Most developers now use coding assistants. I do too—Copilot at work, Claude Code at home. As a developer, I prefer not to repeat myself. This post explains why and how to avoid repetition as a skill. Don’t Repeat Yourself The DRY principle has been present in the software development field for ages. The idea is that if you copy and paste code in multiple places and a bug appears, you’ll need to fix the bug in all these places.[…​]

As I age, I become increasingly cautious about my privacy. The slope the world is sliding on is also a big, unfortunate incentive. I have been eying Pi-hole for some time: in this post, I want to explain what it does, how to install it on a Raspberry Pi, and how to integrate it with Tailscale. My take on privacy Privacy, or more specifically digital privacy, is the ability to protect oneself from the constant data collection by legitimate companies and malicious actors alike when online.[…​]

vCluster is a solution for creating virtual clusters within a host Kubernetes cluster. Virtual clusters are a Kubernetes concept that enables isolated clusters to be run within a single physical Kubernetes cluster. Each cluster has its own API server, which makes them better isolated than namespaces and more affordable than separate Kubernetes clusters. — What are virtual clusters?[…​]