Jeff Bailey - Nostr Hypermedia

Congratulations. Your system DDoSed itself. Learn how thundering herds create self-inflicted outages.

Thundering herd: when many clients do the same work at once and overload a dependency. Understand why it happens, what it looks like, and how to re...

#DistributedSystems #ReliabilityEngineering #SystemDesign #BackendEngineering #SoftwareArchitecture #SiteReliability #Caching #Scalability #Resilience

jeffabailey 2 months ago

Your dashboard says green. Your users say slow. Guess who’s right. Learn why observability alone doesn’t equal performance understanding.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Software Performance

End-to-end software performance fundamentals: latency, throughput, percentiles, bottlenecks, and measuring user-perceived speed without breaking re...

#SoftwarePerformance #DistributedSystems #PerformanceEngineering #Latency #Observability #ReliabilityEngineering #SiteReliability

jeffabailey 2 months ago

Debugging networking without the fundamentals is like being Luke Skywalker without the Force. Let's explore the rules that govern your software's behavior.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Networking

Networking fundamentals for developers: packets, IP addressing, routing, TCP and UDP, DNS, TLS, and a practical troubleshooting mental model.

#Networking #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

jeffabailey 2 months ago

The fastest way to solve problems is to realize they’re not unique snowflakes. ❄️ Preuse a catalog of pattern families that repeat constantly. It’s useful because it turns “unknown problems” into “known patterns”.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamental Algorithmic Patterns

Algorithmic patterns reference: two pointers, sliding window, dynamic programming, and 30+ more. Learn to spot patterns and solve problems faster.

#Patterns #Software #Programming

jeffabailey 2 months ago

If your app’s memory usage is rising faster than gas prices in a Fast & Furious movie... Learn how structure choice impacts memory and growth limits.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Data Structures

Master data structure fundamentals: arrays, hash maps, trees, and graphs. Learn how structure choices shape algorithm performance, reliability, and...

#Data #Storage #Databases #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

jeffabailey 2 months ago

Ask yourself: what part of the world isn’t happening right now? #Now #Moment #Prose #Words #Writing #Thoughts #Philosophy #Mindfulness #SelfReflection #Wisdom #Inspiration #Spirituality #Consciousness #Awareness #WritersOfInstagram #DeepThoughts #QuotesDaily #Zen

jeffabailey 2 months ago

My tolerance for bullshit is directly proportional with the passing of days.

jeffabailey 2 months ago

AI can write phishing emails better than a marketing team. Guess which ones users will click first? Learn how to secure code against AI AND human threats.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Software Security

Software security fundamentals: threats, vulnerabilities, and defenses. Build systems that protect data and users from attacks.

#Software #Security #Fundamentals

jeffabailey 2 months ago

On-call shouldn’t feel like a horror movie scene every time traffic spikes. This article shows you how to use performance testing to define SLAs, simulate peak load, and uncover bottlenecks.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Software Performance Testing

Performance testing fundamentals: load testing, stress testing, and metrics. Build systems that handle real traffic and find bottlenecks before users.

#Software #Performance #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering

jeffabailey 2 months ago

Your tests passed once, and you celebrated. Then they failed, and you cried. Software testing keeps you out of therapy. Let me share how testing fundamentals build confidence, prevent hidden bugs, and take the fear out of refactor.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Software Testing

Understanding why software testing matters and how to build confidence in your code. Learn the core principles that separate effective testing from...

#Software #SoftwareTesting

jeffabailey 2 months ago

Writing code is fun. Deleting 3 months of work because nobody wanted it is... "character building." Learn the fundamentals of product development to curb feature bloat, save your company, and befriend your users.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Software Product Development

Master software product development fundamentals: user research, MVP validation, feature development, iteration, and metrics. Build products that s...

#Software #ProductDevelopment

jeffabailey 2 months ago

The bad news: your web framework will be uncool in <1 year. The good news: HTML, CSS, JS, performance, accessibility, and testing won’t. Learn the part that lasts.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Frontend Engineering

Learn frontend engineering fundamentals: build working interfaces, write maintainable code, optimize performance, and ensure accessibility.

#FrontEnd #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

jeffabailey 2 months ago

If you rely on manual workflows, n8n is here to call you out. Use n8n to escape most of your daily copy-paste-type treadmills.

Jeff Bailey

What Is n8n?

Discover n8n, an open-source workflow automation tool that connects apps and automates tasks with minimal code.

jeffabailey 2 months ago

Beware: The Law of Instrument

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

#LawOfInstrument #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

jeffabailey 2 months ago

If your ML model keeps acting like a confused intern, this article is the intervention it needs. 💝

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Machine Learning

Learn the core concepts, workflow, and practical applications of machine learning from the ground up. Understand how ML transforms data into intell...

#MachineLearning #ML #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

jeffabailey 3 months ago

Some incidents teach you patience. Others teach you new swear words. Let’s reduce the second category.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Incident Management

Understand incident management fundamentals: how to respond effectively when systems fail, build runbooks that work, create actionable alerts, and ...

#SRE #DevOps #SiteReliabilityEngineering #IncidentManagement #OnCallLife #SystemReliability #Observability #Runbooks #Incidents #Software #SoftwareDevelopment

jeffabailey 3 months ago

Stop arguing ‘it worked on my machine’ and start proving it by learning the fundamentals of monitoring and observability.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Monitoring and Observability

Understand monitoring and observability fundamentals: how metrics, logs, and traces work together to help you understand system behavior, debug pro...

#Fundamentals #Monitoring #Observability #Systems #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering

jeffabailey 3 months ago

If your dashboard looks like the Millennium Falcon's cockpit but your team still crashes into avoidable problems… It’s not the ship; it's the metrics.

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Metrics

Understand software metrics fundamentals: why they matter, how to pick high-signal, actionable measures, and build lean systems that improve decisi...

#Metrics #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

jeffabailey 3 months ago

🧂🤖 #genai #Software #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

jeffabailey 3 months ago

Behind every great system is a developer who said, “We don’t need half of this.”

Jeff Bailey

Fundamentals of Software Design

Master the core principles that guide effective software design. Learn why design matters, how to recognize good design patterns, and strategies fo...

#Software #SoftwareDesign #Technology #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #SoftwareEngineering