Hi! I'm Jake.
I used to be a high school teacher. But nowadays, even though I'm a Community Developer at tailwarden.com I still feel like a teacher of sorts, teaching a class of one that is. I'm definitely not what you would call a "natural", it's taken me a considerable amount of effort and head-scratching to get some basic tech skills under my belt. So don't feel discouraged if you feel this way too. I've been slowly but surely giving myself enough homework and pushing myself hard enough to carve out a small space in the Open Source/Cloud/DevOps world and that's what I write about here.
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Aug 14, 2024 · 7 min read · CTO of a Series A company? Before reading on, just give yourself a quick pat on the back. What you and your team have done so far is no easy task, so fair play to you. Realistically though, the work is far from done. Many scaling and growth decisions...
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Jul 23, 2024 · 11 min read · Tricks of the trade, hacks, trade secrets, cheat sheets, best practices, call them what you will. Every industry has them, and anyone who sticks around long enough builds an arsenal of techniques and finely tuned tools to excel at their job. Some thi...
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Jun 3, 2024 · 17 min read · I recently finished one of the most important books I think I’ll read this year. Slow productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport is a short but value-dense read that unpacks what it is to be productive in the knowledg...
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May 27, 2024 · 12 min read · I’ve never been a big gambler. I might have placed a small bet in the past to spice up a Super Bowl that I wasn't that invested in, but nothing crazy. There is a level of certainty that's required to actually put your money on the line that I rarely ...
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May 20, 2024 · 11 min read · When I look at younger generations that didn’t grow up largely offline like I did, I feel slightly sorry for them. I’m in my mid-thirties, so I know what it was like to grow up tapping into dial-up internet as quickly as possible (to avoid blocking t...
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