2025 felt like a continuation of the momentum I built last year with Kairos: more code, more people, and more proof that collaboration beats any solo sprint. I spent the year balancing hands-on engineering with developer relations, and I kept learning that the best outcomes happen when we build with others, not just for them.
Ever since I started working on Kairos, I've wanted to test out Fedora Silverblue on the desktop. Not sure why I postponed this so much, but I finally pulled the trigger. Installation was fairly simple, though it got stuck every single time when trying to enable the third-party repositories. When this happened I was a bit scared that the whole experience was going to be the same. Fortunately, this hasn't been the case, quite the opposite.
We are the lessons we've learned along the way, and we try to apply them at different levels of our experience.
Last week, the open-source team at Spectro Cloud held a Hackweek. If you haven’t heard of the format, it’s basically a week where we don’t focus on the highest-priority tickets. Instead, we work on things we want to work on, whether it’s for fun, exploration, or finally giving some love to that neglected project in the corner. I find Hackweeks incredibly valuable. In fact, I’ve written about them before, once in 2020 and even earlier back in 2015. They spark ideas, rekindle curiosity, and sometimes result in something genuinely useful.
This post documents what it felt like to build software with AI, from a clean slate, minimal tooling, and a curious mindset. The goal isn’t to teach, because I’m not an expert on the topic of Coding with AI. I’ve been coding professionally for years, but working with AI like this is still new territory. These notes capture my experiments, prompts, roadblocks, and small wins along the way.
As we approach the end of 2024, I find it important to reflect on the milestones achieved this year and how they've shaped my journey as a software developer, technologist, and contributor to the Cloud Native ecosystem. This post is as much about sharing insights as it is about expressing gratitude for the opportunities and support I've received.
When it comes to keeping your headless server synchronized with your Nextcloud server, setting up a reliable automated process is crucial. This guide will walk you through syncing top-level directories on an Ubuntu server. While this explanation uses Ubuntu, be aware that some commands, such as package installation, may vary on other Linux distributions.
When the Raspberry Pi5 is turned on, it will check on which device it is configured to boot. By default, this is the SD card, but you can change it to boot from an NVMe or USB drive while still fallback to SD. In my case, I’m using a USB SSD. Let’s take a look at how the disk is partitioned.
You know that feeling when you are trying not to buy new mechanical keyboards and still one manages to find its way to your desk? Well, that’s precisely how I felt last week when a package from Epomaker arrived! For about a fortnight, I’ve been putting the Tide75 to the test, let me tell you what I found!
Linux has become the default operating system for running web applications. However, like any system connected to the internet, it is exposed to remote attacks. While public cloud environments and private datacenters offer some security from physical tampering, edge computing presents unique challenges.