Ken Muse
Modeling the Human Costs of Bad Development Practices
In previous articles, we’ve explored the costs for inefficiencies in the development practice. What about the human costs associated with needing to hire and retain top talent? These costs are easily overlooked and rarely included. In this post, we’ll explore the costs associated with replacing lost team members and how top recruiters can help to minimize these expenses.

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Custom Azure GUIs for ARM and Bicep Templates
What if I told you that the portal experience you see with the Microsoft-provided resources was also available for your resources? Want to build a nice wizard for your ARM template? It’s time to dive deeper into Azure and learn how to develop ARM and Bicep templates like a pro. Learn to create your own custom Azure Portal experience!

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Modeling the Hidden Costs of Development
In the last post, we explored the expensive nature of technical debt and bad development practices. Today, we look at how to create financial models that help you to understand your actual costs.

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The Hidden Costs of Bad Development Practices
Bad development practices create debt. The interest on that debt can literally make or break a company, and nobody is immune. With Internet Explorer becoming the latest casualty, it’s a good time to explore the problem.

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Using New GitHub APIs With Probot
Probot makes it simple to create GitHub Apps, but sometimes the APIs update faster than Probot does. Learn how you can implement unsupported web hooks and APIs.

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Implementing Docker Layer Caching in GitHub Actions
BuildKit provides native support for caching layers to improve build times. In this post, we’ll explore implementing gha, inline, and registry caches with GHCR and GitHub Actions.

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Implementing Docker-from-Docker for Non-Root Users
The third and final part of our exploration of Features and creating a simple feature. Now it’s time to dive deeper into Linux scripting to create an entrypoint for the non-root users.

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Improving Docker-From-Docker With Features
Sometimes scripting in containers just isn’t enough. We need modular, reusable components to create repeatable practices. We need to implement our first Feature.

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Intro to Dev Container Features
One of the newest additions to the dev container specification is Features. Today I’ll explore the basics of the specification and how it lets you create reusable components for your dev containers.

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What Are GitHub Verified Domains?

What Are GitHub Verified Domains?

GitHub has a lot of options for verified domains. Have you ever wondered what they all do, when to use them, and how they help keep your brand secure? Then today’s topic is for you!

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