VDVivek Dhamiinblog.vivekdhami.com·Mar 20 · 6 min readTerraform: Eliminating phantom diffs using ignore_changes and replace_triggered_byThe Problem: Write-Only Fields and Perpetual Diffs A particularly common source of phantom diffs is Azure DevOps service endpoint resources. Passwords and API keys are write-only — the API accepts the00
VDVivek Dhamiinblog.vivekdhami.com·Mar 20 · 8 min readManaging Terraform Phantom Diffs: A Practical GuideWhat Are Phantom Diffs? Phantom diffs — also called perpetual diffs or ghost changes — are changes that appear in your terraform plan output every single run, even when you haven't modified any code o00
VDVivek Dhamiinblog.vivekdhami.com·Aug 4, 2025 · 8 min readUnderstanding WASM and WASI: A complete guideIf you've been following the infrastructure and cloud-native space, you've probably heard whispers about WebAssembly (WASM) being the "next big thing" beyond just browser sandboxing. And honestly? The hype isn't entirely unfounded. When you pair WASM...00
VDVivek Dhamiinblog.vivekdhami.com·May 5, 2025 · 6 min readMicroVMs: the security-first alternative to containersIf you've ever deployed untrusted workloads—think CI/CD runners, serverless functions, or multi-tenant SaaS—you've probably lost sleep over container escape vulnerabilities. Containers share the kernel with the host, and that shared boundary is a con...00
VDVivek Dhamiinblog.vivekdhami.com·Sep 3, 2024 · 10 min readTerraform state: The good, the bad, and the uglyIf you've worked with Terraform for more than a day, you've encountered the state file. Maybe you've cursed at it when it locked during a critical deployment. Maybe you've panicked when someone accidentally deleted it. Or maybe—just maybe—you've comm...00
