What do the C4 architecture model and blastbeats have in common?
The mind wanders while running. Are there parallels between creating software and listening to music?…
FastFlowConf recap
Some take-aways of FastFlowConf that took place 2025 march 23rd in Den Bosch.…
East, west, north, south: How to fix your local cluster routes
How to easily apply the bits of glue needed to run applications on local clusters without friction.…
Study tips for becoming a Kubestronaut
Tips for studying and preparing for the five CNCF exams that grant the Kubestronaut title…
Infra pull requests that make a DIFFerence
How to effectively collaborate on infrastructure as code and roll out changes with confidence…
Working in News Tech: MH17, an impressive day to remember
Looking back 10 years ago at MH17, from a personal and news tech perspective…
How a LEGO restroom sign beats every enterprise software out there
What and how can software design learn from good product design around us? A story as much as an encouragement.…
Terraform and Ansible were already Terrible in 2016
IBM now has Terraform plus Ansible which is Terrible. Actually a great combination, that is why somewhere an in-house ‘Terrible’ was created many years ago.…
12 Factor applications: 13 years later
The 12 factor methodology is about 13 years old. How did it age in the cloud-native era? Do we need a 13th factor?…
Why Kubernetes? Focus on the API, not the servers
Discussing the value and cost of Kubernetes in the light of various tech topics of 2023…