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Blue‑Green Deployment in 1 diagram and 195 words
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Blue‑Green Deployment in 1 diagram and 195 words

Explained as simply as possible… but not simpler.

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Your "Open Door" policy is pretty useless
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Your "Open Door" policy is pretty useless

And probably promotes the opposite of what you think.

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Auto scaling in 1 diagram and 171 words
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Auto scaling in 1 diagram and 171 words

Explained as simply as possible… but not simpler.

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#5 | Sunday reads for EMs
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#5 | Sunday reads for EMs

My favourite reads of the week to make your Sunday a little more inspiring.

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UDP (User Datagram Protocol) in 1 diagram and 162 words
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UDP (User Datagram Protocol) in 1 diagram and 162 words

Explained as simply as possible… but not simpler.

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10+1 Interview questions I ask every engineer (and the red flags I’m listening for)
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10+1 Interview questions I ask every engineer (and the red flags I’m listening for)

The questions I use to find great engineers (not just great coders)

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TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) in 1 diagram and 145 words
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TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) in 1 diagram and 145 words

Explained as simply as possible… but not simpler.

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#4 | Sunday reads for EMs
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#4 | Sunday reads for EMs

My favourite reads of the week to make your Sunday a little more inspiring.

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WebSockets in 1 diagram and 186 words
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WebSockets in 1 diagram and 186 words

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Caleb Mellas

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