DevOps Refresher Part 2: Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery
CI/CD pipelines are the backbone of modern DevOps. Explore key concepts, trade-offs, and a Jenkins walkthrough to design workflows that scale with your org.
DevOps Unlocked Part 1: Why DevOps Matters
DevOps isn’t just about pipelines, it’s about outcomes. In this series, I explore how DevOps empowers engineers, reduces risk, and drives organizational value. The first post offers a modern refresher: what DevOps is, why it matters for leaders, and how engineers can build practical skills to thrive today.
Developing The Right Pitch: Professional Conference Speaking
I talk about how I went from I want to do something into putting myself out there. Hear about actualization of a dream, because either way, I win.
Reigniting the Flame: A Practical Guide to Thinking of the Why
In this article I talk about how I rekindled my interest through finding reflecting on my purpose, looking for milestones, and adjusting my targets to reflect my self discovery.
Prioritizing Self-care: A Practical Guide for Software Engineers
How can we better manage our social energy so we can be there for ourselves? Using self-reflection and using our social network, we can manage how much we leave for ourselves and our people in our lives at the end of the day.
Thinking About Search Engine Optimizations
I’ve been working on an element for this blog that is new to me but seems to be a useful topic I wanted to talk about. The two biggest pains for me in getting this blog exposed have been ensuring I have enabled Search Engine Optimization with Google and Bing, and then making sure the … Read more
Understanding and Problem-Solving JPA Bindings
This article will contain a problem I ran into trying to work with a database, and how I used different tools to troubleshoot and resolve.
Useful Tools and Understanding Java Spring from a .NET Perspective
One of the first hurdles I ran across when trying to build a Java Spring application was how to transfer the basic Java language that I learned at Community College, with my knowledge of using .NET and C#. I know that C# is based loosely on .NET, but understanding the Spring framework was one of … Read more
The Planning Poker Application Design – Building a Java Spring App
To start with my journey, I will be developing a Java API and this is the design for Planning Poker.
.NET, Java Spring – Are They Really That Different?
Java Spring and .NET are not that different when looking at capabilities and styles. Java Spring is a great gateway and translator of a polygot.