Why Success Is Often Elusive at the Highest EchelonsDuring recent discussions with friends, one common theme that crops up very frequently is how success has remained rather elusive to recent…Apr 25, 20229Apr 25, 20229
know how your org works (or how to become a more effective engineer)A few months ago, exhausted by a constant stream of people perennially disappointed about reward structures at companies, I made what…Jan 5, 20229Jan 5, 20229
Best of 2021 in Tech [Talks]Given it took me until October 2021 to post the list for 2020, thought I’d get a move on this year and post the list before the end of the…Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
Best of 2020 in Tech [Talks]Every year, I publish a list of best technical talks of the previous year. Usually, these posts are published in the first couple of months…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Seamless file descriptor transfer between processes with pidfd and pidfd_getfdA while ago, I wrote about how file descriptors can be transferred over Unix Domain Sockets between processes, when a parent child…Jan 1, 2021Jan 1, 2021
WaypointA couple of weeks ago, I saw a demo of Waypoint, the new tool Hashicorp announced today, that aims to provide an easy, intuitive and…Oct 15, 20202Oct 15, 20202
File Descriptor Transfer over Unix Domain SocketsYesterday, I read a phenomenal paper on how disruption free release at Facebook.Aug 5, 20204Aug 5, 20204
Tactical Challenges In Hiring Junior EngineersAll too often, I see tweets that read like platitudes about how every team should be hiring junior engineers. Let me start off by saying…Aug 2, 20203Aug 2, 20203
Write MoreAll too often I see a lot of time and energy expended by people on social media on topics they obviously care a lot about. If the purpose…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020