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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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I am a Top Mentor on MentorCruise! ๐
I am very happy to announce that I have been nominated as a top mentor on MentorCruise! ๐ A big milestone, reflecting the progress and success of my mentees. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey.

CI/CD Observability on GitHub Actions and the Role of OpenTelemetry
CI/CD observability provides insights into the performance and health of CI/CD pipelines, helping teams detect issues early and improve efficiency. A few options are currently available on the GitHub Actions marketplace to integrate OpenTelemetry into CI/CD workflows.

I am a CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) Ambassador!
I am very happy to announce that I have been selected as a CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) Ambassador - a long-standing goal of mine!

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.

I'm on the KubeFM Podcast Talking About "Linux Containers From Scratch"
KubeFM recently invited me to talk about my project "barco: Linux Containers From Scratch in C". In this episode, I talk about why Linux containers don't exist, how to use cgroups and namespaces to isolate a process, how to secure the container with seccomp and capabilities, and how to make the right syscall from C to build your own container engine. Thank you, KubeFM, for having me!

I am (again) a Google Developers Expert!
I am pleased to share that I have been renewed again as a GDE. Since 2022, this recognition has highlighted my contributions to cloud native technologies and my dedication to knowledge sharing within the developer community.
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