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Articles, guides, and notes on software engineering.
Using Workspace Mode with Go's Multi-Module Structure
Learn how Go Workspace mode (Go 1.18+) simplifies multi-module development. Covers go work init, go.work file structure, and referencing local modules without editing go.mod.
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Schema-Driven Development with OpenAPI
Learn OpenAPI schema-driven development, REST API specification, code generation, and mock server benefits.
The Thinking Methods of World-Class Engineers
A review of The Thinking Methods of World-Class Engineers. A book introducing the thinking and attitudes common to top engineers. It discusses mindsets worth adopting in daily work, such as Be Lazy, maximizing value in less time, and taking time to understand rather than trying to grasp everything at once.
Reflection on 2023 and Goals for Next Year
Personal year-end reflection on 2023: career highlights, side projects, books read, and goals set for 2024.
Exploring Articles on Development Productivity
Explore development productivity using DORA four keys and SPACE framework. Measure deployment frequency, lead time, and metrics.
Exploring Articles on Architecture Design and Organizational Design
Explore relationships between software architecture and organizational design through curated articles and resources on Conway's Law impacts.
Exploring Aurora Serverless
Explore Aurora Serverless v2 capabilities including multi-AZ support, auto-scaling, cost optimization, and deployment considerations for databases.
Provisioning Contact Points and Policies in Grafana
Provision Grafana contact points and alerting policies via YAML configuration files for automated Slack notifications.
How to Deal with Uncertainty in Software Development Projects
Address software project uncertainty through agile planning. Distinguish known unknowns from unknown unknowns to minimize risks.
Differences Between Pull and Push Approaches in Monitoring Systems
An overview of the differences between the pull and push approaches in monitoring systems. It organizes how each architecture works, their respective advantages and disadvantages, and the representative tools associated with each.
Approach to Architecture Design
Master staged architecture design approach to configuration diagrams for clearer thinking, better team alignment, and preventing over-design.
Distributing Go Applications with GoReleaser
An article on how to cross-compile a Go application and distribute it as binaries using GoReleaser. After explaining what GoReleaser is, it walks through the steps of configuring it and actually producing a release.
Command to Generate ADR Template Files
Implement a Make command to auto-generate Architecture Decision Record templates with automatic numbering and status tracking capabilities.
What is GraphQL? A Complete Guide with Practical Examples
A summary of what I researched while practicing GraphQL. Drawing on tutorials like How to GraphQL, it introduces how queries and mutations work, how GraphQL compares with REST, and practical samples for getting started.
Resources Referenced for Creating an HTTP Router
Explore resources for building HTTP routers including radix trees, trie structures, and benchmark comparisons in Go.
What is a Service Mesh? How Istio and Linkerd Work Explained
Learn what a service mesh is, how the sidecar proxy pattern works, and what problems Istio and Linkerd solve for service communication inside a Kubernetes cluster.
Parallel Testing with PHPUnit on CircleCI
Execute PHPUnit tests in parallel on CircleCI using shell scripts to generate dynamic configuration and split containers.
Contextual Logging with slog
Learn contextual structured logging in Go using log/slog (Go 1.21+). Covers custom slog.Handler, structured JSON output, and injecting trace IDs from context into every log entry.