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A biased take on the ROI of fast
Fast builds with Earthly can lead to significant cost savings in CI/CD infrastructure and increased developer productivity, resulting in a 13X greater value....
macOS Containers - The Rise of Native Containerization
macOS traditionally did not support native containers, but a community initiative has started to develop containerized macOS, which could be useful for CI XC...
A Brief, Incomplete and Mostly Wrong Devops Glossary
This article provides a humorous and satirical glossary of terms related to DevOps, highlighting the realities and quirks of the field. It offers amusing def...
Diluting DORA: How Marketers and Consultants Bastardize Engineering Best Practices
Learn the ways marketers and consultants exploit DORA metrics. This blog post highlights ethical from unethical practices around the use of DORA metrics and ...
Mining Meaningful Methods from Large Language Models
Learn strategies for working with LLMs, such managing context, framing the problem, thinking outloud and more in this newbs’s guide to applying large languag...
Better Together - Earthly + Github Actions
Learn how Earthly and Github Actions can work together to improve your Continuous Integration (CI) process. Discover the benefits of Earthly’s local CI pipel...
Nix Turns 20. What the Hell Is It?
Learn what Nix is and how it can revolutionize software development with its unique approach to package management and operating system configuration. Discov...
Remote Code Execution as a Service
Learn how Earthly Compute, a remote code execution as a service, was built to handle bursty workloads and provide secure and fast remote execution for Earthl...
Monorepo Build Tools
Learn about the different monorepo build tools available, including Bazel, Pants, Nx, and Earthly. Discover their features, programming language support, lea...
Bullshit Software Projects
Discover the frustrations and challenges faced by software developers in the world of “bullshit work.” From pointless projects to busy work and executive pet...
Containers are chroot with a Marketing Budget
In this article, the author explores the concept of containers and how they are essentially chrooted processes. They walk through the process of building a c...
When to use Bazel?
Learn about the benefits and challenges of using Bazel, Google’s open-source monorepo build system, from experts who have experience with it. Discover when t...
Stop saying 10x developer
In this article, the concept of the “10x developer” is dissected and examined. The author explores whether such developers truly exist and discusses the impo...
The Slow March of Progress in Programming Language Tooling
Discover how programming language tooling has evolved over time and why newer languages like Go and Rust have gained popularity due to their comprehensive to...
Using Homebrew on M1 Mac
Learn about the changes in Homebrew installation on M1 Macs and how to migrate your packages from an Intel Mac. Discover the reasons behind the change and th...
CI Free Tier Showdown
In this article, we compare the free tiers of four popular CI/CD platforms - Github Actions, GitLab CI, Circle CI, and Travis CI. We evaluate their documenta...
The (Opinionated) Way We Interview Engineers
In this article, the author shares their opinionated approach to interviewing engineers. They discuss the importance of problem-solving skills, the need for ...
Watch People Doing the Thing
Learn how to absorb tacit knowledge and improve your programming skills by watching experienced developers code in real-time. Discover a list of popular stre...
What About A Plain Text Web
Learn how to convert webpages into plain text documents using the Text-Mode feature on Earthly. This article explores the benefits of reading the web in plai...
One Way Smart Developers Make Bad Strategic Decisions
Learn why top-down standardization efforts can often lead to failure and how understanding specific problems through collaboration and embedding with knowled...
How Blue-Green Deployments Work in Practice
Learn how blue/green deployments can eliminate downtime and errors when updating applications, and discover best practices and tools to streamline the process.
Printf Debugging and Srinivasa Ramanujan
Learn why many experienced software engineers prefer printf debugging over using debuggers, and how this approach can deepen your understanding of your code ...
The Canary Deployment Strategy and When to Use It
Learn how canary deployments can help you catch bugs and regressions early in your application deployment process. Discover the benefits and downsides of thi...
Understanding Continuous Integration vs. Continuous Deployment
Learn about the concepts and practices of continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) in software development. Understand how CI enables devel...
Career Advice: Be Confidently Uncertain
Learn how to balance social confidence and epistemic confidence in order to succeed in your career. Find out why being confidently uncertain can be a valuabl...
The Platform Values of Earthly
Learn about the platform values of Earthly, a new approach to build automation. Discover the principles that guide Earthly’s design, including versatility, a...
Idiots And Maniacs
In this article, the author explores the concept of “idiots and maniacs” in software development, drawing parallels to driving in the snow. They discuss how ...
SQL Errors and Video Cameras
In this article, the author shares a personal experience of encountering a SQL error and how a non-verbal cue from a teammate helped them solve the problem. ...
The 15-Minute Project
Discover how the principles of city planning can be applied to software projects, creating a more accessible and efficient development environment. Learn how...
Don’t Feed the Thought Leaders
In this article, the author shares their experience as an engineering manager and the challenges they faced when trying to reach alignment and prevent object...
Getting a Repeatable Build, Every Time
Learn how to improve build repeatability and maintainability in your software engineering projects, even without using Earthly. This article provides tips an...
What Is Continuous Integration?
Learn the basics of continuous integration, the differences between CI and CD, and common CI tools in this informative article. Discover how CI can help deve...
Green Vs. Brown Programming Languages
In this article, the author explores the concept of “brown” and “green” programming languages based on the Stack Overflow Developer Survey results. They disc...
On YAML Discussions
Learn about the pitfalls and discussions surrounding the use of YAML as a programming language, including the challenges of config traps, alternative solutio...
Using Apple Silicon (M1) as a cloud engineer, two months in
In this article, Vlad shares his experience using the Apple M1 as a cloud engineer. He discusses the compatibility of various software, including Docker and ...
INTERCAL, YAML, And Other Horrible Programming Languages
Discover the bizarre world of INTERCAL, a parody programming language that will leave you scratching your head. Then, delve into the blurred line between con...
Monorepo vs Polyrepo
This article explores the debate between using a monorepo or a polyrepo structure for source code. It discusses the benefits and challenges of each approach,...
5 Blogs for Scala’s Birthday
Looking for some interesting Scala blogs to celebrate Scala’s birthday? Check out this list of active Scala blogs that cover a range of topics, from library ...
Top 3 Resources For Learning GoLang
Looking to learn GoLang? Check out this article for the top 3 resources recommended by an experienced developer. From interactive tours to in-depth explanati...
Migrating Your Open Source Builds Off Of Travis CI
Learn about the recent migration of open-source projects off of Travis CI and discover alternative options for hosting your builds, such as Circle CI and Git...
Unit Testing vs Integration Testing
Learn the differences between unit testing and integration testing and when to use each approach. Discover how unit tests focus on small, isolated pieces of ...
You’re using docker-compose wrong
Learn how to avoid common mistakes when using docker-compose for integration testing and development environments. Discover the cardinal sins to avoid and be...
Technology choice? Don’t be weird
In this article, Corey Larson, lead architect at Earthly, shares his insights on the importance of making technology choices that align with the beaten path....
Building on Kubernetes: Ingress
In this article, Corey Larson, the lead architect at Earthly, discusses the decisions and trade-offs involved in designing an internal platform on AWS using ...