Using Makefiles as a Universal Development Interface
June 20, 2025
I picked up a useful pattern a few years ago from a colleague: using a Makefile as the main …
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I'm passionate about building scalable applications, exploring new technologies, and sharing knowledge through writing. Currently focused on platform engineering, cloud architecture, and developer tooling.
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Docker
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View All Posts →Managing OpenSearch Index Lifecycle with ISM Policies
June 19, 2025
Index State Management (ISM) in OpenSearch is a powerful feature that helps automate the lifecycle …
Checking if Makefile Targets Exist: Two Approaches Compared
June 15, 2025
When working with Makefiles in shell scripts, you often need to check if a target exists before …
Terraform Multi-Region Deployment using Modules
April 25, 2019
I’ve been working on a new authentication platform and one of the requirements was for it to be …
Let’s Encrypt Unauthorized Error when Renewing Certificate
February 23, 2019
I just had a few websites fail to update their Let’s Encrypt certificates and was unable to find a …
Deploy Terraform & Serverless Framework in Perfect Harmony
December 10, 2018
On our team, we recently switched to a fully automated deployment process where both the …
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