Practical perspectives on enterprise software development, infrastructure automation, and cloud engineering from our project experience.
A practical comparison of PostgreSQL and MySQL for production workloads. When to choose each, what the real differences are, and how to make the decision based on your actual needs.
A practical comparison of HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and SOPS. When to use each, the operational realities, and how to avoid over-engineering your secrets strategy.
When TypeScript's type system adds value, when vanilla JavaScript is sufficient, and how to make the decision for your project without following hype.
Jenkins dominates CI/CD market share but feels increasingly dated. When it still makes sense, when to migrate, and what the alternatives actually offer.
Docker and Kubernetes aren't competitors—they solve different problems. Understanding what each does, when you need orchestration, and how to avoid over-engineering your container strategy.
A practical comparison of ArgoCD and Flux for Kubernetes GitOps. Features, operational considerations, and how to choose the right tool for your team.
A practical comparison of AWS Lambda and EC2. Understanding when serverless makes sense, when traditional compute is better, and how to avoid over-engineering your cloud architecture.
Cutting through the zero trust marketing hype. What zero trust principles mean in practice, how to implement them incrementally, and avoiding the trap of buying your way to security.
A practical comparison of Terraform and Pulumi for infrastructure as code. When HCL makes sense, when real programming languages help, and what the migration looks like.
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