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Not Every Problem Requires A Nail

Not Every Problem Requires A Nail

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”~ Abraham Maslow

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How Many Languages Should Be In Your Tech Stack?

How Many Languages Should Be In Your Tech Stack?

Some simple considerations for picking the languages and frameworks that go into building your product.

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TFEnv - Terraform Command Line Version Management

TFEnv - Terraform Command Line Version Management

Another tool in your Terraform Tool Box.

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CloudWatch Instights Now Has A Virtual Assistant LLM

CloudWatch Instights Now Has A Virtual Assistant LLM

I often wonder “How will I be automated out of a job with AI?” not “If” but “how”. It will happen someday and I need to continue to evolve what I do. One of the first steps towards that, which I am actually pretty excited about, is the addition of an LLM based Virtual Assistant for CloudWatch Insights.

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Monolithic Repos vs Multiple Repos

Monolithic Repos vs Multiple Repos

Should you store all the code for all your various services/applications in a single repo or should you break it down into multiple repositories?

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Why You Need Infrastructure As Code

Why You Need Infrastructure As Code

Ever wished there was a way to clearly define a blueprint for how your Virtual Infrastructure should look and track every change made to it in version control? Then Infrastructure as Code is something you need to check out.

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Is Your Mindset Limiting Your Ability To Solve Technical Problems?

Is Your Mindset Limiting Your Ability To Solve Technical Problems?

Today we have a short story and a quick tip on how to reframe your thought process when your up against an “unsolvable problem”.

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A Love/Hate Relationship With JavaScript

A Love/Hate Relationship With JavaScript

As an engineer and software developer I think JavaScript is okay. As a Web Application Architect my thoughts are much different.

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