Derek Armstrong
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    • From Google Skills to AI Skills: The Evolution of Information Discovery
    • Navigating Input Overload in Engineering and Leadership
    • Nagios: A 10-Year Retrospective on Infrastructure Monitoring
    • AI's Hidden Vulnerability: The Rising Threat of Prompt Injection Attacks
    • ⚡ Raycast: The All-Apple Productivity Powerhouse You Didn't Know You Needed
    • 🤖 The New Era of Development: Managing AI Agents in the SDLC
    • Podman Cheat Sheet
    • Professional Guide to Python Exception Handling
    • Gitea: Git on Your Own Terms
    • Don't Get Left Behind: Evolve in this AI Era
    • Pydantic AI
    • The Future of Payments
    • The Crucial Role of Single Amount Fraud Checks in Payment Processing
    • Understanding Clearing and Settlement
    • Supercharge Your Workflow with Pycharm
    • The 80/20 Rule: How 20% of Your Actions Create 80% of Your Awesome Life 💥
    • Markdown Magic: The No-Nonsense Tool That’ll Change How You Write Forever
    • Dev Magic with Docker
    • Building Your Personalized Productivity Ecosystem
    • Upgrading from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8
    • The Agentic CLI Revolution: When AI Meets the Terminal
    • Mastering the Soft Skills Game
    • How to Learn a New Technology
    • Getting Your Idea Out There
    • PlantUML: Powerful Diagrams with Code
    • How to Effectively Communicate Without All the Information
    • Comparing Docker.io and Snap Docker on Ubuntu
    • Redirecting Root Domain with Cloudflare
    • Proven Practical Ways to Overcome Stress and Anxiety
    • Why Knowing the Business Beats Knowing the Tech
    • Fireworks, Fun, and First-Time Contributions
    • Easy-to-Understand Python Naming Conventions and Coding Best Practices
    • Easy and Effective Code Reviews
    • A Simple Guide to Writing Modular Python Code
    • Servant Leadership: Aces In Their Places
    • All-in-One Unraid HomeLab Server
    • Run your own AI LLM in two commands
    • Crafting Jira Stories
    • The Power of a Brag Book
    • A Practical Guide to Clean Coding
    • Become a F.A.S.T. Engineer
    • The Strategic Shift to Remote Work: A Software Engineer’s Perspective
    • TickTick vs Fantastical: The Ultimate Productivity Tool Showdown
    • Embracing a New Age: How Language Learning Models and AI Chatbots are Revolutionizing Technology Use
    • Streamlining SSH Connections: A Quick Guide
    • Setting up Cloud Init Ubuntu Image on Proxmox
    • Maximizing Efficiency in IT: Simplifying Software and Infrastructure Development
  • Bookshelf
    • 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think
    • AI and Machine Learning for Coders
    • Atomic Habits
    • Clean Architecture: A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design
    • Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
    • Die with Zero
    • Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
    • Effortless
    • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
    • Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
    • Soft Skills
    • The 80/20 Principle
    • The Lean Startup
    • The Let Them Theory
    • The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery
    • The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change
    • Designing Data-Intensive Applications
    • Building Evolutionary Architectures: Automated Software Governance
    • Thinking in Systems: A Primer
    • Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps
    • Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow
    • The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
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  • Projects
    • Enterprise Infrastructure Monitoring with Nagios
  • Hugo Blox
    • Getting Started
    • Guide
      • Project Structure
      • Configuration
      • Formatting
        • Embed Media
        • Buttons
        • Callouts
        • Cards
        • Spoilers
        • Steps
    • Reference
      • Customization
      • Internationalization (i18n)
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