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Jul 27, 2025

This Tiny Golang App Pays My Rent

I never expected a 300-line Go program to become my side-income engine. But here we are: this tiny backend app, originally hacked together…

This Tiny Golang App Pays My Rent

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Jul 3

Stop Writing Code for Compilers and Start Writing It for Humans

Somewhere Along the Way, I Forgot Who Was Reading My Code

Stop Writing Code for Compilers and Start Writing It for Humans

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Jul 1

I Designed 25 Distributed Systems in 25 Days. Here is the One Hidden Pattern I Found.

It Started as a Learning Challenge

I Designed 25 Distributed Systems in 25 Days. Here is the One Hidden Pattern I Found.

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Jun 29

If You Can’t Explain Your HLD to a 5 Year Old, Your Architecture is Too Complex

Most of us have been there.

If You Can’t Explain Your HLD to a 5 Year Old, Your Architecture is Too Complex

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Jun 27

I Deleted 10,000 Lines of Comments from Our Core Service, and the Principal Engineer Thanked Me

I still remember the Slack message.

I Deleted 10,000 Lines of Comments from Our Core Service, and the Principal Engineer Thanked Me

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Jun 20

The Best Kubernetes Tools for Small Teams

Kubernetes is powerful. Managing it with a team of three people isn’t.

The Best Kubernetes Tools for Small Teams

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Jun 18

The Best AI-Powered Debugging Tools in 2026

Software engineers have always spent more time debugging than writing code.

The Best AI-Powered Debugging Tools in 2026

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Jun 16

The Only 10 Tools That Make Debugging Production Issues Easier

Every engineer loves building features.

The Only 10 Tools That Make Debugging Production Issues Easier

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Jun 14

15 Command-Line Tools Every Engineer Should Know

Most engineers spend a surprising amount of time inside a terminal.

15 Command-Line Tools Every Engineer Should Know

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Jun 12

10 Open-Source Tools That Replaced Paid Software for Me

For years, my default solution to a problem was simple: find the most popular paid tool and expense it if possible.

10 Open-Source Tools That Replaced Paid Software for Me

The Cache Cowgirl

The Cache Cowgirl

Engineering Manager at Adobe Inc., mother of two. Optimizing the wild frontier of code, one millisecond at a time. 🤠 Email: mediumcomms@gmail.com

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