Tags¶

Looking for a post with a specific tag? Here's a list of all the tags used on this blog.

1Password¶

• Use 1Password CLI for Local Development
• Use 1Password SSH Agent for SSH Keys and Git

39 North¶

• 39N
• Fare Thee Well
• Hole in the Floor
• I'm Just a River
• Namiko
• Orange and White '79
• Out on Highway 84
• Papa was a Pepper
• Shadow of the Cloud
• Some Things Stay Small
• T.J.

Active Directory¶

• Enabling Active Directory Federation Services for VMware Cloud Foundation

Americana¶

• 39N
• Fare Thee Well
• Hole in the Floor
• I'm Just a River
• Namiko
• Orange and White '79
• Out on Highway 84
• Papa was a Pepper
• Shadow of the Cloud
• Some Things Stay Small
• T.J.

Ansible¶

• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings
• Refactoring Python `if/elif` Chains with Tuple Comparisons and Dispatch Tables
• The Fine Art of a Minimal Reproducible Example
• Use Ansible Collections Directly from Source During Development
• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code

Ansible Collections¶

• Use Ansible Collections Directly from Source During Development

Artificial Intelligence¶

• Linux Kernel Sets Rules for AI-Generated Code

Automation¶

• A Quick HAProxy Load Balancer for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations
• Announcing the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.0
• Announcing the v2.0.0 Release of the Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors
• Automate a Ubuntu Server Daily Build on a VMware Desktop Hypervisor
• Bulk Delete GitHub Actions Workflow Runs
• Bulk Delete GitHub Deployments
• Dependabot vs. Renovate: Dependency Management on GitHub
• Elevate Your Git Workflow: A Guide to Using `pre-commit`
• How to Create Terminal Demos as Code with VHS by Charm
• Inside the Stack: How This Blog Is Built
• Introducing `setup-task`: Install Task in GitHub Actions
• Keeping GitHub Repository Mirrors in Sync with GitHub Actions
• Managing GitHub Repository Settings with Probot Settings
• Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.2 and Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors v2.1.1
• Set Shared GitHub Defaults with a `.github` Repository
• Signing Your Git Commits: From Zero to Verified
• Task: A Practical Guide to Cross-Platform Build Automation
• Transfer of the Packer Plugins to from HashiCorp to Broadcom
• Using the VMware Cloud Foundation Async Patch Tool with PowerShell
• Writing Practical Contribution Guidelines for GitHub Repositories
• `govm`: Switch Between Go Versions Without the Headache

Bluegrass¶

• Out on Highway 84
• Papa was a Pepper
• T.J.

CI/CD¶

• Elevate Your Git Workflow: A Guide to Using `pre-commit`
• Fast Local Checks, Trusted CI: Pre-commit and GitHub Actions for Go
• Git Submodules Deep Dive for Platform Engineering

CLI¶

• Beautiful, Structured Logs for Go CLIs with charmbracelet/log

Career Development¶

• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path

Certificates¶

• Field Dispatch: Increase the ESX Certificate Key Size in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
• Field Dispatch: The First ESX Host Drifts from Custom Certificates After VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Instance Bring-Up

Certifications¶

• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path

Charm¶

• Beautiful, Structured Logs for Go CLIs with charmbracelet/log

Clean Code¶

• Refactoring Python `if/elif` Chains with Tuple Comparisons and Dispatch Tables

Cloudflare¶

• Inside the Stack: How This Blog Is Built

Cloudflare Pages¶

• Inside the Stack: How This Blog Is Built

Command Line¶

• Linux Commands Reference: Essential CLI Categories for Daily Work

Community¶

• How to Write an Effective Code of Conduct for GitHub Repositories

Compliance¶

• DCO vs CLA: Managing Contribution Agreements in Open Source

Country¶

• 39N
• Fare Thee Well
• Hole in the Floor
• I'm Just a River
• Namiko
• Orange and White '79
• Out on Highway 84
• Papa was a Pepper
• Shadow of the Cloud
• Some Things Stay Small
• T.J.

Debian¶

• A Quick HAProxy Load Balancer for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations

Debugging¶

• The Fine Art of a Minimal Reproducible Example

Dependabot¶

• Dependabot vs. Renovate: Dependency Management on GitHub

DevOps¶

• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path
• Git Submodules Deep Dive for Platform Engineering
• Linux Commands Reference: Essential CLI Categories for Daily Work
• Task: A Practical Guide to Cross-Platform Build Automation
• Ubuntu 26.04: How to Upgrade from 24.04 LTS
• Use Ansible Collections Directly from Source During Development
• Why You Should Pin GitHub Actions to Commit Hashes

Developer Experience¶

• A Better Inbox for Pull Requests on GitHub
• A Deep Dive into golangci-lint
• Automate Locking Closed Issues and Pull Requests on GitHub
• Beautiful, Structured Logs for Go CLIs with charmbracelet/log
• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path
• CODEOWNERS: Automating Code Review Ownership
• Configuring the GitHub Issue Template Chooser
• Controlling Git Repository Behavior with `.gitattributes`
• Dependabot vs. Renovate: Dependency Management on GitHub
• EditorConfig Deep Dive: Syntax, Properties, and Best Practices
• Elevate Your Git Workflow: A Guide to Using `pre-commit`
• Ghostty: The Terminal Emulator That Refuses to Compromise
• Git Submodules Deep Dive for Platform Engineering
• GitHub Milestones as Release Payloads
• How to Inspect Code in PyCharm and GoLand
• How to Use GitHub Projects Effectively
• How to Write Effective GitHub Issue Templates
• How to Write an Effective Code of Conduct for GitHub Repositories
• How to Write an Effective GitHub Pull Request Template
• How to Write an Effective Security Policy for GitHub Repositories
• Ignoring Files in Git with `.gitignore`
• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings
• Light and Dark Mode Images in GitHub Markdown
• Light and Dark Mode Images in MkDocs Material
• Managing GitHub Repository Settings with Probot Settings
• Managing Stale Issues and Pull Requests with GitHub Actions
• Oh My Zsh on macOS: A Reference for a Clean, Maintainable Shell
• Pinned Comments on GitHub Issues
• Please Format Your Code Blocks: GitHub Issue Etiquette
• Python Code Quality: Black, Flake8, and Ruff
• Set Shared GitHub Defaults with a `.github` Repository
• Task: A Practical Guide to Cross-Platform Build Automation
• The Anti-Noise Nudge for GitHub Issues
• The Fine Art of a Minimal Reproducible Example
• Tip: Using the GitHub CLI to Copy Labels Between Repositories
• Tracking Empty Directories in Git with `.gitkeep`
• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code
• Writing Practical Contribution Guidelines for GitHub Repositories

Developer Tools¶

• A Deep Dive into golangci-lint
• EditorConfig Deep Dive: Syntax, Properties, and Best Practices
• Ghostty: The Terminal Emulator That Refuses to Compromise
• How to Inspect Code in PyCharm and GoLand
• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings
• Python Code Quality: Black, Flake8, and Ruff
• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code

Developer Workflow¶

• A Better Inbox for Pull Requests on GitHub
• A Deep Dive into golangci-lint
• Automate Locking Closed Issues and Pull Requests on GitHub
• Bulk Delete GitHub Actions Workflow Runs
• Bulk Delete GitHub Deployments
• CODEOWNERS: Automating Code Review Ownership
• Configuring the GitHub Issue Template Chooser
• Controlling Git Repository Behavior with `.gitattributes`
• Conventional Commits: How to Write a Better Git Commit Message
• DCO vs CLA: Managing Contribution Agreements in Open Source
• Dependabot vs. Renovate: Dependency Management on GitHub
• EditorConfig Deep Dive: Syntax, Properties, and Best Practices
• Elevate Your Git Workflow: A Guide to Using `pre-commit`
• Fast Local Checks, Trusted CI: Pre-commit and GitHub Actions for Go
• Git Submodules Deep Dive for Platform Engineering
• GitHub Milestones as Release Payloads
• How to Create Terminal Demos as Code with VHS by Charm
• How to Inspect Code in PyCharm and GoLand
• How to Use GitHub Projects Effectively
• How to Write Effective GitHub Issue Templates
• How to Write an Effective GitHub Pull Request Template
• How to Write an Effective Security Policy for GitHub Repositories
• Ignoring Files in Git with `.gitignore`
• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings
• Light and Dark Mode Images in GitHub Markdown
• Light and Dark Mode Images in MkDocs Material
• Maintain Formatting of Embedded Terraform Provider Examples with terrafmt
• Managing GitHub Repository Settings with Probot Settings
• Managing Stale Issues and Pull Requests with GitHub Actions
• Oh My Zsh on macOS: A Reference for a Clean, Maintainable Shell
• Pinned Comments on GitHub Issues
• Please Format Your Code Blocks: GitHub Issue Etiquette
• Python Code Quality: Black, Flake8, and Ruff
• Rebase. Squash. Merge. Repeat.
• Refactoring Python `if/elif` Chains with Tuple Comparisons and Dispatch Tables
• Renaming a Git Tag
• Set Shared GitHub Defaults with a `.github` Repository
• Squash and Merge: A Better Default
• Task: A Practical Guide to Cross-Platform Build Automation
• The Anti-Noise Nudge for GitHub Issues
• The Fine Art of a Minimal Reproducible Example
• Tip: Using the GitHub CLI to Copy Labels Between Repositories
• Tracking Empty Directories in Git with `.gitkeep`
• Use 1Password CLI for Local Development
• Use 1Password SSH Agent for SSH Keys and Git
• Use Ansible Collections Directly from Source During Development
• Using `dev_overrides` for Local Terraform Provider Development
• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code
• `govm`: Switch Between Go Versions Without the Headache

Docker¶

• Automating Releases with GoReleaser

Documentation¶

• After MkDocs 1.x: Fragmentation, Risk, and What Comes Next
• EditorConfig Deep Dive: Syntax, Properties, and Best Practices
• How to Create Terminal Demos as Code with VHS by Charm
• Maintain Formatting of Embedded Terraform Provider Examples with terrafmt
• Setting up RDP on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Enterprise Architecture¶

• IT Governance and the Software-Defined Datacenter
• On Bricks
• On Enterprise Architecture Principals
• On Enterprise Architecture Roles and Responsibilities
• On Principals
• On Principles of Applications
• On Standards
• On Standards. Alignment, Process, and Community
• On Standards. Disputes, Process Failure, and Issues
• On Standards. Domain Teams, and Working Groups
• On Standards. Request for Comments
• On Standards. Revising, Retiring, Obsolete and the Exceptions
• On an Organization's Cultural DNA
• On the Principals of Data Management

Focus¶

• Busy != Important

Folk¶

• Fare Thee Well

Ghostty¶

• Ghostty: The Terminal Emulator That Refuses to Compromise

Git¶

• Controlling Git Repository Behavior with `.gitattributes`
• Conventional Commits: How to Write a Better Git Commit Message
• EditorConfig Deep Dive: Syntax, Properties, and Best Practices
• Elevate Your Git Workflow: A Guide to Using `pre-commit`
• Git Submodules Deep Dive for Platform Engineering
• Ignoring Files in Git with `.gitignore`
• Keeping GitHub Repository Mirrors in Sync with GitHub Actions
• Rebase. Squash. Merge. Repeat.
• Renaming a Git Tag
• Signing Your Git Commits: From Zero to Verified
• Squash and Merge: A Better Default
• Tracking Empty Directories in Git with `.gitkeep`
• Use 1Password SSH Agent for SSH Keys and Git

GitHub¶

• A Better Inbox for Pull Requests on GitHub
• Automate Locking Closed Issues and Pull Requests on GitHub
• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path
• Bulk Delete GitHub Actions Workflow Runs
• Bulk Delete GitHub Deployments
• CODEOWNERS: Automating Code Review Ownership
• Configuring the GitHub Issue Template Chooser
• Controlling Git Repository Behavior with `.gitattributes`
• Conventional Commits: How to Write a Better Git Commit Message
• DCO vs CLA: Managing Contribution Agreements in Open Source
• Dependabot vs. Renovate: Dependency Management on GitHub
• Elevate Your Git Workflow: A Guide to Using `pre-commit`
• Git Submodules Deep Dive for Platform Engineering
• GitHub Milestones as Release Payloads
• How to Use GitHub Projects Effectively
• How to Write Effective GitHub Issue Templates
• How to Write an Effective Code of Conduct for GitHub Repositories
• How to Write an Effective GitHub Pull Request Template
• How to Write an Effective Security Policy for GitHub Repositories
• Ignoring Files in Git with `.gitignore`
• Keeping GitHub Repository Mirrors in Sync with GitHub Actions
• Light and Dark Mode Images in GitHub Markdown
• Managing GitHub Repository Settings with Probot Settings
• Managing Stale Issues and Pull Requests with GitHub Actions
• Pinned Comments on GitHub Issues
• Please Format Your Code Blocks: GitHub Issue Etiquette
• Rebase. Squash. Merge. Repeat.
• Renaming a Git Tag
• Set Shared GitHub Defaults with a `.github` Repository
• Signing Your Git Commits: From Zero to Verified
• Squash and Merge: A Better Default
• The Anti-Noise Nudge for GitHub Issues
• Tip: Using the GitHub CLI to Copy Labels Between Repositories
• Tracking Empty Directories in Git with `.gitkeep`
• Use 1Password SSH Agent for SSH Keys and Git
• Why You Should Pin GitHub Actions to Commit Hashes
• Writing Practical Contribution Guidelines for GitHub Repositories

GitHub Actions¶

• Automate Locking Closed Issues and Pull Requests on GitHub
• Automating Releases with GoReleaser
• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path
• Bulk Delete GitHub Actions Workflow Runs
• Fast Local Checks, Trusted CI: Pre-commit and GitHub Actions for Go
• Inside the Stack: How This Blog Is Built
• Introducing `setup-task`: Install Task in GitHub Actions
• Keeping GitHub Repository Mirrors in Sync with GitHub Actions
• Maintain Formatting of Embedded Terraform Provider Examples with terrafmt
• Managing Stale Issues and Pull Requests with GitHub Actions
• Task: A Practical Guide to Cross-Platform Build Automation
• Upload govulncheck Results to GitHub Code Scanning for Go
• Why You Should Pin GitHub Actions to Commit Hashes

GitHub Advanced Security¶

• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path

GitHub Code Scanning¶

• Upload govulncheck Results to GitHub Code Scanning for Go

GitHub Copilot¶

• A Better Inbox for Pull Requests on GitHub
• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path

GitHub Pages¶

• Inside the Stack: How This Blog Is Built

GitHub Projects¶

• How to Use GitHub Projects Effectively

GitLab¶

• CODEOWNERS: Automating Code Review Ownership
• Controlling Git Repository Behavior with `.gitattributes`
• Conventional Commits: How to Write a Better Git Commit Message
• Git Submodules Deep Dive for Platform Engineering
• Ignoring Files in Git with `.gitignore`
• Rebase. Squash. Merge. Repeat.
• Renaming a Git Tag
• Signing Your Git Commits: From Zero to Verified
• Squash and Merge: A Better Default
• Use 1Password SSH Agent for SSH Keys and Git

Go¶

• A Deep Dive into golangci-lint
• Automating Releases with GoReleaser
• Beautiful, Structured Logs for Go CLIs with charmbracelet/log
• Fast Local Checks, Trusted CI: Pre-commit and GitHub Actions for Go
• How to Create Terminal Demos as Code with VHS by Charm
• How to Inspect Code in PyCharm and GoLand
• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings
• The Fine Art of a Minimal Reproducible Example
• Upload govulncheck Results to GitHub Code Scanning for Go
• Use 1Password CLI for Local Development
• Using `dev_overrides` for Local Terraform Provider Development
• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code
• `govm`: Switch Between Go Versions Without the Headache

GoLand¶

• How to Inspect Code in PyCharm and GoLand

GoReleaser¶

• Automating Releases with GoReleaser

HAProxy¶

• A Quick HAProxy Load Balancer for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations

HashiCorp¶

• Using `dev_overrides` for Local Terraform Provider Development

HashiCorp Packer¶

• Announcing the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.0
• Announcing the v2.0.0 Release of the Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors
• Automate a Ubuntu Server Daily Build on a VMware Desktop Hypervisor
• Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.2 and Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors v2.1.1
• Transfer of the Packer Plugins to from HashiCorp to Broadcom

HashiCorp Terraform¶

• Maintain Formatting of Embedded Terraform Provider Examples with terrafmt
• The Fine Art of a Minimal Reproducible Example
• Using `dev_overrides` for Local Terraform Provider Development

Home Lab¶

• A Quick HAProxy Load Balancer for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations

Homebrew¶

• Automating Releases with GoReleaser

IDE¶

• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code

Identity Provider¶

• Enabling Active Directory Federation Services for VMware Cloud Foundation

Imposter Syndrome¶

• What the Record Shows

Infrastructure-as-Code¶

• Announcing the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.0
• Announcing the v2.0.0 Release of the Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors
• Automate a Ubuntu Server Daily Build on a VMware Desktop Hypervisor
• Git Submodules Deep Dive for Platform Engineering
• Introducing `setup-task`: Install Task in GitHub Actions
• Maintain Formatting of Embedded Terraform Provider Examples with terrafmt
• Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.2 and Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors v2.1.1
• Transfer of the Packer Plugins to from HashiCorp to Broadcom
• Using `dev_overrides` for Local Terraform Provider Development

JetBrains¶

• How to Inspect Code in PyCharm and GoLand
• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code

Kubernetes¶

• Shutdown and Startup a vSphere with Kubernetes Workload Domain

Learning¶

• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path

Linux¶

• Linux Commands Reference: Essential CLI Categories for Daily Work
• Setting up RDP on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 26.04: How to Upgrade from 24.04 LTS

Linux Kernel¶

• Linux Kernel Sets Rules for AI-Generated Code

Load Balancer¶

• A Quick HAProxy Load Balancer for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations

Markdown¶

• Light and Dark Mode Images in GitHub Markdown
• Light and Dark Mode Images in MkDocs Material

Material for MkDocs¶

• After MkDocs 1.x: Fragmentation, Risk, and What Comes Next

MaterialX¶

• After MkDocs 1.x: Fragmentation, Risk, and What Comes Next

Materialx¶

• Inside the Stack: How This Blog Is Built

Memory¶

• T.J. Came Running
• Under That Kind of Sky
• What the Red Clay Keeps

Mindfulness¶

• Signal vs. Noise

MkDocs¶

• After MkDocs 1.x: Fragmentation, Risk, and What Comes Next
• Light and Dark Mode Images in MkDocs Material

Music¶

• 39N
• Fare Thee Well
• Hole in the Floor
• I'm Just a River
• Namiko
• Orange and White '79
• Out on Highway 84
• Papa was a Pepper
• Shadow of the Cloud
• T.J.

Oh My Zsh¶

• Oh My Zsh on macOS: A Reference for a Clean, Maintainable Shell

Open Source¶

• A Better Inbox for Pull Requests on GitHub
• A Deep Dive into golangci-lint
• After MkDocs 1.x: Fragmentation, Risk, and What Comes Next
• Automate Locking Closed Issues and Pull Requests on GitHub
• Automate a Ubuntu Server Daily Build on a VMware Desktop Hypervisor
• Automating Releases with GoReleaser
• Beautiful, Structured Logs for Go CLIs with charmbracelet/log
• Bulk Delete GitHub Actions Workflow Runs
• Bulk Delete GitHub Deployments
• CODEOWNERS: Automating Code Review Ownership
• Configuring the GitHub Issue Template Chooser
• Controlling Git Repository Behavior with `.gitattributes`
• Conventional Commits: How to Write a Better Git Commit Message
• DCO vs CLA: Managing Contribution Agreements in Open Source
• EditorConfig Deep Dive: Syntax, Properties, and Best Practices
• Elevate Your Git Workflow: A Guide to Using `pre-commit`
• Ghostty: The Terminal Emulator That Refuses to Compromise
• GitHub Milestones as Release Payloads
• How to Create Terminal Demos as Code with VHS by Charm
• How to Use GitHub Projects Effectively
• How to Write Effective GitHub Issue Templates
• How to Write an Effective Code of Conduct for GitHub Repositories
• How to Write an Effective GitHub Pull Request Template
• How to Write an Effective Security Policy for GitHub Repositories
• Ignoring Files in Git with `.gitignore`
• Inside the Stack: How This Blog Is Built
• Introducing `setup-task`: Install Task in GitHub Actions
• Keeping GitHub Repository Mirrors in Sync with GitHub Actions
• Light and Dark Mode Images in GitHub Markdown
• Light and Dark Mode Images in MkDocs Material
• Linux Kernel Sets Rules for AI-Generated Code
• Maintain Formatting of Embedded Terraform Provider Examples with terrafmt
• Managing GitHub Repository Settings with Probot Settings
• Managing Stale Issues and Pull Requests with GitHub Actions
• Oh My Zsh on macOS: A Reference for a Clean, Maintainable Shell
• Pinned Comments on GitHub Issues
• Please Format Your Code Blocks: GitHub Issue Etiquette
• Python Code Quality: Black, Flake8, and Ruff
• Rebase. Squash. Merge. Repeat.
• Renaming a Git Tag
• Set Shared GitHub Defaults with a `.github` Repository
• Signing Your Git Commits: From Zero to Verified
• Squash and Merge: A Better Default
• Task: A Practical Guide to Cross-Platform Build Automation
• The Anti-Noise Nudge for GitHub Issues
• The Fine Art of a Minimal Reproducible Example
• Tip: Using the GitHub CLI to Copy Labels Between Repositories
• Tracking Empty Directories in Git with `.gitkeep`
• Use Ansible Collections Directly from Source During Development
• Using `dev_overrides` for Local Terraform Provider Development
• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code
• Why You Should Pin GitHub Actions to Commit Hashes
• Writing Practical Contribution Guidelines for GitHub Repositories
• `govm`: Switch Between Go Versions Without the Headache

Personal¶

• Lost in Shades of I'm Okay
• T.J. Came Running
• Under That Kind of Sky
• Validity and Consequence
• What Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture Still Teaches Us Still
• What the Record Shows
• What the Red Clay Keeps

Personal Development¶

• Busy != Important

Platform Engineering¶

• Git Submodules Deep Dive for Platform Engineering

PowerShell¶

• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings
• The Fine Art of a Minimal Reproducible Example
• Use 1Password CLI for Local Development
• Using the VMware Cloud Foundation Async Patch Tool with PowerShell

Productivity¶

• Busy != Important

Professional Growth¶

• Branching Out: GitHub Certification Path

Project Management¶

• GitHub Milestones as Release Payloads
• How to Use GitHub Projects Effectively

ProperDocs¶

• After MkDocs 1.x: Fragmentation, Risk, and What Comes Next
• Inside the Stack: How This Blog Is Built

Pull Requests¶

• A Better Inbox for Pull Requests on GitHub

PyCharm¶

• How to Inspect Code in PyCharm and GoLand

Python¶

• How to Inspect Code in PyCharm and GoLand
• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings
• Python Code Quality: Black, Flake8, and Ruff
• Refactoring Python `if/elif` Chains with Tuple Comparisons and Dispatch Tables
• The Fine Art of a Minimal Reproducible Example
• Use 1Password CLI for Local Development
• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code

Refactoring¶

• Refactoring Python `if/elif` Chains with Tuple Comparisons and Dispatch Tables

Reference¶

• Linux Commands Reference: Essential CLI Categories for Daily Work

Release Engineering¶

• Automating Releases with GoReleaser

Renovate¶

• Dependabot vs. Renovate: Dependency Management on GitHub

Rural South¶

• T.J. Came Running
• Under That Kind of Sky
• What the Red Clay Keeps

SARIF¶

• Upload govulncheck Results to GitHub Code Scanning for Go

SSH¶

• Use 1Password SSH Agent for SSH Keys and Git

Security¶

• CODEOWNERS: Automating Code Review Ownership
• DCO vs CLA: Managing Contribution Agreements in Open Source
• Dependabot vs. Renovate: Dependency Management on GitHub
• Elevate Your Git Workflow: A Guide to Using `pre-commit`
• Field Dispatch: Increase the ESX Certificate Key Size in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
• Field Dispatch: The First ESX Host Drifts from Custom Certificates After VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Instance Bring-Up
• How to Write an Effective Security Policy for GitHub Repositories
• Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.2 and Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors v2.1.1
• Signing Your Git Commits: From Zero to Verified
• Upload govulncheck Results to GitHub Code Scanning for Go
• Use 1Password CLI for Local Development
• Use 1Password SSH Agent for SSH Keys and Git
• Why You Should Pin GitHub Actions to Commit Hashes

Shell¶

• Use 1Password CLI for Local Development

Software-Defined Data Center¶

• Announcing the VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center 2.0
• Announcing the VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center 2.0
• Enabling Active Directory Federation Services for VMware Cloud Foundation
• Reference Design for vRealize Network Insight on Cloud Foundation
• VMware Validated Design for SDDC 4.0 Architecture Reference Poster
• VMware Validated Design for SDDC 4.0 Generally Available
• VMware Validated Design for SDDC 4.1 Generally Available
• vRealize Suite Account Expirations and Password Requirements
• vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 1.2 Ports and Protocols, Feature URLs, and Service Account Privileges

Songwriting¶

• 39N
• Fare Thee Well
• Hole in the Floor
• I'm Just a River
• Namiko
• Orange and White '79
• Out on Highway 84
• Papa was a Pepper
• Shadow of the Cloud
• Some Things Stay Small
• T.J.

Southern Gothic¶

• 39N
• Fare Thee Well
• Hole in the Floor
• I'm Just a River
• Namiko
• Orange and White '79
• Shadow of the Cloud
• Some Things Stay Small

Standards¶

• IT Governance and the Software-Defined Datacenter
• On Bricks
• On Enterprise Architecture Principals
• On Enterprise Architecture Roles and Responsibilities
• On Principals
• On Principles of Applications
• On Standards
• On Standards. Alignment, Process, and Community
• On Standards. Disputes, Process Failure, and Issues
• On Standards. Domain Teams, and Working Groups
• On Standards. Request for Comments
• On Standards. Revising, Retiring, Obsolete and the Exceptions
• On an Organization's Cultural DNA
• On the Principals of Data Management

Static Analysis¶

• A Deep Dive into golangci-lint
• Fast Local Checks, Trusted CI: Pre-commit and GitHub Actions for Go
• How to Inspect Code in PyCharm and GoLand
• Python Code Quality: Black, Flake8, and Ruff
• Upload govulncheck Results to GitHub Code Scanning for Go

Structured Logging¶

• Beautiful, Structured Logs for Go CLIs with charmbracelet/log

Supply Chain Security¶

• After MkDocs 1.x: Fragmentation, Risk, and What Comes Next
• Automating Releases with GoReleaser

System Administration¶

• Linux Commands Reference: Essential CLI Categories for Daily Work
• Setting up RDP on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 26.04: How to Upgrade from 24.04 LTS

Task¶

• Task: A Practical Guide to Cross-Platform Build Automation

Taskfile¶

• Task: A Practical Guide to Cross-Platform Build Automation

Terminal¶

• How to Create Terminal Demos as Code with VHS by Charm
• Linux Commands Reference: Essential CLI Categories for Daily Work
• Oh My Zsh on macOS: A Reference for a Clean, Maintainable Shell

Terminal Emulator¶

• Ghostty: The Terminal Emulator That Refuses to Compromise

Terraform¶

• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings
• Why I Use JetBrains GoLand and PyCharm Over VS Code

Time Management¶

• Busy != Important

UX¶

• Customization of vRealize Automation 6.2.x Email Notifications

Ubuntu¶

• A Quick HAProxy Load Balancer for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations
• Automate a Ubuntu Server Daily Build on a VMware Desktop Hypervisor
• Setting up RDP on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 26.04: How to Upgrade from 24.04 LTS

VCF Operations¶

• A Quick HAProxy Load Balancer for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations

VMware Cloud Foundation¶

• A Quick HAProxy Load Balancer for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations
• Enabling Active Directory Federation Services for VMware Cloud Foundation
• Field Dispatch: Increase the ESX Certificate Key Size in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
• Field Dispatch: The First ESX Host Drifts from Custom Certificates After VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Instance Bring-Up
• Reference Design for vRealize Network Insight on Cloud Foundation
• Shutdown and Startup a vSphere with Kubernetes Workload Domain
• Using the VMware Cloud Foundation Async Patch Tool with PowerShell

VMware Cloud Foundation Installer¶

• Field Dispatch: The First ESX Host Drifts from Custom Certificates After VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Instance Bring-Up

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations¶

• Field Dispatch: Increase the ESX Certificate Key Size in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0

VMware ESX¶

• Field Dispatch: Increase the ESX Certificate Key Size in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
• Field Dispatch: The First ESX Host Drifts from Custom Certificates After VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Instance Bring-Up

VMware Fusion¶

• Announcing the v2.0.0 Release of the Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors
• Automate a Ubuntu Server Daily Build on a VMware Desktop Hypervisor
• Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.2 and Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors v2.1.1
• Transfer of the Packer Plugins to from HashiCorp to Broadcom

VMware NSX¶

• Enabling Active Directory Federation Services for VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware Platform Services Controller¶

• Introducing the Platform Services Controller Interface in vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1
• Reconfiguring and Repointing Deployment Models in vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1
• What is vCenter Server Watchdog?

VMware Validated Designs¶

• Announcing the VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center 2.0
• Announcing the VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center 2.0
• Enabling Active Directory Federation Services for VMware Cloud Foundation
• Reference Design for vRealize Network Insight on Cloud Foundation
• Shutdown and Startup a vSphere with Kubernetes Workload Domain
• VMware Validated Design for SDDC 4.0 Architecture Reference Poster
• VMware Validated Design for SDDC 4.0 Generally Available
• VMware Validated Design for SDDC 4.1 Generally Available

VMware Workstation¶

• Announcing the v2.0.0 Release of the Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors
• Automate a Ubuntu Server Daily Build on a VMware Desktop Hypervisor
• Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.2 and Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors v2.1.1
• Transfer of the Packer Plugins to from HashiCorp to Broadcom

VMware vCenter¶

• Confessions of an Energy Consciousness Mind
• Enabling Active Directory Federation Services for VMware Cloud Foundation
• Introducing the Platform Services Controller Interface in vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1
• Reconfiguring and Repointing Deployment Models in vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1
• What is vCenter Server Watchdog?

VMware vRealize Automation¶

• Customization of vRealize Automation 6.2.x Email Notifications

VMware vRealize Network Insight¶

• Reference Design for vRealize Network Insight on Cloud Foundation

VMware vRealize Suite¶

• vRealize Suite Account Expirations and Password Requirements

VMware vSphere¶

• Announcing the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.0
• Confessions of an Energy Consciousness Mind
• Field Dispatch: Increase the ESX Certificate Key Size in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
• Field Dispatch: The First ESX Host Drifts from Custom Certificates After VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Instance Bring-Up
• Introducing the Platform Services Controller Interface in vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1
• Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.1.2 and Packer Plugin for VMware Desktop Hypervisors v2.1.1
• Reconfiguring and Repointing Deployment Models in vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1
• Transfer of the Packer Plugins to from HashiCorp to Broadcom
• What is vCenter Server Watchdog?

VS Code¶

• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings

Visual Studio Code¶

• Inside My VS Code Setup: Theme, Extensions, and Settings

Work¶

• What the Record Shows

Writing¶

• Lost in Shades of I'm Okay
• Signal vs. Noise
• T.J. Came Running
• Under That Kind of Sky
• Validity and Consequence
• What Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture Still Teaches Us Still
• What the Record Shows
• What the Red Clay Keeps

Zensical¶

• After MkDocs 1.x: Fragmentation, Risk, and What Comes Next

Zsh¶

• Oh My Zsh on macOS: A Reference for a Clean, Maintainable Shell

cloud-init¶

• Automate a Ubuntu Server Daily Build on a VMware Desktop Hypervisor

golangci-lint¶

• A Deep Dive into golangci-lint

macOS¶

• Oh My Zsh on macOS: A Reference for a Clean, Maintainable Shell