Distinguished engineer at @LinkedIn. Formerly @Google, @HashiCorp, Chef, and other startups. 🏳️‍🌈 with @robotj101.

Pittsburgh, PA
Joined March 2011
Instead of displaying an error, display a resolution. "Failed to communicate with backend" means nothing to a user. "Click here to try again" is actionable. Log errors, display resolutions.
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Congratulations to @jeropkipruto and the team on launching the @googlecloud Gemini CLI integration for GitHub Actions!
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I don't think the 737-800 is supposed to pop open the flight deck door like this during a landing...
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I just released Ratchet v0.11 which includes a new "lint" command. If you run it in GitHub Actions, it will automatically add annotations :)
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A few weeks ago, I sat down with Seth Rosenblatt to talk about how @Google configures and secures our internal use of @GoogleCloud. Hot off the presses in our new "How Google Does It" series - How we secure our own cloud: cloud.google.com/transform/h…
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One of the top-requested features after we built Secret Manager was "structured secrets" like JSON or YAML. Parameter Manager lets you define and rollout a complete configuration, including the ability to reference secrets:
Introducing @GoogleCloud Parameter Manager! Parameter Manager builds on top of Secret Manager to store full configuration objects (YAML, JSON) across environments and regions! It's currently in Preview: cloud.google.com/secret-mana…
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Introducing @GoogleCloud Parameter Manager! Parameter Manager builds on top of Secret Manager to store full configuration objects (YAML, JSON) across environments and regions! It's currently in Preview: cloud.google.com/secret-mana…
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I'm Seth Vargo and I approve this message. But regardless of your position on daylight savings time, please go vote tomorrow!
As soon as a presidential candidate commits to eliminating DST, I'm a single issue voter. They can burn down the rest of the republic just free me from the tyranny of the clocks.
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New blog post: Ghostty 1.0 is Coming [in December]. I restate the broader goals of the project and the specific goals for the 1.0. I have ambitious plans, but also set clear expectations for what to expect on day one versus what will come in the future. mitchellh.com/writing/ghostt…
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Seth Vargo retweeted
🎉 Today we're excited to announce that Diagrid Catalyst is now in public beta, and you can sign up for free! Catalyst gives developers powerful APIs to develop microservices backed by open source #dapr. Find out more on how you can use them: diagrid.ws/catalyst-beta-blo… and get started in less than 5 mins. 🚀 We are excited to see what you build! #microservices #serverless #cloudnative
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Seth Vargo retweeted
Way too excited about my dumbest 3D print yet: a strain-relief boot that makes a USB cable look like a VGA cable. If you also find this hilarious, the models are up on thingiverse.com/thing:677423… #3dprint
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"Achieving the balance between security, reliability, and velocity at scale requires intentional investment and partnership from central teams and specialists (e.g. platform, security, operations)." Read more in Seth's banger blog about how developer tooling needs to change. 👇
I published a guest blog post on the @Resourcely blog about the growing complexities and increased expectations of software developers. Perhaps we can learn something from the automotive industry: resourcely.io/post/the-road-…
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I published a guest blog post on the @Resourcely blog about the growing complexities and increased expectations of software developers. Perhaps we can learn something from the automotive industry: resourcely.io/post/the-road-…
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Just finished up my first day at CrowdStrike. Got to push a quick fix to prod before logging off for the day. Looking forward to a long weekend!
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