Take Time to Help Others
While it may not seem intuitive taking time out to selflessly help others will help you more …
Hi 👋🏼, I'm Steve Francia
You’re probably running my code right now. Cobra powers kubernetes, docker, and GitHub’s gh. Hugo builds millions of websites. Together, my personal projects have earned 200k+ GitHub stars.
I’ve spent three decades creating the developer stack: MongoDB’s developer experience, container standards at Docker, leading Go at Google, AI at Two Sigma. The tech was never the point. Here I write about the human stack: building products, teams, and communities that last.
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Windows 7 launch notes
I was fortunate to be able to attend the Microsoft Launch Developer Preview meeting in NYC. …
54% US Companies Ban Social Media... and That's Fine
According to a study commissioned by Robert Half Technology, an IT staffing company, 54 percent …
Managing Your Social Media Presence
As social media continues to emerge, many professionals are curious on what is the best way to …
The Death of Search
Social media will be the next innovation in the most unlikely of places, search ( leveraging …
How I Blog
Not surprisingly, given my semi random content, I arrive at my posts a few different ways. 1. I …
Analyzing and Improving Conversion
Conversion is one of those core metrics that every business depends on and strives to improve. …
Ranking Social Media
In business it’s common to use sales as a metric to determine success. Songs, albums, books and …
My Own Private Blogathon
Someone once said a goal is a dream until you write it down … in your blog and tell the world …
Using Nginx as a Load Balancer
Nginx is a relatively new web server that has a light footprint and relatively easy …
Featured in CIO Magazine!
I don’t know what could be more shocking that opening this month’s edition of CIO magazine and …
Choosing a Hosting Partner
No question about it, choosing a good hosting partner is one of the most important decisions a …
Social Media Recognition
Recently I’ve been fortunate to be recognized in a few publications. I extend a warm welcome to …
New Facebook in Depth Review
Facebook just unveiled their biggest change yet. The http://www.new.facebook.com website is a …
Setting up Subversion with multiple access methods
One thing that makes subversion such a powerful revision system is it’s ability to permit …
Scaling Web Sites (LAMP) : Top Resources
Luckily it’s 2009 and there have been a bunch of successful websites that have had to deal with …
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace (eBay)
Do you still remember when eBay was a great place to buy and sell things? Today most auctions …
Stop Twitter from Becoming the next MySpace
6 months ago Twitter was the best place in existence to use and develop great relations with …