Bazel is the Worst Build System, Except for All the Others

The Go community sometimes argues about whether Go projects should use go build or bazel build.

Tips & Tricks for Making Your Golang Container Builds 10x Faster

A couple weeks ago, I was wrestling with a bug.

Maybe you’ve had a night like this. I was tired, cranky. I probably should have taken a nap. But I felt like I was on the precipice of figuring…

Should Developers Know about Kubernetes?

That’s a wrap on Kubecon 2018, and on 2018 as a whole. As I reflect on the Kubecon…

.dev is a better .io (why we moved to tilt.dev)

How Tilt updates Kubernetes in Seconds, not Minutes

When I bring my cat a box of toys, he loves the box and ignores the toys. I wish he’d pay attention to the work I did, but I didn’t let it bother me because he’s a cat. Then I started getting the same reaction from Kubernetes developers.

Why Does Developing on Kubernetes Suck?

Let me count the ways

Introducing Windmill

Windmill is exploring how to make developer tools (source control, build, and…

Observability Doesn’t Work in Dev

A couple of years ago, diagnosing a problem in production would involve poring over log messages to…

Can Microservices Make Things Simpler?

When I think about microservices “simple” is not the first word that comes to mind. Quite…