Archive 2021
34 articles
Reflection on 2021 and Goals for Next Year
Personal year-end reflection on 2021: engineer growth, what worked and what did not, plus goals set for 2022.
Building a Monitoring Platform with Containers
Build a container-based monitoring platform using EFK stack and Prometheus for logs, metrics, visualization, and alerting.
How to Stream Keynote Presenter Display with StreamYard
A guide on streaming Keynote presentations using StreamYard while displaying the presenter view.
Introduction to Building an HTTP Router with net/http
This article explains how to create a custom HTTP router using Golang's standard package net/http.
Participated in ISUCON11
Explore ISUCON11 performance tuning strategies including pprof, alp logs, N+1 queries, and MySQL optimization techniques.
Implementing Datadog APM in ECS on Fargate Environment
Implement Datadog APM on ECS Fargate for PHP applications with distributed tracing and performance monitoring configuration.
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Introduction to AWS Container Design and Construction [Practical]
A review of a practical introduction to AWS container design and construction. It clearly and carefully explains AWS container services, structured around real-world container operations, making it a good primer for engineers about to design and build container environments on AWS.
Proofreading Text with textlint and reviewdog on CircleCI
An article on how I automated text proofreading on CircleCI using textlint and reviewdog. For text managed on GitHub, it sets up CI to run textlint and feed the warnings back onto the pull request via reviewdog, which is handy when writing long-form articles.
A Comprehensive Introduction to OAuth: Principles and Practices for Implementing a Secure Authorization System
A review of A Comprehensive Introduction to OAuth. One of the few books that explains OAuth in depth. Covering authorization from principles to practice, it is a good bridge to keep at hand after a primer and before diving into the specifications.
A Book to Understand Attacks and Countermeasures on OAuth and OIDC (Redirect Attack Edition)
A review of a book that organizes attacks and countermeasures on OAuth and OIDC (Redirect Attack Edition). It gently organizes the basic security of OAuth and OpenID Connect from the angle of attacks and defenses, using redirect-related attacks to help you grasp the essentials.
A Tutorial Guide to Understanding OAuth2.0 Without Just Going Through the Motions!
A review of A Tutorial Guide to Understanding OAuth2.0 Without Just Going Through the Motions. An introductory book for understanding OAuth2.0 by organizing its mechanisms rather than using it on vibes. Easy to read, it is well suited to first grasping OAuth2.0 flows.
Resources for Catching Up on OAuth2 and OIDC
Explore OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, and authentication standards through comprehensive specifications, books, and implementation guides.
Git Commit Split: Shell Command Quick Reference
Quick reference shell commands for splitting a Git commit using interactive rebase, reset, and staged re-commits for granular commit history.
A Book to Understand the Differences Between OAuth, OAuth Authentication, and OpenID Connect
A review of a book that helps you understand the differences between OAuth, OAuth authentication, and OpenID Connect. It clearly sorts out these easily-confused concepts for beginners, offering a starting point for understanding the role and proper use of each.
Encountered 'Permission denied' Error When Starting MySQL Container on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Fix MySQL container permission denied errors on Ubuntu 20.04 by properly configuring docker-compose user UID/GID mappings.
Cannot Start MySQL 8.0.17 Container on M1 Mac
Fix the MySQL container startup failure on Apple M1 Mac (failed to create new OS thread errno=22). Use MySQL 8.0.26+ with --platform=linux/amd64 in the Dockerfile for ARM architecture support.
Distributed System Design Patterns
A review of Distributed System Design Patterns. A book for learning container-based design patterns for distributed systems. It organizes established patterns such as sidecar and ambassador that combine multiple containers to improve reliability and scalability.
Comparison of New Relic and Datadog APM
An article summarizing a feature comparison made when considering switching from New Relic to Datadog APM. Centered on APM but also touching other areas, it organizes the differences in features and usability between the two in a table to inform a migration decision.
GCP Textbook II: Container Development Edition - Detailed Explanation of Kubernetes, GKE, Cloud Run, and Service Mesh
A review of GCP Textbook II: Container Development Edition. A book that clearly explains GCP's container-related services such as Kubernetes, GKE, Cloud Run, and service mesh. It also works as a study reference for the Associate Cloud Engineer exam.
GCP Textbook
A review of GCP Textbook. An introductory book that clearly organizes GCP's main services. Good for grasping an overview of each cloud service, it also helps as a study reference for the Associate Cloud Engineer exam.