2010.12.106 min read
Instagram Launches and Mobile-First Becomes the Default
A photo sharing app called Instagram just proved that mobile-first is not a compromise, it is a strategy
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Thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, architecture, and the craft of building software.
2010.10.157 min read
NoSQL Is Having Its Moment
MongoDB, Cassandra, and the database paradigm shift that is making relational purists uncomfortable
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2010.09.036 min read
The Linux Admin Life: RHEL in Production
What day-to-day Linux system administration actually looks like when real systems depend on you
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2010.07.266 min read
Platform as a Service Goes Mainstream
Heroku and the rise of PaaS are changing how developers think about deploying applications
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2010.07.246 min read
OpenStack: The Open Source Cloud Revolution
Rackspace and NASA are building an open source cloud platform and it could change everything
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2010.04.056 min read
Why I Want a Masters in Computer Science
An engineering student thinks through the case for grad school in America
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2010.01.305 min read
iPad Changes the Game, Or Does It?
Apple just announced the iPad and the internet cannot decide if it is revolutionary or a giant iPod Touch
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