Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• Upgrading AstroPaper from v4 to v5 - What You Need to Know

  Published: 14 Jun, 2025 |  at  02:00 PM

  A step-by-step guide to upgrading AstroPaper from v4 to v5, highlighting new features, breaking changes, and migration tips.

• The Five Waves of Distributed Resilience

  Published: 9 Jun, 2025 |  at  06:45 PM

  Over the past 30 years, distributed systems have undergone a quiet revolution. From crude polling loops to language-native durable execution engines, the way we build and orchestrate resilient business logic has advanced through a series of distinct technological waves.

• Deploying .NET applications to Coolify

  Published: 17 Mar, 2025 |  at  05:45 PM

  A step-by-step guide on migrating from WordPress on Digital Ocean VPS to Cloudflare Pages and Astro SSG, including integrating Giscus comments and other benefits.

• Moving from WordPress on Digital Ocean VPS to Cloudflare Pages and Astro SSG

  Published: 2 Mar, 2025 |  at  05:45 PM

  A step-by-step guide on migrating from WordPress on Digital Ocean VPS to Cloudflare Pages and Astro SSG, including integrating Giscus comments and other benefits.

• Integrating Giscus Comments in AstroPaper v5

  Published: 2 Mar, 2025 |  at  04:00 PM

  A step-by-step guide on integrating Giscus comments into AstroPaper v5, including fixes for common issues.

• Moving Content to Astro

  Published: 1 Mar, 2025 |  at  12:00 PM

  A guide on migrating blog content to Astro, including exporting from WordPress, setting up Astro, importing Markdown files, and cleaning them up using GitHub Copilot.

• The Plague of Microsoft Excel

  Published: 4 Jun, 2024 |  at  07:53 AM

  An exploration of the hidden costs and inefficiencies caused by the overuse of Microsoft Excel in business environments, with recommendations for identifying and addressing these issues.

• Exploring the Traits of Exceptional Developers

  Published: 7 Jun, 2023 |  at  11:25 PM

  An exploration of the qualities that define exceptional developers, including T-shaped skills, continuous learning, problem-solving, and the ability to switch between big-picture thinking and detailed focus.

• Is Bob C. Smith the same person as Robert Charles Smith? A conversation with OpenAI Chat GPT

  Published: 3 Apr, 2023 |  at  10:00 PM

  An exploration of name matching challenges in automated systems, discussing fuzzy matching algorithms and machine learning techniques, with insights from a conversation with OpenAI's ChatGPT.

• NServiceBus problems with RavenDb

  Published: 11 Nov, 2015 |  at  11:16 AM

  Troubleshooting NServiceBus and RavenDb issues in a .NET application, including solutions for GUID formatting errors and corrupted performance counters after a Windows 10 update.