How I built a pipeline that takes a markdown blog post, processes mermaid diagrams into PNGs, deploys to my website, and automatically publishes to Substack. One git push, two platforms, zero manual steps.
How I replaced local development with a high-frequency cloud VM, a 2TB data disk, automated daily backups, and Terraform. My laptop is just a window into a machine that never sleeps.
Brad Feld built a 12-skill system to run his company through Claude Code. I manage multiple companies with layered CLAUDE.md files instead. Here is why simplicity wins when your system is already sophisticated.
Billing exports to BigQuery, budget alerts with smart deduplication, and Slack notifications - here's the four-step process I use to get full billing visibility across GCP projects and eliminate cost surprises.
Before DevOps pipelines, before CI/CD, before monitoring - I set up a data warehouse. Here's why centralizing data is the foundation for every decision a startup will make.
How I manage Slack channel memberships through YAML configuration. New employee joins? Add them to config, run a script, they're in all the right channels.
How I built a serverless alert system that uses Claude to analyze error logs and post human-readable summaries to Slack. No Docker, no servers, under $1/month.
How I connected Apple's App Store Connect webhooks to Slack, with automatic commit tracking between releases and forced auto-upgrades for internal TestFlight users. Build uploaded? Here's what changed, and your app will update itself.
How I organize 10-20 repositories per company into a single meta folder, giving both humans and AI a bird's eye view of the entire business.
For every company I work with, the first thing I build is a central knowledge base that becomes the DNA of the business. LLMs finally make this possible.
A technical deep-dive into the workflow where specifications drive code generation, marketing content, and help documentation from a single source.
Why I wrote a Python CLI to manage Sentry configuration instead of clicking through the UI - alerts, filters, data scrubbing, all defined in YAML.
How I manage Google Workspace users, distribution lists, and email aliases entirely through Terraform - no admin console clicking required.
How to migrate production workloads from AWS to Azure incrementally, using staging as a production rehearsal and maintaining zero downtime throughout.