AI Coding Bot Blamed for Multiple AWS Outages
Multiple AWS outages caused by AI coding bot blunder, report claims — Amazon says both incidents were 'user error' https://t.co/3nN07yXdDj
Production DevOps: Connect Systems, Not Just Tools
Production DevOps is NOT about tools. It’s about how systems connect together. QA CD Repo → Testing → Manual Promotion → PROD Deployment. Observability + Security built-in from day one. If this helped you understand GitOps architecture — 👉 Save this post for later. #devops #linux...
Trim the Fat: Removing Legacy Code Shrinks Software
It's not hard for software to get bloated over time. @datadoghq has a nice post about how they made an intentional effort to strip out old dependencies, dead code, and other things that made their agent too hefty. https://t.co/5OMhL4t5lr https://t.co/yXpAj3OH8w
AI Writes Code Faster than We Can Review
▶ Reading unfamiliar code is exhausting. Now imagine that code is coming from an LLM that writes faster than you can think and doesn't take lunch breaks ◀ This 👆 perfectly captures the AI productivity paradox: code is written faster than...
Anthropic Alienates Open‑source Devs, Pushes Enterprise‑only Lock‑in
Anthropic has alienated devs who care about using open source tools, portability between vendors and using LLM subscriptions in the tool of *their* choice This all seems deliberate: Anthropic gunning at enterprise, not caring much if these devs go elsewhere/use other...
Simple Shell Scripts Save Hours Over GUIs
You don’t need fancy tools for everything A few lines in Bash or Shell can: • Automate boring tasks • Move or rename files in bulk • Parse logs and extract useful info • Deploy or restart services I’ve seen engineers spend hours hunting solutions in...
Gartner's AI Coding Tool List Is Outdated—Choose Wisely
Never forget that as per Garnter, in August, the best AI coding tools on were: 1. GitHub Copilot 2. AWS Kiro + Q 3. Windsurf 4. GitLab (??) 5. Gemini ... 6. Cursor No mention of Claude Code or Codex (they were all out by then) I pity the...
Agents Now Monitor Vercel Usage, Suggest Optimizations, Simulate Costs
This is big. Agents can now monitor @vercel cloud infrastructure consumption, suggest optimizations, and run cost simulations in preview or production environments
New ADE Paradigm Signals 2026 Coding Revolution
this might be the single best timed called shot in the history of AIE. I now think about this talk almost ~daily and have direct line of sight to the nonstop onslaught of new post-IDE form factors for agentic engineering. @RealGeneKim...
Tech Mastery Comes From Repeated Messy Attempts
Your first Terraform project will be ugly. Your second one will still be ugly. By the tenth, you’ll understand why the first nine failed. Progress in tech is cumulative. 💗
Agentic Coding Mirrors ML, Inheriting Its Pitfalls
Sufficiently advanced agentic coding is essentially machine learning: the engineer sets up the optimization goal as well as some constraints on the search space (the spec and its tests), then an optimization process (coding agents) iterates until the goal is...
Hindi Linux for DevOps: Clear, Complete Guide
Recently I found a YouTube channel — TrainWithShubham He has explained Linux for DevOps in Hindi in a very clear and practical way. From basics like: • What is Linux • Commands • Users & permissions • Networking • LVM Everything is covered in one structured session. If you’re...
Run Claude Code on Hetzner VPS for Telegram Bot
No because I talk directly with my sites Each of my sites (almost, I'm still migrating) is now on their own Hetzner VPS Like https://t.co/2R4tRNJF0z for example, on that VPS I have Claude Code and https://t.co/wNWBUhh9QZ I asked Claude Code to install that...
Chat‑Enabled Apps Turn Errors Into Instant Fixes Anywhere
💬 Having each of your sites/apps as a chat is such a logical idea once you do it It can message you if there's an error (I had this for years already, every server, PHP or JS error or unexpected problem...
Free Kubernetes Deep Dive: Learn Real Cluster Mechanics
Free Kubernetes Deep Dive Course. 47.4K⭐ stars on this repo that teaches you how clusters really work. Comment K8S and I’ll share it. #Kubernetes #DevOps #CloudEngineering #PlatformEngineering #K8s #CloudNative #InfrastructureAsCode #DevOpsShack
OpenClaw: Fewer Restrictions, Same Powerful Model?
I’m really having a hard time understanding what OpenClaw does that Claude Code or Codex doesn’t. Is the point it has less rules when it comes to managing the computer but still relies on a top tier model to do...
Use Exponential Backoff with Jitter for Effective Retries
Not all retries are created equal. Immediate retry: usually fails again Exponential backoff: gives systems time to recover Exponential backoff with jitter: prevents thundering herd Most orchestrators have this built in. But you need to understand what's happening or you'll wonder why your retries...
Automated GuardDuty Feature Audit and Enablement in Hours
Vibe coded 🤖 a script to list which AWS GuardDuty features are enabled in minutes. Took 15-30 minutes to correct it. The script to enable disabled features, sub features, and create an s3 malware scan plan took about two hours. See blog...
Tailor and Sync Prompts per Model for Success
Since I now use multiple models, I customize all of my prompt files (soul, identity, skills etc) for each model. This critically important. For example, Opus 4.6 prompt best practices says don’t use ALL CAPS to emphasize things. GPT5.2 explicitly...
AI's Easy; Scaling Software 100x Faster Is the Real Hurdle
What people seem to be struggling with the most is not the truly novel parts of building with AI, it's the table stakes. It's not the AI part that's so hard (turns out systems have never been wholly deterministic 😉), it's...
DevOps: Prioritize Tradeoffs, Systems Thinking, Ownership Over Tools
People think DevOps is about tools. It’s not. It’s about: • Tradeoffs • Systems thinking • Ownership • Documentation Tools change every year. Thinking lasts forever.
GitHub PR Navigation Speed Boost Improves Daily Workflow
GitHub issue/PR navigation is significantly faster recently. Large PRs also render so much better [on Safari, especially]. It is noticeably improving my day since I navigate between them with high frequency. Thanks to whoever made this happen. ❤️
CI Turbulence Survived; Add a Fasten‑seat‑belt Alert
Pilot hit some CI turbulence and was fighting a stall 😁 Didn’t crash, didn’t stop — update shipped after a full recovery. Definitely need a “fasten seat belts” light for that phase, thought it was just stuck circling.
Open‑source AI SRE Auto‑creates Debugging Tools for Any Team
.@incidentfox is an open-source AI SRE that builds its own debugging tools. It learns each team’s unique systems and auto-generates the integrations it needs — no custom engineering required. Congrats on the launch @jimmyweiiiii and @LongYi1207! https://t.co/H68FjaBikx https://t.co/JWvl2EPJpN
AI Agents Needed to Manage Endless Pull Requests
openclaw has 3.2k pull requests and growing which is actually an interesting problem: it's an infeasible number of PR's to *ever* human review if the future of software eng is coordinated agents, solving this might be how agents get to...
Google Grants TPU Compute Awards for Keras 3 Researchers
If you're a researcher in academia using Keras 3 (PhD student, postdoc, professor...) and you want to train on TPUs, you could receive compute awards from Google for your research. Google is running a new academic grant program, separate from...
Agentic AI Surges as Top Enterprise Priority
Futurum’s latest Enterprise Software Decision Maker Survey reveals Enterprise AI ROI Shifts as Agentic Priorities Surge ▪The Agentic Shift: Autonomous Agents/Agentic AI claimed the #1 technology priority for 17.1% of decision-makers, up from 13.0% in 2H 2025—a 31.5% year-over-year increase and...
GenAI Turns Specs Into Self‑healing Tests, Ending E2E Trap
E2E testing is a trap. You write the script. The UI updates. The pipeline explodes 💥 I’ve been testing Kane AI by @TestMuAI (formerly LambdaTest). It finally breaks the cycle. It’s a GenAI agent that turns plain English (or JIRA specs) into resilient, self-healing...
Tech Never Sleeps: System Check Reveals True Status
Presidents’ Day exposed a lot of us 😭 Tech doesn’t believe in holidays. Built a system check to prove it. What’s your real status? 👇
Public S3 Buckets: A Cloud Security Wake‑Up
The most exposed lady in the cloud? Lady S3 Bucket. ☂️ If you use AWS, you know the shame. Public access is NOT a vibe. https://youtube.com/shorts/q_T0RC87aRg #DevOps #CloudComputing #Security
AI Agents Let You Build Vision Apps without Coding
🚀 Building a Computer Vision app - without writing a single line of code. In this walkthrough, we used an AI coding agent to create a real-time face detection application that can blur or pixelate faces on a live video feed....
Pilot 1.40 Cuts Costs, Adds Smart Model Routing
Pilot v1.40.0 delivered 📦 > Sonnet 4.6 default for simple/medium tasks > 40% cost drop on most executions > Opus 4.6 reserved for complex work > Haiku stays on classifiers > near-Opus quality — preferred 59% over Opus 4.5 > smart routing: complexity detected, model matched model_routing.enabled:...
Master Bash Scripting, Unlock DevOps Career Opportunities
Today our intakes learned bash scripting which is important for automation, error handling and efficiency in DevOps. Something that seems to be like magic to them now seem easy and simple for them. This could be you. Join our ongoing...
Martin Fowler’s Timely Advice & Guest Lineup Revealed
new post up: in which @martinfowler gives me the best advice ever at the worst possible time, plus... a rundown of the special guests to expect in the second edition of "Observability Engineering"! https://t.co/ZcaP1rzYib
Rethink 6‑Week Sprints: Ship Faster, Stop Pretending Busy
If Claude + Cursor can ship a weekend MVP, why are we still doing 6-week sprints? Are we optimizing for shipping… or for feeling busy?
LLMs Fall Short on Test Code—Automation Pros Shine
i dont find LLMs great at writing test code at all. if you're into test automation, this is your time to shine
Built Rails Infrastructure for Per‑Customer SQLite, Even When Plans Shifted
The original plan for Fizzy was to ship the SaaS version with one sqlite database per customer. That didn't end up happening, but we built all the Rails infrastructure needed to make it possible. Mike goes through it all here:...
Free Guides to Jumpstart Your Dev Career
I made three 💛free💛 guides I wish I had earlier in my career. • Docker Essentials: from “works on my machine” to production • AWS Solutions Architect study guide (hands-on, no ai generated BS) • Vibe-Coding to App (learn how to code and...
Stop Chasing Stacks, Focus on Solving Problems
Building apps → Docker Orchestrating containers → Kubernetes Provisioning infra → Terraform Managing configs → Ansible Automation glue → Python Version control → Git + GitHub CI/CD pipelines → GitHub Actions / Jenkins GitOps workflow → ArgoCD Monitoring metrics → Prometheus Dashboards → Grafana Logging → ELK Stack Secrets → Vault Cloud...
Master These Core Skills to Become a DevOps Engineer
So you want to become a DevOps Engineer? It’s very simple. You only need to learn 👇 • Networking • Linux • Cloud • Git • Docker • Terraform • Ansible • Kubernetes • CI/CD • Monitoring & Observability tools • Bash/Python scripting • Security fundamentals • IAM • System Design • Incident Management • Cost optimization • Troubleshooting •...
Real-World DevOps Interview Prep with Hands‑on Projects
DevOps Interview Prep Kit covers: ✔ Real Corporate Workflows ✔ Resume-Ready Projects ✔ GitOps with ArgoCD ✔ Kubernetes Gateway API ✔ Production Deployments If you’re serious about DevOps interviews — start learning how systems actually work. 👇 Comment devopsshack to receive all videos in DM Follow @devopsshack for...
Share One Base Model, Deploy Many LoRA Adapters Efficiently
Why Fine‑Tuned Models Break the Bank 💸 Every LoRA adapter shouldn’t need its own full base model copy. That’s how dozens become hundreds… and inference becomes impossible. 👉 Multi‑LoRA serving fixes this: one base model, many adapters, applied per request with custom...
Azure Services Simplified: Plain English Cheat Sheet
☁️ Azure in Plain English • VM → computer in the cloud • Blob Storage → file storage • Azure SQL → managed SQL database • Functions → code that runs automatically • App Service → deploy apps easily • VNet → private network •...
Recovery Plans Must Assume Active Directory Can Fail
If Active Directory is down, can you even log in to start restoring backups? A lot of recovery plans assume core services are intact but that's not always a safe bet.
Real Linux Commands for Daily Production Debugging
Real Linux commands. Real production debugging. No fluff — just what DevOps engineers use daily. Save & follow @devopsshack #devops #linux #aws #ec2 #devopsshack
AI Agent Automates VM Management with Guardrails
An AI agent that can proactively stop, resize, and restart your virtual machines? You'd want guardrails in place, but the use case matters. This post shows off a complete @GoogleCloudTech reference architecture ... https://t.co/gy9WePAHSO https://t.co/FKqdPutzUc
Use ArchUnit to Enforce Architecture for AI Agents
Interesting additional thought about this: I use archunit https://www.archunit.org/ to force Claude to follow some patterns (never access the DB from the service layer for example, never return database package entities from the controller). I wonder if we should have more...
Pilot Automates Your Roadmap: 133 Features in Two Weeks
Pilot v1.0.0 shipped 🎉 133 features. Built in 2 weeks. The last 22 issues of the v1.0 roadmap were executed by Pilot itself — decomposing epics, creating branches, running CI, merging PRs. → Label a ticket "pilot". Get a PR back. GitHub,...
Codex Cuts Code Review Time to Minutes
Head of OpenAI 's API: "Codex is really good at reviewing code. Codex reviews all of our PRs. It makes code reviews go from a 10-15 minute task to sometimes a 2-3 minute task, because you have a bunch of...
Automate Prompt Optimization and Logging for OpenClaw
A couple of the biggest unlocks for OpenClaw: > Find prompting best practices for the specific model you use. Load that into a .md file and have your OC reference the best practices. Then schedule a cron to review all your...