Discovering AWS with the CLI Part 1: Networking and Virtual Machines
Recently, I started working on moving an application that was deployed manually to an AWS EC2 instance to a more modern, infrastructure-as-code setup. This gave me »
An Introduction to Cython, the Secret Python Extension with Superpowers
Cython is one of the best kept secrets of Python. It extends Python in a direction that addresses many of the shortcomings of the language and »
A Tutorial Introduction to Kubernetes
Kubernetes is the hottest kid on the block among container orchestration tools right now. I started writing this post when we decided to go with Kubernetes »
KubeCon Impressions
I had the chance to attend KubeCon Europe in Copenhagen last week, and it was a total blast. The attendance was huge, with developers from all »
Big Software
"The grateful moon has granted the city of Lalage a rarer privilege: to grow in lightness" - Italo Calvino A number of software projects I had »
Arguments against JSON-driven development
I don't have to explain how popular JSON is. There are very few projects that don't need to work with JSON, even when they are not »
Why I'm not a big fan of Scrum
Scrum is now the default agile software development methodology. This management framework, which is "simple to understand but difficult to master", is used by 66% of »
PostgreSQL Vacuuming: An Introduction for Busy Devs
If you have interacted with PostgreSQL at any point in your developer career, you have met it: The autovacuum daemon. It fires up every now and »
Lessons from Legacy
Last two years of my working life have been spent on an e-commerce application that is mainly occupied with coordinating inventory items, orders and shipments. The »
What PostgreSQL Tells You About Its Performance
Recently at work I was tasked with improving our legacy application. It has been neglected for a while, and takes its revenge by causing frequent firefighting »