2026
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Introducing Cantool: A CLI for Canton Developers
Apr 27
Cantool is a new Go CLI tool designed to streamline application development on the Canton Network, unifying the process from project initiation to deployment. It integrates existing tools for a smoother workflow, introduces an AI-assisted MCP server for enhanced development, and boasts extensibility through a plugin system.
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Buy them the tools
Mar 25
Jensen Huang wants engineers spending $250k/yr in tokens. Others say that’s reckless. But the debate over company-sponsored tool budgets isn’t new — and neither is the answer.
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The Upfront Investment That Saves 10,000 Hours
Mar 11
There’s a pattern in tech where people mock the setup cost of automation without accounting for the return. I spent a day building a Grunt-based WordPress bootstrapper in 2013. Fortune 500 companies are still running code built on that foundation today.
2025
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Managing Multiple Identities with Git Configuration
May 28
Discover the power of Git’s conditional includes to automatically switch between different developer identities, email addresses, and signing keys based on your project directory structure.
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Overcoming GitOps Implementation Challenges
May 6
The GitOps movement enhances infrastructure and application management through automation and transparency but implementation always presents challenges.
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GitOps and DIY Infrastructure: A Match Made in DevOps Heaven
Apr 22
GitOps represents a transformative approach to managing and deploying applications by merging version control with DevOps. It automates changes, enhances security, and offers a single source of truth, especially beneficial for DIY infrastructure. GitOps practitioners can achieve self-healing infrastructure and improved management through infrastructure as code while overcoming learning curves.
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Consistent Infrastructure
Apr 9
I learned to code on Windows and deployed to Ubuntu, and the bugs that gap caused taught me the lesson: inconsistent environments kill velocity. From WAMP to Vagrant and beyond, why development should match production.
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A Foray into Private Hosting
Apr 2
I’m going to revolutionize the way you host software on the internet! Follow along as I build in the open – starting with a private git server run by Forgejo and networked with Tailscale. Follow and stay tuned for more!
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Job Search – Unreasonable Expectations
Mar 13
I found a great job listing with Canonical. Despite my love for their products and experience in the field, after just the first interview step I’m withdrawing.