Things I’ve learned about Linux system administration, software engineering, and DevOps.
In my conversations with junior engineers, especially during my live streams, a question that comes up a lot in different variations is: “What skills do I have to be successful?” I thought I’d summarize my recommendations in this article. Analysing problems The first skill any junior engineer needs is problem-solving. As a software engineer, your…
I’m not exaggerating when I say I was shocked by a question about working hours that I got during a recent office hour live stream. “So I heard from a developer that he would code and learn for like 80 hours a week when he started in order to be come an amazing engineer. I…
This article is about boring technology. And as an exception, I don’t mean “boring” in the sense of established and reliable technology that I recommend you use instead of chasing the latest hype. No, I mean that technology in general has become boring for the most part. In his article “Plateauing technology and boring computing“,…
Feature flags are useful not only to roll out new features gradually, but also to limit the blast radius of breaking changes.
How to save a system file when you forgot to open it with root permissions.
Why Test-Driven Development is an investment that pays off.
When `rpm-ostree rollback` was not an option, `rpm-os-tree rebase` saved my day.
Answering a shell scripting question by Eric Meyer
If you’re doing remote work, this simple framework will help you communicate more effectively.