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The Conflicted Economics of Prompt Engineering in Software Development

It Takes Time to Save Time

Jun 11

The Conflicted Economics of Prompt Engineering in Software Development

Jun 11

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The Ultimate Guide for Making the Best Career Choices in Tech

Finding Your Purpose Is the Goal. Making the Right Choices Is the Path.

Jan 4

Drawing of a pyramid in the desert, with a software developer sitting at a workstation facing the pyramid. The pyramid has five layers labeled from bottom to the top, as follows: Employability, Compensation, Growth Path, Well-Being, and Meaning.

Jan 4

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What Is the Hardest Thing in Software Development?

Naming, but not in the way you think.

Dec 28, 2022

An iceberg floating in the ocean. The sea has a label of “Reality”. The submerged portion of the iceberg has a label of “Knowledge”. The portion of the iceberg above the waterline has a label of “Names”. A sticky figure sits on a tiny canoe to the right of the iceberg, representing what could be a software developer.

Dec 28, 2022

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How to Outperform a 10x Developer

First awareness. Then productivity.

Sep 12, 2022

Software developer sitting at their desk, with ear phones on, and writing code. On the right, a huge expanse of a data-center, with operations teams interacting, several computer racks and antennas. There is a small dot in the expanse with a callout showing the developer on the left.

Sep 12, 2022

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Argo CD Synchronization Strategies Versus Kubernetes Merge Strategies

The Default Argo CD Synchronization Strategy Is Still the Best, but It May Blindside You

Jul 18

Argo CD reporting the secret being synchronized successfully

Jul 18

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The Map to Where You Are Needed in Tech

Understand Change. Predict The Future.

Mar 12

AI Prompt: An explorer arriving at a densely populated big city dressed in the style of a software developer is seen from the perspective of someone standing behind the explorer. Use a drawing style.

Mar 12

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Three Steps to Solve All Your Problems in Tech

Where Clarity Leads, Solutions Find Their Way

Nov 26, 2023

Sticky figure style drawing of a person asking another person for help with a small puzzle.

Nov 26, 2023

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Kubenstein, a GPT-powered Kubernetes Administrator

But is it any good?

Oct 11, 2023

Diagram showing two parallel flowcharts. In the first flowchart, a person asks me for assistance troubleshooting their cluster, giving them one command at a time and waiting for them to answer. In the second flowchart, an application asks Kubenstein for assistance, with Kubenstein giving the application one command at a time and waiting for the command to complete.

Oct 11, 2023

Denilson Nastacio

No More Slack: Return to The Office

You Never Know What You Had Until You Lose It

Sep 6, 2023

Perspective view of an office with three rows of desks with dozens of people looking at monitor screens.

Sep 6, 2023

Denilson Nastacio

On Technical Debt, Margin Calls, and Ponzi Schemes

New Financial Metaphors and Debt Management Lessons for Modern Software Development

Jul 13, 2023

Photo of a “Wall St” street sign between 1 and 21 street

Jul 13, 2023

Denilson Nastacio

Denilson Nastacio

Operations architect, corporate observer, software engineer, inventor. @dnastacio

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