The case against living in the Bay Area, for ambitious tech people

come on, man | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 5 days ago

Tech the Heck? Archera

I warned you this would be a recurring feature | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 1 month ago

Knowledge Worker

Of all the creative work I've done, I think I'm most proud of this. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 months ago

The death of the [modified] developer

It's not just juniors who've had their career yanked out from under them by AI. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 months ago

The end of the Everything Cloud

Why is AWS deprecating a bunch of services all of a sudden, and what does it mean for you? | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 4 months ago

The case for conferences in 2024

COVID and the end of ZIRP weirded everything. Are companies still funding travel for professional development, and is it still worth doing? | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 4 months ago

This is what software development looks like now

It's ... interesting? | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 5 months ago

I made a new cartoon thing for you to try

also, Google Cloud does something very good | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 6 months ago

A tale of two clouds

Customer obsession vs customer obfuscation | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 6 months ago

Closed as unhelpful: an elegy for Stack Overflow

It's the end of an era. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 6 months ago

Why didn't Google Cloud buy HashiCorp?

On the surface it seemed like a match made in heaven. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 7 months ago

Is there such a thing as good gatekeeping?

Make things as accessible as possible, but don't pretend hard things are easy | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 7 months ago

The threat to open source comes from within

These are personal opinions and should not be construed as thought leadership | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 7 months ago

The end is Gemi-nigh

Commentary! | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 9 months ago

Tech the Heck? - CloudTruth

This is the weirdest email you will get today | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 9 months ago

Take on the Kubernetes Resume Challenge

Oh, yes. It's happening. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 9 months ago

Cynicism is the mind-killer

A new north star for Good Tech Things | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 9 months ago

IaC wars

Would you rather fight one horse-sized YAML template or 1,000 YAML template-sized horses? | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 9 months ago

"Here's the sad state of the cloud"

also, 10% off new guidebooks! | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 10 months ago

Google is a giant squid wearing Mickey Mouse gloves

Friday roundup of Tech Things, good and evil | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 10 months ago

Leaving Google Cloud

The hardest choice I've ever made | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 10 months ago

Wait, is cloud bad?

I regret to inform you that there is discourse | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 1 year ago

Calm down about Service Weaver

It isn't a silver bullet, and it's not claiming to be | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 1 year ago

When programming is gone, will we like what's left?

Be careful what you wish for. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 1 year ago

Crimes against cloud: an investigation

Also, a newsletter rebrand! | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 1 year ago

The cloud billing risk that scares me most as a developer

Because there's no good way to protect against it | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 years ago

A new era of the Cloud Resume Challenge

I'm pretty excited about this. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 years ago

In pursuit of compute

What I learned about Google Cloud compute while figuring out how to host a Discord bot | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 years ago

The cloud project that made headlines

Also, mentoring signup! | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 years ago

Update on The Best Jobs in Cloud: Jan 2021

And several other Cloud Resume Challenge changes for the new year | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 years ago

The best jobs in cloud: Dec 16, 2021

The season finale! | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 years ago

Unfair truth

Your Friday cartoon | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 years ago

The best jobs in cloud: Dec 2, 2021

Plus free object storage! | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 2 years ago

What if...

Plus a very good Black Friday deal | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 3 years ago

Supply chain

Your Friday cartoon | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 3 years ago

The best jobs in cloud: Nov 18, 2021

New funding rounds mean new jobs! | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 3 years ago

The Arrrs of Migration

I drew this and now you have to look at it. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 3 years ago

Bug taxonomy

Your weekly cartoon! | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 3 years ago

The best jobs in cloud: Nov 4, 2021

And some interesting survey results | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 3 years ago

Digging into that Pokémon GO architecture

Why did they build it on Google Cloud? | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 3 years ago

Developer equations

Solve for x. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 3 years ago

The best jobs in cloud: Oct 21, 2021

Plus a very important survey! | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 3 years ago