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Heikki Hellgren

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2h ago

I Worry I Am Getting Dumber by Using AI

Cognitive offloading has always been part of how humans work. But not all offloading is equal.

I Worry I Am Getting Dumber by Using AI

Heikki Hellgren

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21h ago

We Keep Rewriting the Same Software

The stack changes. The shape of the problems is often embarrassingly familiar.

We Keep Rewriting the Same Software

Heikki Hellgren

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6d ago

8 Developer Habits That Did More for Me Than Any Tool

I use a lot of productivity tools. Obsidian, Jira, Todoist, sticky notes on the monitor. But the things that actually changed how I work…

8 Developer Habits That Did More for Me Than Any Tool

Heikki Hellgren

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Jun 17

Backstage Signals: Real-Time Updates Without Polling

The signals plugin brings WebSocket-based push updates to Backstage. Here is what it enables and how to use it.

Backstage Signals: Real-Time Updates Without Polling

Heikki Hellgren

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Jun 12

Capturing Knowledge with the Backstage Qeta Plugin

Why StackOverflow-style Q&A belongs in your developer portal, not Teams.

Capturing Knowledge with the Backstage Qeta Plugin

Heikki Hellgren

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Jun 10

What Happens to Your Team When a New Developer Joins

Everyone writes about onboarding the new hire. Nobody writes about what it does to the team they just joined.

What Happens to Your Team When a New Developer Joins

Heikki Hellgren

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Jun 4

7 Backstage Plugins Worth Installing in Production

The plugin ecosystem has hundreds of options. Most of them will cost you more time than they save.

7 Backstage Plugins Worth Installing in Production

Heikki Hellgren

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Jun 3

WIP Limits Are the Rule Nobody Follows

We set them, automated them, enforced them, and still failed. Here is what we actually learned.

WIP Limits Are the Rule Nobody Follows

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May 26

10 Git Aliases I Type Every Day

I watched a colleague squint at their terminal last week, typing git log --oneline --decorate --graph --all from memory. Took them four…

10 Git Aliases I Type Every Day

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May 22

GitOps Needs Break Glass

Declarative delivery is great. Production incidents do not give rats ass about your philosophy.

GitOps Needs Break Glass

Heikki Hellgren

Heikki Hellgren

Father of two, husband, and Lead Developer @ OP Financial Group. I write about things I like and things I don’t. More info @ https://heikkihellgren.dev

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