms {{popularIaCTool}}

2023-11-10

An underdog in the IaC toolbox, text templating is a better idea than you think.

10 reasons why I exclude Medium from my search results when looking for technical articles

2023-11-03

Discover why I think Medium.com is a bad platform for publishing technical articles.

Unscrambling the Egg, Inc. Incident

2023-05-12

Delve into the Egg, Inc. incident where a complex interaction with a community tool leads to an unforgettable saga and the end of the mioi Egg, Inc. companion app.

It's Okay To Be WET

2023-03-21

A critical look at the popular principle of "Don't Repeat Yourself" (DRY), and a brief detour about abstractions.

Testing Web APIs

2022-08-01

What are the basic areas at which to test an API? A high-level overview for testing web APIs

Creating a MongoDB instance with a web interface in Docker

2021-09-02

How to create a MongoDB instance with a web interface in Docker