If you’ve ever worked with distributed databases, you’ve probably heard the phrase “CAP theorem: Pick two.” It’s one of those principles that sounds simple but drives the design of almost every distributed system we use today. In this post, I’ll break down what it really means, how different database systems fit into it, and why configuration choices can sometimes push a system from one category t... [read more]

What is vendor lock-in? Vendor lock-in refers to a situation where an organization becomes overly dependent on a specific vendor's products or services, making switching to alternatives costly, time-consuming, or technically difficult. Over the years, many companies have experienced frustration when trying to move away from large vendors like IBM, Microsoft, or Oracle due to contractual constraint... [read more]

In this article we will learn an efficient way to delete old GitHub Actions runs. Wondering how to keep the history of Actions clean? ▶️ Org-level retention policy (does not delete the run itself) ▶️ Repo-level retention policy (does not delete the run itself) ✅ Or a more granular automated way? (deletes the run) If you use GitHub, Actions is the native way to build a CI/CD pipeline. However, if y... [read more]

Last week, I read this article by Marc H. Weine on Medium about technical debt and how to deal with it. I liked many points in there and want to add some more thoughts to it. By Marc H. Weiner As a person who has worked in software development for about 20 years in different companies, as an employee or consultant, team member, or team leader, I have seen many projects that have suffered from tech... [read more]