I've struggled in the past to explain Expand/Contract (aka ParallelChange), so I'm experimenting with a more dynamic visual. I'd love feedback on whether this seems like a clear visual metaphor, and how I could improve it. martinfowler.com/bliki/Parallel…

it’s AI if you need money for GPUs, it’s ML if you need money for K8s

🚀 Microservices Templates vs. Chassis 🚀 Dive deep with Pete Hodgson (@thepete.net on bluesky)'s insights on microservices: 🔍 The significance of shared infrastructure 🔍 Evolving from repetitive templates to robust chassis Though packed with knowledge, the article could use a refresh, especially on the

Blurghed about expand/contract: the key technique that allows teams to deploy to prod as often as they wish without downtime, without stress, and without drama. blog.thepete.net/blog/2023/12/0…

Is anyone out there working in an org that is: 1. SOC-2 compliant 2. not requiring code review for every code change I'm fairly sure that #2 isn't a requirement of #1 if you can get your auditor comfortable with other controls you have in place, but would LOVE an existence proof

Excited to NERD OUT about feature flags!!!

Essence is a node web framework that lets you create simple web services REALLY quickly, because there's no boilerplate. Your URLs are defined by your folder structure, and each endpoint is a simple JS function. See it in action: youtu.be/wgosoWAkhZA?si…

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I suspect this design decision won't age well vercel.com/blog/flags-as-…

LLMs are like a cocky grad student at a bar: confronted with a topic it doesn't know much about, the AI will start to confidently spout convincing bullshit - uh sorry, "hallucinate". Can we fix this by giving the LLM a sense of how certain it feels? linkedin.com/pulse/fixing-b…

Slides from my Migratory Patterns talk at KubeCon today. I told attendees I'd share the slides - if you weren't at the talk then these probably aren't super helpful on their own. I'll reply in thread with the talk video once it's online. speakerdeck.com/phodgson/migra…

Why so many teams got a prototype of amazing AI-powered feature built in, like, a week, but then struggled to make improvements after the MVP launched. Fixing this is all about building a systematic feedback loop, using domain-specific evals. blog.thepete.net/blog/2024/12/0…

full-on vibe-coding doesn't work for real-world codebases, but we can still get a lot of the productivity boost via a more iterative approach. Chain-of-vibes lets you scale up agentic AI to non-trivial coding tasks, by keeping an engineer in the loop blog.thepete.net/blog/2025/04/1…

Engineering leaders at startups sometimes have to fake it as product leaders too 😅 A short guide on what a useful, succinct product strategy looks like, how to build it, and how to use it to identify and prioritize and roadmap of engineering work blog.thepete.net/blog/2025/04/2…

Loads of detailed practical advice in here: addyo.substack.com/p/vibe-coding-…

بعيد عن هري كتير ... ده أفضل مقال قرأته عن سبب ان فيه ناس شايفه الذكاء الصناعي بيساعدها في شغلها وناس تانية على النقيض شايفاه مش مفيد. كل الشكر لزميلي العزيز اللي خصص ايميل عشان يشارك المقال معي. يستاهل يتبعت في إيميل مش رسالة على WhatsApp أو Slack. blog.thepete.net/blog/2025/05/2…

“Listen, I’m wondering if our engineers are doing enough with AI…” your CEO says, as the two of you sit down for your 1:1. Wouldn't it be great to have a true strategy in place for adopting AI-assisted coding? I've got you covered! blog.thepete.net/blog/2025/06/2…

Devs, who is footing the bill for your AI tools? 🧐