Al Duncanson

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Grand Rapids, MichiganJoined September 2024

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Hi, I'm Al.

Interested in web technologies, mathematics, and open source software.

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ADAl Duncansonal-duncanson.hashnode.devOct 23, 2024 · 3 min read

Self-hosting my observability platform

I’ve been using Highlight in my side projects for a little while now to handle error monitoring, session replay, logging, and tracing within my applications. What I really appreciate—both about the product and the team behind it—is their commitment t...

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ADAl Duncansonal-duncanson.hashnode.devAug 21, 2024 · 6 min read

O11y on Rails

In my last article, Observability in Software, I explored the concept of observability, or o11y, and its role in maintaining and improving visibility in software systems. https://alduncanson.com/observability-in-software Given this critical role, i...

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ADAl Duncansonal-duncanson.hashnode.devJul 16, 2024 · 5 min read

Observability in software

O11y, pronounced similar to “folly” without the “f”, is a numeronym commonly used to refer to observability in relation to software infrastructure. We get o11y by taking the first and last letters in the word “observability”, and replacing the inner ...

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ADAl Duncansonal-duncanson.hashnode.devJul 8, 2024 · 3 min read

Secrets management

What is a secret? In software engineering, what are we referring to when we say secret? A secret, at its essence, is a piece of sensitive information that you want to keep, well, secret. Secrets come in many forms, and you’ve likely encountered more ...

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ADAl Duncansonal-duncanson.hashnode.devJul 1, 2024 · 3 min read

Port Forwarding

What is port forwarding? Port forwarding, in this case local port forwarding, is a technique often used in software engineering for things like previewing local environments or testing webhooks. In this article I’ll go over how I use port forwarding ...

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Recently published

Self-hosting my observability platform

O11y on Rails

Observability in software

Secrets management

Port Forwarding