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Long-form notes on platform engineering, cloud-native infrastructure, the Linux kernel and the messy reality of running AI workloads. Written in the open, occasionally opinionated.
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How I Actually Use Claude Code
My Claude Code setup: CLAUDE.md as a contract, tests and CI as gates, the skills, plugins and MCP servers that earn their place, and how to build the same.
Yet Another List of Random Opinions on Writing Readable Code and Other Rants
After more than a decade of writing software, I've read lots of opinions on how to write good software. Everyone loves to throw around rules and principles, so I'll do it too.
How to Structure C Projects: These Best Practices Worked for Me
I recently worked on two different C projects, and I wanted to structure them in a way that would make them easy to maintain and understand. I also wanted to make sure that the projects were easy to build and test. In this post, I will share my experience and the best practices I found for structuring C projects.
Crafting a Clean, Maintainable, and Understandable Makefile for a C Project.
Discover how a well-planned Makefile can make building C projects easier. By using clear variables, wildcards, automatic variables, and phony targets, see how the Makefile for the gnaro project is easy to understand and use, serving as a simple guide for other developers.