I'm Calvin Taylor
A Snr Platform Engineer, trying to be a little better than average.
Learn how we migrated from GitLab's legacy Docker+Machine executor to blazing-fast Kubernetes-based GitLab Runners using Karpenter. Solving TLS handshake issues to optimizing autoscaling, here’s how we built a secure and scalable CI platform on AWS EKS.
We evaluated every option — SaaS platforms, open source like Backstage, and full in-house builds. Here’s why we ultimately decided to build our own Internal Developer Portal, and how we weighed flexibility, cost, and control.
UUIDv4, UUIDv7, Snowflake, NanoID — which one should you choose? In Part 2, I benchmarked different ID formats to compare generation time, storage behavior, and CRUD performance across SQL engines. Here’s what I found.
My wee Cover of Ben Howards, Oats in the Water! A little messy with timing at bits but oh well Tuning is DADAAD, very peculiar
Check out my cover of "Blackbird" by The Beatles! Recorded this using a Boss GT1 interface with my Ibanez RGD7521PB in standard tuning. This song has some tricky timings lol