DNS, or the Domain Name System, is the internet’s phonebook. It translates human-friendly domain names like example.com into IP addresses that computers use to find each other. Without DNS, you would need to remember numeric IP addresses to visit websites.

Microservices have become a widely adopted architectural style for building modern software systems, especially in environments where scalability, independent deployment, and rapid iteration are essential. Instead of organizing an application as a s... ift.tt/17leYgq #softwaredevelopment #webdevelopment

Docker packages an app, its dependencies, and configuration into a portable container. It runs consistently across laptops, CI, and servers. Start with small images, pin versions, use .dockerignore, and keep secrets outside images. Build once, run anywhere.

QR codes are safe when you scan trusted sources. Great uses include contactless payments, event check-ins, restaurant menus, product details, and secure login links. Before opening one, preview the URL, verify the sender, and never enter passwords or payment details on an unfamiliar site.

Journey mapping visualizes how people interact with a product or service across each step, from first discovery to ongoing use. It reveals user goals, emotions, pain points, and opportunities. Use it to align teams, prioritize improvements, and build experiences that solve real customer needs.

AWS tip: before scaling, get cost visibility first. Use Cost Explorer, tag resources by app/env/owner, set Budgets alerts day one, prefer IAM roles over long-lived keys, add CloudWatch alarms, and manage infra with CloudFormation/Terraform.

Platform Engineering builds internal tools, workflows, and golden paths so developers can ship faster, safer, and with less friction. Platform teams provide reusable self-service systems for CI/CD, infra, security, and observability - improving DX, consistency, security, and de…

what platforms do people actually chat on, are people still DMing on this?

I discovered Metal Yodelling and I feel a whole new love for life.

A useful shorthand: systems thinking asks what is really going on here and why; systems planning asks given that, what do we commit to, in what order, and how will we know if we're wrong.

The history of the internet is a story of gradual technical evolution shaped by military research, academic collaboration, open standards, and commercial expansion. It did not appear all at once as a global p... ift.tt/v3nEkyF #softwaredevelopment #webdevelopment

I’ve been reading and exploring disaster recovery solution details so much lately.

It looks like @nottjmiller at the Montreal @F1 race

I'm going to be in Montreal this weekend for the F1 race, any other folks going to be in the area?

Cybersecurity basics that actually reduce risk: 1. Use a password manager and create unique passwords for every account. 2. Turn on multi-factor authentication, especially for email, banking, and work apps. 3. Keep your OS, browser, apps, and router updated to patch known …

DigitalOcean has earned a strong reputation by focusing on simplicity, predictable pricing, and a developer-first experience. In a cloud market often dominated by comple... ift.tt/0Ry4Ahp #softwaredevelopment #webdevelopment

I’m getting very excited about playing with PHPNative this summer. So many idea have been percolating.

I don't like being negative on social platforms in general, but, @Rogers phone lines are insufferable, and beyond broken for a company worth billions of dollars. They randomly hung up on me twice🤦‍♂️ 🤯

It feels wild to direct agents from my phone laying in bed because an idea popped in my head before I went to sleep.

Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform built for high-throughput, fault-tolerant data pipelines and real-time applications. It lets producers publish events to topics and consumers read them independently, making it easy to decouple services and scale systems cl…