Here’s how I went about running scheduled jobs using AWS Event Bridge and Fargate in ECS. Yes, there are many ways to skin this cat. This is just one. For context, the app that needed scheduled tasks is using FastAPI. You can use a library for repeated tasks (i.e. “every…

Disclaimer: I’m a total newb with Python and the ecosystem that surrounds it. I come from Rails and apparently I’ve been completely spoiled by how easy it was to use. Dear reader, I’m writing to declare victory. I’ve successfully navigated the gauntlet of setting up a test database for my…

36.7 miles into a 50-mile foot race* I sat in a chair and pondered the half-marathon that lay ahead. I thought of the hundreds (thousands?) of miles I had trained — hours and hours of mind-numbing, body-crippling shuffles through the dark cold of winter. I thought of the money I…

This is a consolidation of 4 blog posts I made when leading engineering for AngelMD. This content was originally published in 2018. Goals In devops, the goal is to automate everything and eliminate risk. To be more specific with regard to our team, our goals were as follows: master branch should…

“Tell me about your style of leadership.” I’ve heard some variation of this question a lot lately. This is generally how I answer it… …But before we begin, let’s get one thing straight: I’m no expert on leadership. I’m just a guy doing his best to be a good human…

This is a parable aimed squarely at bosses of software development teams. Zone 2 I made the decision to start running long distances when my son was born about 15 years ago. It was a workout I could do without driving anywhere and a workout that I felt like packed a lot…

Ryan is a friend of mine. We’ve worked together at several companies over the past 15 years. He is the most adept technologist I’ve ever come across — a savant. My role at work has generally been as his manager, though I mostly defer to his judgement as a technical…

This is a quick one. First, the workflow I’ve been using with git/Github goes as follows: - checkout and pull latest on master - create a new branch and push it up - run package manager stuff and/or db migrations - do code - push up changes - create a pull request - merge the pull request …