Recent Articles
Your Standup is Too Long
Aug 8, 2022 · 8 min read
The Agile Alliance recommends 15 minutes every day, I would recommend even shorter and less often.
Building Team Connection with Personal Fist to Five
Aug 7, 2022 · 4 min read
Fist to five is a technique for gauging consensus on a prompt, but it can also be used to build connections within teams.
The Dangers of OFFSET With MySQL
Jul 28, 2022 · 15 min read
Large limit offsets degrade the performance of most databases, but it is especially egregious in MySQL.
Creating a Java REPL Playground in Docker
Jul 3, 2022 · 3 min read
It's helpful to have local throwaway environments for testing code snippets, and creating one for Java is a snap with Docker.
Deferrable Constraints in PostgreSQL
Jun 20, 2022 · 9 min read
Constraints in PostgreSQL are validated immediately row-by-row by default, which might be confusing when updating multiple values in columns that have a uniqueness constraint.
Investigating Locks in MySQL
Jun 17, 2022 · 8 min read
Locking is an important part of an ACID-compliant database, but excessive locks can lead to performance degradation. Here are some strategies for investigating locks in MySQL.
Avoiding Blanket Statements
May 6, 2022 · 6 min read
One part of emotional intelligence is understanding how our words impact others.
Inner vs. Outer Joins
Apr 29, 2022 · 7 min read
They can't be used interchangeably, and the differences are important.
Creating a MySQL REPL Playground in Docker
Apr 27, 2022 · 4 min read
It's helpful to have local throwaway environments for rapid development, especially with databases, and creating one for MySQL is a snap with Docker.
Creating a PostgreSQL REPL Playground in Docker
Apr 27, 2022 · 3 min read
It's helpful to have local throwaway environments for rapid development, especially with databases, and creating one for PostgreSQL is a snap with Docker.
Creating a Gremlin REPL Playground in Docker
Apr 22, 2022 · 4 min read
Apache TinkerPop's Gremlin graph traversal language can be confusing to learn, but thankfully TinkerPop provides some "toy" graphs perfect to learn with.
Types of Probes in Kubernetes
Feb 19, 2022 · 4 min read
It's tempting to use the same health check endpoint for multiple probes in Kubernetes, but the kubelet uses each probe for very different purposes.