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  • Agentic Coding: concepts and hands-on Platform Engineering use cases

    calendar 29-01-2026 · 18 min read · ai devxp tooling  ·
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    `Agentic Coding`: concepts and hands-on Platform Engineering use cases

    Exploring agentic coding through Claude Code: from fundamentals (tokens, MCPs, skills) to real-world use cases, with an enthusiastic yet honest take on this new way of working.


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  • A few months with Claude Code: tips and workflows that helped me

    calendar 29-01-2026 · 12 min read · ai devxp tooling  ·
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    A few months with `Claude Code`: tips and workflows that helped me

    CLAUDE.md, hooks, context management, worktrees, plugins, anti-patterns: everything I wish I'd known from the start.


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  • PostgreSQL: From Metrics to Query Plan Analysis

    calendar 15-11-2025 · 12 min read · observability data  ·
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    `PostgreSQL`: From Metrics to Query Plan Analysis

    CloudNativePG provides comprehensive PostgreSQL monitoring out of the box—let's see how to enhance it with SQL query analysis and query plan history.


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  • VictoriaLogs: What if logs management became simple and performant?

    calendar 25-08-2025 · 16 min read · observability  ·
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    `VictoriaLogs`: What if logs management became simple and performant?

    In the era of distributed architectures, fast and efficient logs search remains a challenge, involving solutions that are sometimes complex to deploy and operate. Here I introduce a new challenger that might just capture your interest 😉.


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  • VictoriaMetrics : Effective alerts, from theory to practice 🛠️

    calendar 21-04-2025 · 14 min read · observability  ·
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    `VictoriaMetrics` : Effective alerts, from theory to practice 🛠️

    From Core Web Vitals to Golden Signals, through Slack notification configuration, discover how to set up effective alerts with the VictoriaMetrics operator.


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  • Harness the Power of VictoriaMetrics and Grafana Operators for Metrics Management

    calendar 11-09-2024 · 15 min read · observability  ·
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    Harness the Power of `VictoriaMetrics` and `Grafana` Operators for Metrics Management

    There are several solutions to collect, store, and visualize metrics. The most common combination often relies on Prometheus and Grafana. In this article, we will take it a step further 🚀 by exploring an optimized, high-performance, and scalable solution based on VictoriaMetrics.


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  • Dagger: The missing piece of the developer experience?

    calendar 12-07-2024 · 19 min read · devxp  ·
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    `Dagger`: The missing piece of the developer experience?

    Explore how Dagger can improve automation and streamline your development pipelines. Learn about an effective cache sharing proposal using Self-Hosted GitHub Actions and EKS.


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  • TLS with Gateway API: Efficient and Secure Management of Public and Private Certificates

    calendar 01-02-2024 · 15 min read · security  ·
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    `TLS` with Gateway API: Efficient and Secure Management of Public and Private Certificates

    Building a robust PKI strategy for managing public and private TLS certificates using Cert-Manager, Vault, and Let's Encrypt.


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  • Going Further with Crossplane: Compositions and Functions

    calendar 23-12-2023 · 11 min read · infrastructure devxp gitops  ·
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    Going Further with `Crossplane`: Compositions and Functions

    Applying advanced Crossplane concepts in a practical example, particularly through the use of Composition functions, which might be the missing piece we've been waiting for...


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  • Beyond Traditional VPNs: Simplifying Cloud Access with Tailscale

    calendar 16-10-2023 · 13 min read · security network  ·
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    Beyond Traditional VPNs: Simplifying Cloud Access with `Tailscale`

    Tailscale is a VPN solution that allows devices or servers to connect securely. How can one leverage it to access a Cloud infrastructure?


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Featured Posts

  • Agentic Coding: concepts and hands-on Platform Engineering use cases
  • A few months with Claude Code: tips and workflows that helped me
  • PostgreSQL: From Metrics to Query Plan Analysis
  • VictoriaLogs: What if logs management became simple and performant?
  • VictoriaMetrics : Effective alerts, from theory to practice 🛠️
  • Harness the Power of VictoriaMetrics and Grafana Operators for Metrics Management
  • TLS with Gateway API: Efficient and Secure Management of Public and Private Certificates

Recent Posts

  • Dagger: The missing piece of the developer experience?
  • Going Further with Crossplane: Compositions and Functions
  • Beyond Traditional VPNs: Simplifying Cloud Access with Tailscale
  • Gateway API: Can I replace my Ingress Controller with Cilium?
  • Applying GitOps Principles to Infrastructure: An overview of tf-controller
  • CloudNativePG: An easy way to run PostgreSQL on Kubernetes
  • 100% GitOps using Flux
  • My Kubernetes cluster (GKE) with Crossplane

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