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  • Mar 5, 2026

    Workload Identity in a Hurry: SPIFFE, SPIRE & TPM

    How machines prove their identity without passwords. Covers SPIFFE IDs, SPIRE architecture, X.509 SVIDs, mTLS between workloads, and TPM-based attestation.
  • Mar 5, 2026

    PKI Operations in a Hurry: Let's Encrypt, CSRs & Internal PKI

    The operational side of PKI - generating CSRs, automating certificates with Let's Encrypt and ACME, running internal CAs, and managing certificate lifecycle at scale.
  • Mar 5, 2026

    Cryptographic Basics in a Hurry: Public Key Cryptography, Certificates & TLS

    Symmetric vs asymmetric encryption, how certificates and certificate chains work, and the full TLS handshake - everything you need before diving into PKI or workload identity.
  • Jan 17, 2026

    Podman and Minikube - A quickstart guide

    Follow the steps to setup podman as Docker replacement with Minikube on macOS.

  • Jan 17, 2026

    Kubernetes Lab with kubeadm and Lima on macOS

    This post walks through a local Kubernetes lab that runs on Lima VMs on macOS. The goal is to get a small environment that feels closer to a real kubeadm-based cluster.

  • Jan 3, 2026

    NFL in a Hurry

    If you are like me and got into America’s favorite pastime late in life, this cheatsheet is for you. I decided to put together all the questions that I asked (and perhaps annoyed) my partner, that one friend who is really into the game, and AI assistants.

  • Jan 2, 2026

    Kubernetes in a Hurry: From kube-proxy to ServiceMesh(Q&A Format)

    If you need networking fundamentals primer before diving into container networking and kubernetes, check out Part 1 of this series: Networking in a hurry

  • Jan 1, 2026

    Networking in a Hurry: From ARP to Geneve(Q&A Format)

    This guide covers networking technologies from the fundamentals to modern cloud-native networking, organized chronologically from basics to advanced concepts. You’ll learn everything from the OSI model to Kubernetes networking, including ARP, NAT, VLANs, VXLAN, and Geneve. The guide progresses from foundational concepts (OSI model, Layer 2/3/4) through container networking primitives, then covers network virtualization technologies (VLAN, VXLAN, Geneve) in order of their development.

  • Jan 1, 2026

    Networking in a hurry - Quiz

    Test your knowledge of networking fundamentals, from the OSI model to Kubernetes service mesh.

  • Feb 12, 2025

    10 Essential Engineering Practices for Junior Developers

    Great software engineering is not just about writing code that works—it’s about writing code that is clean, maintainable, and scalable. The best engineers develop good habits that make their code easier to read, debug, and extend over time.

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