git SmartGit + Coopy + Secret Sauce = CSV Merging! Then it dawned on us, let's just ditch formulas in the source data and switch to editing CSV files. Definitely not as pretty, definitely not as slick, but damn, it works.
kubernetes Setting up a Secure Private Registry in Kubernetes Setting up your own secure private registry is easy, but there are a lot of options and blind alleys. Here's a quick walkthrough to get it done.
kubernetes Separating your User Database and Authorization from Applications with Istio and FusionAuth The likelihood someone else has done exactly what you are trying to do is slim. Today, I'm sharing a slightly challenging setup and hoping it helps the community.
kubernetes Introducing k8smaker It became clear that I was employing too many wild west technologies and needed to be a lot more conservative. And learn more. So I proceeded to create k8smaker.
coding On Complexity He said that all the technologies being put in play were unfamiliar, and that is what makes it complex. My immediate response was, "Just because something is unfamiliar does not make it complex."
coding The silliest little piece of code (I use all the time) Tools that work get used repeatedly, and sometimes you reach into your drawer full of tools and realize you don't have the one you're expecting to find at your fingertips.
build system A Simple Auto-Incrementing Version Number for C# There are many solutions out there, but here's the easiest to implement that gets you something for nothing.
kubernetes How Not to Run Kubernetes Storage on Windows 10 There are a lot of Storage systems for Kubernetes. It makes sense to kick the tires on them before deploying one to production. I work on a Windows 10 Pro machine, and I found the easy ways just don't work.
hiring How to Attract Great People A dear friend asked me how to tune the interview and job posting to target the best person for the job. Bad jobs often start with bad job postings. Let's unpack that a bit.
command line Using iPXE to Remote Boot RancherOS onto Bare Metal Learnings from setting up MAAS, plus steps on how to configure bare metal servers to network boot RancherOS.
maas Building a Home Cloud in 3 Easy Steps The object is to drive the servers entirely remotely and let them function as throwaway devices, kind of like a homebrew AWS cloud. I am a huge fan of portable solutions, so the brain of the configuration wil live in a Docker container.
k8s Kubernetes for Dummies How to get get something running on Kubernetes in five minutes or less, quickly and easily.
art The Vocabulary of Art and Programming Pontificating about the art world having developed universal phrases and lingo to impart understanding, but software really hasn't.
