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Sorting GitHub Repositories

Sorting GitHub Repositories

GitHub has taken a strong stance on not implementing a folder structures to support sorting of repositories. Why is that? They believe that it is unnecessary – and it is. Adding folders would add a layer of confusion that can be solved easily at a more meta level. This holds true

Terraform and Helm

Terraform and Helm

Did you know that you can fully create a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure using Terraform? Well you can take that one step further and also manage what's installed in your cluster using Terraform and Helm. This can be done by using the Helm provider for Terraform. Now, let's say

The Best Way to Get Started with Kubernetes

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The Best Way to Get Started with Kubernetes

I'm going to share with you some of the best resources out there for learning Kubernetes. Take a look!

Choosing a Git Branching Strategy

Choosing a Git Branching Strategy

There are several out there, and a lot of opinions to go with them. Having served in a consulting capacity for many organizations, ranging from small startups to very large enterprises, I have seen all of the major strategies. I've even seen organizations make up their own strategies in an

Migrating to Kubernetes: A Manager's Guide to Effective Transition (Part 1)

Migrating to Kubernetes: A Manager's Guide to Effective Transition (Part 1)

For teams that are looking to build out a Kubernetes cluster and migrate their applications, my first reaction is always the same, no matter the skill-level and capability of the team. Here's something of how the conversation goes: First, let's identify your Kubernetes administrators and let them begin building out

How to Get Started with Kubernetes

How to Get Started with Kubernetes

When getting started with Kubernetes, I was extremely lost. I tried jumping straight into the Kubernetes documentation, but I wasn't able to make sense of it all and where to begin. It's okay if that's where you are – that's totally normal. So, then, what is an effective way to get

What is GitOps

Simply put: GitOps is a way of managing infrastructure, configuration, permissions, etc... in an explicit and repeatable way by simply pushing changes to git and allowing an associated pipeline to make the changes come to life. Let's dig a little deeper. What GitOps Isn't GitOps is not meant to replace

GitHub Actions - Build and Push a Docker Image

GitHub Actions - Build and Push a Docker Image

Github Actions are here, and they are really great to work with. Let's take a look at how you would use a GitHub action to build and push a Docker image to your GitHub container registry. First, here's the YAML file we will consider. It lives in a repository at

Why organizations suck at Scrum

Why organizations suck at Scrum

There are so many places to go wrong with Scrum. Most organizations adopt a whole slew of bad practices. Let's understand the basics of why...

Effective Microservices

Effective Microservices

I recently gave a talk at the Orlando Backend Devs Meetup on Effective Microservices. Here is the video...

Software Interfaces in the Wild

Software Interfaces in the Wild

What’s so special about interfaces anyway? A quick dive into extracting value from interfaces in C# through a real-world example.

Microservices are not Micro; They are Vertical

Microservices are not Micro; They are Vertical

So many organizations set out to implement microservices for solving problems. Unfortunately, most have a misconception about what microservices actually solve which leads to an improper implementation. This is a costly mistake with many pitfalls.

Error Handling in Go Programming Language

Error Handling in Go Programming Language

In the Go programming language, I often see errors being handled in a careless manner that is difficult to maintain. This common mistake has prompted me to make a video that demonstrates the basic fundamentals of error handling in Go