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Linux Resource Limits: ulimit, cgroups v2 & Systemd Slice Configuration

01September 22, 2022 · 14 min readAdministration

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Linux Resource Limits: ulimit, cgroups v2 & Systemd Slice

Sets per-user and per-process limits with ulimit and /etc/security/limits.conf, then manages resources with cgroups v2 and systemd slices.

Linux
Administration
systemd
cgroups
PAM

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137September 15, 2022 · 15 min readDebugging

Memory Leaks and Infinite Loops: Debugging the Bugs That

Methodical approach to diagnosing memory leaks and infinite loops - profiler usage, heap snapshots, watchdog timers, and systematic reproduction steps.

PHP
Debugging
Memory Leaks
Profiling

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138September 13, 2022 · 15 min readEngineering

The Art of Knowing What to Delete: Elegance Through

Shows how the most impactful refactors remove code rather than add it - dead branches, redundant layers, and abstractions that outlived their purpose.

Engineering
Refactoring
Simplicity
Dead Code

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139September 12, 2022 · 12 min readCore PHP

Working With PHP Attributes: Replace Annotations

Shows how to write, read, and validate PHP 8 Attributes, and how frameworks like Symfony and Doctrine are adopting them internally.

PHP
Attributes
PHP 8
Symfony

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140August 24, 2022 · 17 min readOpen Source

Open Source Governance Models: BDFL, Committees

Compares how major projects make decisions - from Linus Torvalds' Linux model to Python's steering council and Apache Foundation's committee structure.

Open Source
Governance
Maintainers
Foundations

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141August 17, 2022 · 29 min readLanguage Evolution

How Rust Changes the Way You Think About Memory Forever

Explores how Rust's ownership model does not just prevent bugs - it instils a permanent mental model of memory lifetimes that improves how developers reason in every language they return to.

Language Evolution
Rust
Ownership
Borrowing

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142August 10, 2022 · 15 min readNetworking

Setting Up a Linux DNS Server With BIND9: Zones, Records

Configures BIND9 authoritative and recursive resolvers, writes forward and reverse zone files, enables DNSSEC signing, and tests with dig.

Linux
BIND9
DNS
DNSSEC

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143August 1, 2022 · 17 min readTesting

PHP Static Analysis With PHPStan & Psalm: Catch Bugs

Compares PHPStan and Psalm, covers level configuration, baseline management, custom rules, and CI integration for zero-defect deploys.

PHP
Testing
PHPStan
Psalm

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144July 28, 2022 · 15 min readNetworking

Linux Container Networking: Bridges, veth Pairs & iptables

Explains how Docker and LXC use Linux bridges, veth pairs, network namespaces, and iptables NAT rules for container connectivity.

Linux
Containers
Docker
LXC

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Production contextArticles focus on live-application problems: slow queries, fragile releases, unclear ownership, failed jobs, admin workflow friction, and code paths that are hard to review.
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