Notes from a software engineer

Software, systems,
and what I learn along the way.

Writing about building software, running infrastructure, and the work behind it.

Articles

22 Jan 20122 min read

The hidden costs of building distributed systems when speed matters

3 Nov 20112 min read

Balancing the love of hacking with getting things done

8 Apr 20112 min read

Best practices for application logging in production systems

30 Mar 20114 min read

Guidelines for scaling web applications from small to high-traffic

27 Mar 20112 min read

How functional thinking changed my object-oriented programming style

17 Oct 20101 min read

How extending nginx cache duration improved site performance

17 Oct 20104 min read

Testing PHP database code with PHPUnit and DBUnit

11 Oct 20102 min read

Building a PHP project with a minimalist microframework

5 Oct 20104 min read

Breaking down difficult problems by isolating dependencies

5 Oct 20102 min read

Why Scala became one of my favorite languages