Brendan O'Leary Technical blogs can become very dry and rote. What if we could make technical writing fun again? Learning by doing is how most folks learn technology. And having a fun problem to solve is the way to make sure you can apply technical concepts to all kinds of issues. I try to remember that in all of my writing.
# Blog Mission Statement
My goal is to help developers understand the importance of CI/CD as a discipline and an art to encourage us all to realize the original promise of "DevOps" and ensure that everyone can contribute.
# Most Recent Posts
Michael Collins vs. the Billionaires
What lessons from the first space race - between Russia and the U.S. - can we apply to our view of the new space race - between billionaires.
Estimated time: 9 min read
Running meetings in read-write mode instead of read-only
Meetings are often the WORST. Going remote in a pandemic makes them even more draining. Break your team out of this pattern with this easy change.
Estimated time: 5 min read
The Purse Caper: Debugging can be hard
If there is one thing I've learned about actually doing software work in production environments over my career, it is: debugging is hard.
Estimated time: 5 min read
Todd Beamer
What happens when you have to choose America or yourself?
Estimated time: 2 min read
My epiphany about the protests
Arguing that Congress can reject electoral college votes it doesn't like isn't arguing for the sanctity of elections - it's arguing for the abolition of elections.
Estimated time: 4 min read