jeffabailey 4 days ago

Skipping fundamentals is like mashing buttons on Street Fighter and calling it a day. Learn why understanding beats rushing every time.

Jeff Bailey

Why Should I Learn Software Fundamentals?

Why learn software fundamentals? They outlast frameworks and reduce pain. Build skills that pay off for your career and your users.

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jeffabailey 6 days ago

What is load shedding, and why does it save systems under stress?

Jeff Bailey

What Is Load Shedding?

Load shedding rejects work during overload so systems stay usable. Learn why it matters, what it looks like, and how it prevents retry storms.

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jeffabailey 6 days ago

Here's what happens when network clients aren't told to relax. 😅

Jeff Bailey

What Is a Retry Storm?

Retry storm: when retries multiply load and turn partial failures into outages. Learn how they happen, how to detect them, and how to prevent them.

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jeffabailey 6 days ago

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

Jeff Bailey

What Is a Thundering Herd?

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 6 days 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 1 week 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.

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jeffabailey 1 week 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks ago

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

jeffabailey 2 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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...

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jeffabailey 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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.

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jeffabailey 1 month 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 1 month ago

Beware: The Law of Instrument

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jeffabailey 1 month 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...

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jeffabailey 1 month 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 1 month 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