category: Note

Why familiar ideas can still be worth writing about, and how the search for novelty makes us discard potentially useful posts.

Burnout prevention for software engineers: practical ways to set work-life boundaries, recharge, and protect your motivation

Why I stopped using nix-darwin on macOS after slow rebuilds, painful updates, installer script issues, and corporate tooling conflicts.

A few months ago, I found myself needing to prepare for a series of job interviews within a very limited timeframe. It was a stressful experience, but it ultimately worked out well. I decided to share my notes and reflections in case they’re helpful to others in a similar situation. This is especially relevant if you’re not actively job hunting and suddenly receive an interview invitation, leaving you with limited time to prepare but a strong desire to maximize your chances of success. ...

About six years ago, while operating a large Java-based platform in Kubernetes, I noticed a recurring problem: our services required significantly higher CPU and memory during application startup. Heavy use of Spring Beans and AutoConfiguration forced us to set inflated resource requests and limits just to survive bootstrap, even though those resources were mostly unused afterwards. This workaround never felt right. As an engineer, I wanted a solution that reflected the actual lifecycle of an application rather than its worst moment. ...