Benjamin Cane

Benjamin Cane

Feb 8

Optimizing the team’s workflow can be more impactful than building business features

#career #devops #productivity #softwareengineering

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Jan 31

I follow an architecture principle I call The Law of Collective Amnesia

#discuss #architecture #softwareengineering #systemdesign

3 min read

Benjamin Cane

Jan 24

Performance testing without a target is like running a race with no finish line

#devops #performance #testing

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Jan 17

Many teams think performance testing means throwing traffic at a system until it breaks.

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Jan 17

Pre-populating caches is a “bolt-on” cache-optimization I've used successfully in many systems. It works, but it adds complexity

#architecture #backend #performance #systemdesign

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Jan 17

Don't be afraid to build a tool. Just don't become too attached to it.

#automation #devops #productivity #tooling

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Jan 17

One of the toughest engineering skills to develop is accepting a decision you disagree with. 😖

#discuss #architecture #career #softwareengineering

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Jan 17

Canary deployments are an operational superpower, but the complexity they bring isn’t for everyone.

#architecture #automation #cicd #devops

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Jan 17

Everyone has bias, yes, even you. 🫵

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Jan 17

Do you use Architecture Decision Records?* I’m a big fan, and I think they’re a best practice every engineering org should adopt

#architecture #documentation #softwareengineering #systemdesign

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Benjamin Cane

Jan 10 '25

Is the Test Pyramid Still Relevant?

#technology #coding #programming #softwareengineering

3 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 19 '24

Random is a great load balancing policy

#softwareengineering #distributedsystems #softwaredevelopment #coding

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

Monolith to Micro-services: Avoid Database Sprawl

#coding #programming #softwareengineering #softwaredevelopment

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

Avoid the Go init function

#coding #go #softwareengineering #softwaredevelopment

1 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

Do you use Metrics or did you implement Logging and call it a day?

#devops #programming #coding #softwaredevelopment

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

Building a “maintenance mode” in your application makes it much easier to manage

#coding #devops #programming #softwaredevelopment

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

If every transaction matters, you should understand graceful shutdown

#softwareengineering #coding #programming #go

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

Mentorship is a critical aspect of Engineering, but I feel it isn’t discussed enough

#softwaredevelopment #technology #softwareengineering

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

Is it just me, or do others feel distributed configuration is a highly underrated practice?

#distributedsystems #technology #coding #programming

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

Why is gRPC so much faster than a JSON-based REST API?

#grpc #programming #softwaredevelopment #coding

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

Are you getting the most out of AI Coding Assistants?

#coding #softwareengineering #technology #softwaredevelopment

2 min read

Benjamin Cane

Dec 15 '24

HTTP/2 is fast but adds complexity

#softwareengineering #programming #distributedsystems

2 min read

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Optimizing the team’s workflow can be more impactful than building business features

I follow an architecture principle I call The Law of Collective Amnesia

Performance testing without a target is like running a race with no finish line

Many teams think performance testing means throwing traffic at a system until it breaks.

Pre-populating caches is a “bolt-on” cache-optimization I've used successfully in many systems. It works, but it adds complexity

Don't be afraid to build a tool. Just don't become too attached to it.

One of the toughest engineering skills to develop is accepting a decision you disagree with. 😖

Canary deployments are an operational superpower, but the complexity they bring isn’t for everyone.

Everyone has bias, yes, even you. 🫵

Do you use Architecture Decision Records?* I’m a big fan, and I think they’re a best practice every engineering org should adopt

Is the Test Pyramid Still Relevant?

Random is a great load balancing policy

Monolith to Micro-services: Avoid Database Sprawl

Avoid the Go init function

Do you use Metrics or did you implement Logging and call it a day?

Building a “maintenance mode” in your application makes it much easier to manage

If every transaction matters, you should understand graceful shutdown

Mentorship is a critical aspect of Engineering, but I feel it isn’t discussed enough

Is it just me, or do others feel distributed configuration is a highly underrated practice?

Why is gRPC so much faster than a JSON-based REST API?

Are you getting the most out of AI Coding Assistants?

HTTP/2 is fast but adds complexity