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Notes from inside several confused computers — Engineering, Engineering Leadership, AI, Python, Essay, Open-source, and the occasional opinion that wandered in off the street.
Scaling DBOS: From Prototyping to Production-Grade Durability.
When you first start with DBOS, the magic is in the simplicity: your database is the orchestrator. You don't need to manage a separate cluster or navigate complex RPC configurations—you just use Postgres. 🙋If you are here and are wondering what DBOS is, then maybe check out their docs here. But as your application matures and your workflow throughput hits production-level scale, that same simplicity can become your biggest bottleneck if not handled correctly. Scaling DBOS isn't about throwing
Evolving Our Collaborative Product Development Mantra
The "What vs. How" split often builds silos instead of bridges. By reframing our work as advocacies for the Why, the What, and the How, we can move beyond the "feature factory" and build products that deliver meaningful value to our customers and purpose to our teams.
NetworkManager, systemd-resolved and DNS-over-TLS boarded a Deutsche Bahn train - Could not login to the WiFi to see the punchline
Struggling with WIFIonICE on your Linux distro? Your secure DNS configuration might be blocking the login page. This guide provides a quick fix to get you online on Deutsche Bahn trains without compromising your privacy on other networks.
Leadership Debt: The Hidden Liability Sinking Your Team
Indecisive leadership creates "Leadership Debt," a hidden liability that stalls projects, demotivates teams, and cripples innovation. Building psychological safety and contextual decision-making systems is key to high-performing engineering teams.
Beyond the Buzzword: A Better Playbook for Engineering Team Feedback
Radical Candor alone can backfire if trust and safety are missing. Build resilient engineering teams by focusing first on psychological safety and the TAPPs pillars: Trust, Autonomy, Purpose, and Psychological Safety. Move beyond buzzwords—become a cultural architect.
The Fabric Schism is Over: Why Your Next Move Should Be Towards Open Ethernet
The painful choice between proprietary performance and open economics is over. The fabric schism has ended. As performance equalizes, the overwhelming TCO and strategic advantages of open Ethernet make it the only logical path forward for AI at scale.
Blueprint for an AI Supercluster: A Reference Architecture for 100,000+ Accelerators
How do you actually build a 100,000-GPU cluster? This blueprint outlines a practical reference architecture: a hybrid model using proprietary links for scale-up and open UEC Ethernet for the massive scale-out, all tied together by the DPU.
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