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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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Happy New Year! - 2024 Goals And Office Tour

Happy New Year! - 2024 Goals And Office Tour

Here is a quick Youtube video giving you a peak behind the scenes of the channel as well as a preview of what is to come in 2024

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2 Commands To Avoid To Write Low Latency SQL

2 Commands To Avoid To Write Low Latency SQL

There are a lot of ways to speed up your DB like adding indexes, sharding, and not doing joins on joins on joins but let’s start with some super basic redflags I look for before making any advanced changes.

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Is Your ORM Making Your Site Slow?

Is Your ORM Making Your Site Slow?

ORM Are No Excuse For Not Knowing What SQL Is Hitting The DB

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Flush Out Risk Now Before It Causes Fires Later

Flush Out Risk Now Before It Causes Fires Later

Have you been burned by underestimating how long a task will take? Here is one of the best ways I have seen to get a head of potential problems when estimating projects with a team

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Pre Build Your Indexes

Pre Build Your Indexes

Is a search engine part of your product? Learn how to make it lightning fast with Pre-Built Indexes

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AWS APIGateway Latency Metrics Madness

AWS APIGateway Latency Metrics Madness

What does it mean when the Latency and Integration Latency metrics invert?

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Starting With The Goal In Mind

Starting With The Goal In Mind

What metrics really matter when engineering a solution to a problem?

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