Rewrites Are Dangerous
I don’t think I’m the first one to ever say this, but rewriting software is perhaps one of the most risky things you can do in a project, not to mention a business. They’re risky…
Scalability and WordPress (In Theory)
When I first started down the path to the Clam project, I realized I could get sub-second responses when the db/cache/php/nginx were all collocated on the same machine. It literally removes almost all network effects.…
Stop thinking about databases and infrastructure
I’ve been playing with Microsoft’s Service Fabric the last couple of days and getting the gist of it. If you’ve never heard of it, that’s ok. I’m about to tell you all about it.
Abandon Ship: Why I’m Leaving Docker
After a year of getting deep into Docker, and just about every orchestration service from Docker Cloud, to Kubernetes, to Mesos, to Rancher, to Triton, to Open Shift, to ECS, and on and on ……
Yet Another Rabbit Hole
I feel like I’ve talked about this before. But, I’m going to talk about it again, because it is relevant.
Dockerized WordPress With Delectable Press
Dockerizing WordPress is no trivial task. My goal is for a multi-tenant setup — some being single sites, some being networks. The ability to “mutate” the application (ie, install plugins/themes) without actually mutating anything but…
Why Docker (The Not So Cliche Post)
A year ago I set out to make WordPress super scalable. Not that the WordPress.com guys aren’t doing a good enough job or anything, but just because… Because WordPress is a great platform to build…
Promises … WordPress In Docker
Over a year ago, I promised to move this blog off of traditional hosting and into Docker. Holy crap, has that been a lot tougher than I thought…
State of Software
I started writing software as a kid. I taught myself most of what I know, but I’ve learned over the years that I’m different than most self-taught engineers… I’ve read all the books I could…
Just Ship It
One of my favorite (coworker|mentor) and I were working on a mobile app at a startup. It was a tall order, but doable. We were still in the design phase, and we were working mostly…