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Category: development

From Manual Deploys to Reproducible Infrastructure: Modernizing the Deployment Workflow for My Blog

Feb. 25, 2026 | Categories: website, devops, ci-cd, development

An inside look at how I transformed my blog’s deployment process from a manual workflow into a secure, reproducible CI/CD system.

Managing Complexity: Lessons from A Philosophy of Software Design

Jan. 28, 2026 | Categories: development, thoughts, books, senior-engineer

Good Software Design Is an Ongoing Responsibility

Why Great Engineers Always Take the Extra Step

Jan. 7, 2026 | Categories: development, thoughts, senior-engineer

Good engineers finish the task. Great ones anticipate what comes next.

Working Alongside an AI Pair Programmer

Dec. 17, 2025 | Categories: AI, LLM, development, thoughts

A devlog covering FastAPI, Docker, OpenTofu, Azure, MCP, and the lessons learned using Aider

Cleaner Tests, Smarter Workflows: Lessons from Improving Calibre-Web for IIAB

Nov. 12, 2025 | Categories: devops, IIAB, Pytest, ci-cd, development, testing

How a small testing update became a full refactor of IIAB Calibre-Web’s tests and a workflow.

What Co-Intelligence Taught Me About Working with AI

Sept. 17, 2025 | Categories: AI, LLM, development

AI won’t replace engineers, but learning to work with it will define the best ones.