Everything I wish I'd known about rotator cuff surgery
This May, I tore two tendons in my rotator cuff, and had to get surgery, followed by a 6+ month recovery process. My surgeon prepared me for some of what was to ...
Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery is now available as an early release!
Today, I’m excited to announce my new book! It’s called Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery, and it’s a comprehensive, hands-on guide to deploying and ...
Terraform: Up & Running, 3rd edition is now published!
Today, I’m excited to announce that the 3rd edition of Terraform: Up & Running is now published! It includes over 100 pages of new content, including two tot...
Terraform: Up & Running, 3rd edition Early Release is now available!
Today, I’m excited to announce that the Early Release of the 3rd edition of Terraform: Up & Running is now available! The 3rd edition adds over 100 pages of ...
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[NEW TALK] Automated Testing for Terraform, Docker, Packer, Kubernetes, and More
I’m happy to share with you the video and slides from my QCon talk on how to test infrastructure code! This talk is a step-by-step, live-coding class on how to w...
Lessons learned from losing 50 lbs
On January 10, 2019, I weighed in at 223 lbs. On October 20, I weighed in at 173 lbs. That’s 50 pounds lost (22.7 kg) in 10 months.
Terraform: Up & Running, 2nd edition has been published!
Terraform: Up & Running, 2nd edition, has been published! The 2nd edition is nearly double the length of the 1st edition (~160 more pages), including two com...
Terraform: Up & Running, 2nd edition Early Release is now available!
Today, I have two exciting announcements to share:
How we got to $1 million in annual recurring revenue with $0 in fundraising
In March, 2016, Josh and I each took $2,500, put it in a bank account, and filed the paperwork to found Gruntwork. That $5,000—the minimum you need to open most b...
The 10:1 rule of writing and programming
Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law. — Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach