Programmer’s Cheat Sheet to ReadabilityHere is a short cheat sheet I use to understand what readability discussions truly mean.Jul 10, 2025Jul 10, 2025
Published inOmio EngineeringWe saved 30% on Kubernetes by switching to 70% more expensive VMsThat’s not a typo! We saved 30% of our overall Kubernetes costs by switching from Spot VMs to 70% more expensive Standard VMs.Jun 9, 2025A response icon5Jun 9, 2025A response icon5
Published inOmio EngineeringLet’s face it: When it comes to hiring for technical roles, the status quo has got to go.At Omio we’ve put the technical hiring process under a magnifying glass, with the aim of stripping away what makes them exhaustingOct 18, 2021A response icon3Oct 18, 2021A response icon3
Published inOmio EngineeringDevOps as ContractUnlike many tech companies, we do not see our DevOps as a team or a toolkit when scaling it up, but rather as a contract.Aug 22, 2019Aug 22, 2019
Defensive designWe all love the possibility of doing something new. Greenfield projects, big rewrites, new framework/libraries, etc. But as scope creeps…May 27, 2018May 27, 2018
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/newsREST in Peace: Microservices vs monoliths in real-life examplesMicroservices and Monoliths both have their places. Execution is what matters, and not the approach.Dec 14, 2016A response icon22Dec 14, 2016A response icon22
Modern Software Over-Engineering MistakesFew things are guaranteed to increase all the time: Distance between stars, Entropy in the visible universe, and Fucking business…Jul 20, 2016A response icon58Jul 20, 2016A response icon58
Sad state of XYZ — or What happens when you pick shiny new stuffI recently had a chance to read https://medium.com/@wob/the-sad-state-of-web-development-1603a861d29f#.6dq6lppcn. All the author’s points…Jan 13, 2016A response icon3Jan 13, 2016A response icon3
A Better Android Release PipelinePlay Store already has Alpha/Beta/Production stages. But is that enough to manage your app’s releases?Nov 30, 2015A response icon1Nov 30, 2015A response icon1
Thoughts on IPFSI’ve been following IPFS, playing with it a bit, even considering whether to use it or not for a recent project. It boldy says: HTTP is…Nov 18, 2015Nov 18, 2015