DevOps is one of those roles that you just kinda… fall into. It’s nice, for both my own benefit and for the benefit of the folks I work with, to be able to automate away busywork. Where I can make guides and software publicly available, those will be tagged here.
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Recent Posts
Terraform LocalStack Testing
— $70/mo/seat? Just using live AWS may be cheaper. An evaluation of LocalStack as a testbed for Account Factory Terraform.
Before You Slabtop Your Laptop: A Brief Warning
— PSA: Check if your laptop needs an LCD for POST before removing the screen. Learned this the hard way after 5 hours and a fried motherboard. Learn from my dumb mistakes.
Some initial thoughts about time tracking
— Initial thoughts on using tools like Apple Shortcuts and Timery/Toggle for tracking how I spend my time -- every minute of every day.
Don't Double Down: Structured Streaming to Wrangle Data
— Stop reprocessing your entire dataset every time new data arrives. A practical guide to Spark Structured Streaming with code examples and cost logic.
Say Goodbye to Untitled (5) — GitHub Actions for Resumes
— Set up continuous integration to auto-update your resume everywhere. Overleaf, GitHub, and LaTeX automation for the perpetually disorganized.
Core Posts
Don't Double Down: Structured Streaming to Wrangle Data
— Stop reprocessing your entire dataset every time new data arrives. A practical guide to Spark Structured Streaming with code examples and cost logic.
Some initial thoughts about time tracking
— Initial thoughts on using tools like Apple Shortcuts and Timery/Toggle for tracking how I spend my time -- every minute of every day.