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DevOps Edition #SolomonGrundy

October 27, 2025

DevOps Edition hashtag#SolomonGrundy

 

Deployed on Monday,
Configured on Tuesday,
Tested on Wednesday,
Patched on Thursday,
Scaled up on Friday,
Crashed on Saturday,
Rolled back on Sunday —
That was the sprint
Of Solomon Grundy.

Steve Persch, Dramaturg of website operations, Season 2025, CI episode

June 20, 2025

Embedding this post from LinkedIn. I keep watching it when I need to take a break from DevOps, CI, etc.

Learning new words in morning: Astute point

June 3, 2025

Usually in the morning after my first cup of coffee I learn new Spanish words using Duolingo app.  Today I read a great funny article sent to me by a friend.  I enjoyed all 16 min of reading, and learned two new words - astute point and yak-shaving.  Will try to use them in a sentence today. 

Astute point

Astute point” and “good point” are similar, but not exact synonyms.

Enhancing Authentication: OpenID Connect Module for Backdrop CMS

May 18, 2025

Authentication is one of the cornerstones of modern web development—and getting it wrong can seriously hurt the user experience. Recently, our team was working on Single Sign On for the CMQCC website that was migrated from D7 to  Backdrop CMS last year.  CMQCC accounts server provides OpenID https://openid.net/ authentication, and this module was not ready for BackdropCMS.