There's no universal winner. Barman wins on simplicity and real-time WAL streaming with low operational overhead. pgBackRest wins on volume and restore speed. The criteria matter more than the tool.
Jul 13 2026 · 9′ · Tutorials · devops · produccion
Actuator isn't the problem. The problem is enabling it without a clear exposure policy. A pragmatic guide to using it as an operational tool without turning it into unnecessary public attack surface.
Jul 06 2026 · 8′ · Tutorials · devops · backend
A healthcheck that only says "the process responds" can hide entire business failures. What Docker HEALTHCHECK actually measures, where people overestimate it, and a decision matrix so you stop promising more than the mechanism can deliver.
Jul 03 2026 · 7′ · Tutorials · docker · devops
Adding an npm dependency isn't just installing code — it's taking on its maintenance, its attack surface, and its transitive deps. Here's the checklist I run before adding any package to a serious TypeScript project.
Jun 22 2026 · 9′ · Tutorials · TypeScript · pnpm
pnpm workspaces is the best option for TypeScript monorepos in 2026. But the happy path in the docs hides three traps that only show up in CI with real deployments: phantom dependencies, broken hoisting on Railway, and script filtering that doesn't filter what you think it does.
Jun 19 2026 · 9′ · Tutorials · TypeScript · pnpm
Actuator isn't the problem. Enabling it without a clear exposure policy is. A practical guide to using it as an operational tool without turning it into unnecessary public attack surface.
Jun 17 2026 · 8′ · Tutorials · devops · backend
Kubernetes technical interviews have a problem nobody names: they ask about objects you'll never touch in production, while ignoring the mistakes that actually break real systems. Here's the map I was missing.
Jun 16 2026 · 9′ · Tutorials · docker · devops
A healthcheck that only says "the process is responding" can hide serious business-level failures. Let's break down what the HEALTHCHECK instruction actually promises, where the standard recipe falls apart, and how to use it as the limited operational signal it really is — not as a guarantee of heal
May 28 2026 · 8′ · Tutorials · node.js · docker
Vivado 2026.1 looks like it's dropping Linux support for the free tier. Before you panic or dismiss it, I turned the news into a verifiable technical decision: what's actually impacted, what's worth testing, and where the real limits of this analysis are.
May 25 2026 · 8′ · Tutorials · docker · devops
Architecture, real systems, product decisions and technical lessons. Everything reviewed with my own judgment before it ships.
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