October 26, 2026
A coding CLI becomes a service when sessions have owners
Turning a coding agent into a shared service makes session ownership, reconnect behavior, authorization and cleanup part of the system contract.
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Writing on architecture, delivery pipelines, security and data, and the trade-offs behind them.
Essays and shorter notes.
October 26, 2026
Let durable orchestration earn its place
I explain how to decide whether long-running work needs persisted progress and recovery or is adequately handled by a queue and consumer.
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October 26, 2026
Give alert triage its own token permissions
A dedicated GitHub Actions workflow can read Dependabot alerts without inheriting the broader permissions used to build, publish, or deploy software.
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October 26, 2026
Treat workflow changes as governed releases
I explain how to inventory workflow changes across repositories, require trusted review, and keep credentials out of untrusted workflow runs.
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October 26, 2026
Claude Code mods are an extension-governance decision
Claude Code mods can replace built-in behavior and interact in load order, so teams need an allow-list, compatibility policy, and combined-configuration tests.
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October 26, 2026
Treat Kubernetes lifecycle data as a compatibility signal
A release-note check helps keep generated Kubernetes API lifecycle data from turning into an unverified platform support promise.
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October 26, 2026
Let customers choose the observability backend
A stable OpenTelemetry export contract lets customers change observability backends without turning your application into a vendor-specific product fork.
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October 26, 2026
Keep process-metric release candidates out of stability dashboards
A practical way to test OpenTelemetry process-metric release candidates without turning provisional names and attributes into operational contracts.
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October 26, 2026
Treat agent uncertainty as a review hint
A coding agent’s uncertainty can help direct review, but tests, diffs, and human judgment—not confidence—must determine whether its work is sound.
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October 26, 2026
Pin C# language behavior separately from the .NET SDK
I explain why SDK selection and C# language policy belong in separate settings, and how to roll out language changes across a repository fleet.
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October 26, 2026
Use PostgreSQL 19 RC 1 to rehearse compatibility
I explain how to use PostgreSQL 19 RC 1 to test application integrations and upgrade procedures without treating an RC as a production commitment.
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October 26, 2026
Give workflows an access model before secrets get finer-grained
A purpose-based access model helps teams reduce GitHub Actions secret exposure now and adopt finer-grained controls without confusing configuration for policy.
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October 26, 2026
Put a hard budget around nested coding-agent work
I argue for treating nested coding agents as a resource-control problem, with enforceable limits on delegation, tools, spend and elapsed time.
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October 26, 2026
Treat optional device operations as a workload contract
I argue that optional Kubernetes device operations should change how platforms declare device capabilities and how workloads handle missing setup or cleanup.
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October 26, 2026
Decide what a Kubernetes workload class is allowed to mean
A workload class can organize Kubernetes workloads or drive platform behavior; I explain why its meaning, ownership and guarantees must be explicit first.
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October 19, 2026
Time-zone updates change application behavior
I explain why PostgreSQL time-zone data belongs in application change management and how to test future appointments across database and application updates.
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October 19, 2026
Benchmark .NET 11 before assuming it is faster
A controlled runtime comparison shows whether .NET 11 changes latency, throughput or resource use for your service—and what upgrade risk comes with the result.
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October 19, 2026
Treat richer EF Core translation as a SQL change to verify
A more expressive EF Core query can change SQL, plans, and database constraints, so verify the emitted commands against your schema and workload.
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October 19, 2026
Treat model tools as a runtime contract
Model tool support can change which workflow is possible, so discover capabilities at runtime and define what happens when a tool is missing.
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October 19, 2026
KYAML is a toolchain decision, not just safer syntax
I explain how to assess KYAML across editors, linters, renderers, policy checks, and deployment workflows before changing repository conventions.
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