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Field notes on backend engineering, infrastructure, and systems thinking.

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Docker Containers 101: Images, Layers, and Runtime Boundaries

A quick mental model for how images become running containers.

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2026-04-18 1 min read Docker Containers 101: Images, Layers, and Runtime Boundaries
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Basics

Go Basics: Pointers, Values, and Escape Analysis

A practical primer on how Go moves values around and when allocations escape to the heap.

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2026-06-09 1 min read Go Basics: Pointers, Values, and Escape Analysis
#go #basics #performance
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Testing

Testing Go Handlers with Table-Driven Tests

A compact pattern for testing HTTP handlers with standard-library tools.

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2026-06-01 1 min read Testing Go Handlers with Table-Driven Tests
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Web Server

Logs, Metrics, and Traces

Add just enough observability to debug production without drowning in signals.

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Web Server

Timeouts and Graceful Shutdown

Make server lifetime explicit with timeouts, cancellation, and shutdown hooks.

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Web Server

Middleware Without Magic

Compose logging, request IDs, and recovery without hiding control flow.

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ACTIVE SERIES 4 Parts

Building Production Go Web Servers

The first step in a four-part series on production-minded Go HTTP servers.

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2026-05-23 1 min read Logs, Metrics, and Traces
#go #observability #web
2026-05-22 1 min read Timeouts and Graceful Shutdown
#go #reliability #web
2026-05-21 1 min read Middleware Without Magic
#go #middleware #web
2026-05-20 1 min read ServeMux Foundations
#go #web #backend
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Controllers

Kubernetes Controllers: The Reconcile Loop in Plain English

Controllers continuously compare desired state with actual state and close the gap.

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2026-04-10 1 min read Kubernetes Controllers: The Reconcile Loop in Plain English
#kubernetes #controllers
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Notes

A Debugging Notebook Beats a Perfect Memory

A lightweight habit for turning production mysteries into reusable knowledge.

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2026-03-15 1 min read A Debugging Notebook Beats a Perfect Memory
#productivity #debugging
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API Gateway

System Design Notes: API Gateway Tradeoffs

Where API gateways help, where they hurt, and what to keep out of them.

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2026-03-28 1 min read System Design Notes: API Gateway Tradeoffs
#architecture #system-design
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Basics

Go Basics: Pointers, Values, and Escape Analysis

A practical primer on how Go moves values around and when allocations escape to the heap.

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Testing

Testing Go Handlers with Table-Driven Tests

A compact pattern for testing HTTP handlers with standard-library tools.

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Web Server

Logs, Metrics, and Traces

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Building Production Go Web Servers

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2026-06-09 1 min read Go Basics: Pointers, Values, and Escape Analysis
#go #basics #performance
2026-06-01 1 min read Testing Go Handlers with Table-Driven Tests
#go #testing
2026-05-23 1 min read Logs, Metrics, and Traces
#go #observability #web
2026-05-22 1 min read Timeouts and Graceful Shutdown
#go #reliability #web
2026-05-21 1 min read Middleware Without Magic
#go #middleware #web
2026-05-20 1 min read ServeMux Foundations
#go #web #backend
2026-04-18 1 min read Docker Containers 101: Images, Layers, and Runtime Boundaries
#docker #containers
2026-04-10 1 min read Kubernetes Controllers: The Reconcile Loop in Plain English
#kubernetes #controllers
2026-03-28 1 min read System Design Notes: API Gateway Tradeoffs
#architecture #system-design
2026-03-15 1 min read A Debugging Notebook Beats a Perfect Memory
#productivity #debugging
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