An Odyssey of Systems and Architecture
Architecture posts will be focused on the systems, containers, and applications used to build and support the application.
I often get asked what blogging platform I recommend for individuals and small organisations, and I invariably suggest WordPress – it is commonly available across multiple web hosting providers, has plugins to cover almost every requirement, and can scale to grow to support almost all usage patterns. However, the common use of WordPress is both … Read more
I have been playing with some systems designs to prepare for a project I am working on. It has been interesting to see how my design principles have actually aligned with some existing recommendations and documentation. For example, this great write-up by Donne Martin, tech lead at Facebook reaffirmed what my experiences at OzEmail/UUNet had … Read more
As a carry-over from my WordPress work, I host a few WordPress sites for friends and family on a virtual private server on SSDnodes. One of my focus areas in my WordPress side hustle was website performance – the faster the website, the more likely your end customer will spend time reading your content and … Read more