Rachel Stephens
@rstephens.me
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what do VMs, microservices and agents have in common? and what does Yeats have to do with all of that?
redmonk.com/sogrady/2026...
redmonk.com/sogrady/2026...
The Blood Dimmed Tide of Agents
Many years ago, a large European bank spoke to analysts after its first transition from purely physical hardware into virtual machines. While expressing overall satisfaction with the move, its enthusi...
redmonk.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
what do VMs, microservices and agents have in common? and what does Yeats have to do with all of that?
redmonk.com/sogrady/2026...
redmonk.com/sogrady/2026...
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Join the dora.community today for a discussion with @wiredferret.bsky.social about progressive delivery.
Heidi will give a brief overview and then we'll have a lean coffee-based discussion about the topic.
Meeting starts at 12PM ET, details on the mailing list.
#DORA #GBGB #Community
Heidi will give a brief overview and then we'll have a lean coffee-based discussion about the topic.
Meeting starts at 12PM ET, details on the mailing list.
#DORA #GBGB #Community
DORA Community of Practice
The DORA Community provides opportunities to learn, discuss, and collaborate on software delivery and operational performance. Enabling a culture of continuous improvement.
dora.community
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Join the dora.community today for a discussion with @wiredferret.bsky.social about progressive delivery.
Heidi will give a brief overview and then we'll have a lean coffee-based discussion about the topic.
Meeting starts at 12PM ET, details on the mailing list.
#DORA #GBGB #Community
Heidi will give a brief overview and then we'll have a lean coffee-based discussion about the topic.
Meeting starts at 12PM ET, details on the mailing list.
#DORA #GBGB #Community
Maybe not every SaaS service needs a year in review...
December 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Maybe not every SaaS service needs a year in review...
our kids sleep with stuffed animals that you can warm up in the microwave before bed.
the result is super cozy, but it’s always a little unsettling to be the person in charge of nuking the baby animals.
the result is super cozy, but it’s always a little unsettling to be the person in charge of nuking the baby animals.
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
our kids sleep with stuffed animals that you can warm up in the microwave before bed.
the result is super cozy, but it’s always a little unsettling to be the person in charge of nuking the baby animals.
the result is super cozy, but it’s always a little unsettling to be the person in charge of nuking the baby animals.
the most relatable part of Little Mermaid as a parent is the horror of discovering your child has built a shrine out of random trash they found on the playground, and they are emotionally attached to every single “treasure”
whole fucking house is full of dinglehoppers I can’t throw away.
whole fucking house is full of dinglehoppers I can’t throw away.
December 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
the most relatable part of Little Mermaid as a parent is the horror of discovering your child has built a shrine out of random trash they found on the playground, and they are emotionally attached to every single “treasure”
whole fucking house is full of dinglehoppers I can’t throw away.
whole fucking house is full of dinglehoppers I can’t throw away.
Still can’t speak Spanish past what I remember from high school, still terrible at chess, still fiercely protective of my streak
December 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Still can’t speak Spanish past what I remember from high school, still terrible at chess, still fiercely protective of my streak
The @redmonk.com team allows* me to plan activities for the team holiday happy hour every year, and I am SO EXCITED for today's Show and Tell festivities.
*begrudgingly allows
*begrudgingly allows
December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The @redmonk.com team allows* me to plan activities for the team holiday happy hour every year, and I am SO EXCITED for today's Show and Tell festivities.
*begrudgingly allows
*begrudgingly allows
I talked with @zachlloyd.bsky.social from @warp.dev about how the terminal is changing, why agentic development needs new interfaces, and what comes after writing code by hand.
redmonk.com/blog/2025/12...
redmonk.com/blog/2025/12...
zachlloyd.bsky.social
zachlloyd.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I talked with @zachlloyd.bsky.social from @warp.dev about how the terminal is changing, why agentic development needs new interfaces, and what comes after writing code by hand.
redmonk.com/blog/2025/12...
redmonk.com/blog/2025/12...
Reposted by Rachel Stephens
Have you been following the JavaScript Bundler Grand Prix? Consider recent announcements including @voidzero.dev's Vite+, @bytedance.bsky.social's Rspack 1.6, @vercel.com's @nextjs.org 16 (beta) release enabling Turbopack by default, & @anthropic.com's Bun acquisition. redmonk.com/kholterhoff/...
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Have you been following the JavaScript Bundler Grand Prix? Consider recent announcements including @voidzero.dev's Vite+, @bytedance.bsky.social's Rspack 1.6, @vercel.com's @nextjs.org 16 (beta) release enabling Turbopack by default, & @anthropic.com's Bun acquisition. redmonk.com/kholterhoff/...
ain't no party like a reinvent party cuz a reinvent party don't sto ---- wait hold on, it's almost midnight and I haven't done my duolingo yet, give me a couple minutes
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ain't no party like a reinvent party cuz a reinvent party don't sto ---- wait hold on, it's almost midnight and I haven't done my duolingo yet, give me a couple minutes
Text 1: “I’m so excited you texted me! I promise I won’t be annoying!”
Texts 2-5: “and if I am annoying here are various ways you can signal that I’m annoying!”
(but alas this pattern matching didn’t hit until ~2 hours after text 5.)
Texts 2-5: “and if I am annoying here are various ways you can signal that I’m annoying!”
(but alas this pattern matching didn’t hit until ~2 hours after text 5.)
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Text 1: “I’m so excited you texted me! I promise I won’t be annoying!”
Texts 2-5: “and if I am annoying here are various ways you can signal that I’m annoying!”
(but alas this pattern matching didn’t hit until ~2 hours after text 5.)
Texts 2-5: “and if I am annoying here are various ways you can signal that I’m annoying!”
(but alas this pattern matching didn’t hit until ~2 hours after text 5.)
Sudden realization 8 years in - am I still supposed to be gauging the temperature of my kids’ baths with my elbow?
Is that just an infant thing that you are naturally supposed to stop doing?
Is that just an infant thing that you are naturally supposed to stop doing?
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Sudden realization 8 years in - am I still supposed to be gauging the temperature of my kids’ baths with my elbow?
Is that just an infant thing that you are naturally supposed to stop doing?
Is that just an infant thing that you are naturally supposed to stop doing?
I love moments when I'm reminded how amazing my colleagues are, and right now is a @kateholterhoff.com appreciation moment. She does such great work!
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I love moments when I'm reminded how amazing my colleagues are, and right now is a @kateholterhoff.com appreciation moment. She does such great work!
That feeling when you get ready to go out to dinner and then realize you could have looked presentable all day if you had just done this 8 hours earlier
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
That feeling when you get ready to go out to dinner and then realize you could have looked presentable all day if you had just done this 8 hours earlier
Totally not the point of this post, but I love this line from @charity.wtf:
"infrastructure is the code you have to run in order to run the code you want to run"
www.honeycomb.io/blog/the-meh...
"infrastructure is the code you have to run in order to run the code you want to run"
www.honeycomb.io/blog/the-meh...
The "Meh-trics" Reloaded: Why I Was 100% Wrong About Metrics (and Also 100% Right)
Okay, I'm going to say something that would make 2016 Charity want to throw her laptop across the room: we're making a major investment in metrics at Honeycomb. I know, I know.
www.honeycomb.io
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Totally not the point of this post, but I love this line from @charity.wtf:
"infrastructure is the code you have to run in order to run the code you want to run"
www.honeycomb.io/blog/the-meh...
"infrastructure is the code you have to run in order to run the code you want to run"
www.honeycomb.io/blog/the-meh...
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Forgot to post this yesterday… twinning with @rstephens.me at #kubeconNA!
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Forgot to post this yesterday… twinning with @rstephens.me at #kubeconNA!
I used Lasagna Love earlier this year after we had a loss in the family. I didn't have a financial need, I just wanted a home cooked meal and the feeling that someone cared.
The lasagna ended up being delivered the same week my brother lost a close friend, and I shared the meal with him too.
The lasagna ended up being delivered the same week my brother lost a close friend, and I shared the meal with him too.
Lasagna Love volunteers make and deliver home-cooked meals—on their own schedule, within their own budget. It’s flexible, fun, and truly rewarding.
When neighbors care for each other, everyone wins.
Volunteer today: www.lasagnalove.org/volunteer
When neighbors care for each other, everyone wins.
Volunteer today: www.lasagnalove.org/volunteer
Volunteer with Lasagna Love | Deliver Meals with Kindness
Join Lasagna Love as a volunteer. Cook a meal, deliver kindness, and support families in your community. Sign up today to make a difference.
www.lasagnalove.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I used Lasagna Love earlier this year after we had a loss in the family. I didn't have a financial need, I just wanted a home cooked meal and the feeling that someone cared.
The lasagna ended up being delivered the same week my brother lost a close friend, and I shared the meal with him too.
The lasagna ended up being delivered the same week my brother lost a close friend, and I shared the meal with him too.
“we’re taking another selfie, this time look like you like us”
Getting ready for @redmonk.com beers with @sogrady.org and @kateholterhoff.com
Join us at 7:00 and see if Steve gets more smiley as the night progresses
Getting ready for @redmonk.com beers with @sogrady.org and @kateholterhoff.com
Join us at 7:00 and see if Steve gets more smiley as the night progresses
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“we’re taking another selfie, this time look like you like us”
Getting ready for @redmonk.com beers with @sogrady.org and @kateholterhoff.com
Join us at 7:00 and see if Steve gets more smiley as the night progresses
Getting ready for @redmonk.com beers with @sogrady.org and @kateholterhoff.com
Join us at 7:00 and see if Steve gets more smiley as the night progresses
This #kubecon keynote from @puerco.mx and @staceypotter.bsky.social is an absolute delight. more luchadore-themed talks please!
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This #kubecon keynote from @puerco.mx and @staceypotter.bsky.social is an absolute delight. more luchadore-themed talks please!
4 year old: let’s have a staring contest
8 year old, approximately 5 seconds later: I win!
4 year old: actually, let’s have a blinking contest
8 year old, approximately 5 seconds later: I win!
4 year old: actually, let’s have a blinking contest
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
4 year old: let’s have a staring contest
8 year old, approximately 5 seconds later: I win!
4 year old: actually, let’s have a blinking contest
8 year old, approximately 5 seconds later: I win!
4 year old: actually, let’s have a blinking contest
if someone says there's good news and bad news about something related to super glue, you should mentally brace yourself for mostly bad news.
(it's me. I'm the bad super glue news.)
(it's me. I'm the bad super glue news.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
if someone says there's good news and bad news about something related to super glue, you should mentally brace yourself for mostly bad news.
(it's me. I'm the bad super glue news.)
(it's me. I'm the bad super glue news.)
I have an application or a browser tab that is periodically making clicking noises.
This would be irritating.
Until I realized that I was mentally blaming all of the screens viewable on my right monitor first simply because my speaker is also on the right.
Now I'm just laughing at human brains.
This would be irritating.
Until I realized that I was mentally blaming all of the screens viewable on my right monitor first simply because my speaker is also on the right.
Now I'm just laughing at human brains.
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I have an application or a browser tab that is periodically making clicking noises.
This would be irritating.
Until I realized that I was mentally blaming all of the screens viewable on my right monitor first simply because my speaker is also on the right.
Now I'm just laughing at human brains.
This would be irritating.
Until I realized that I was mentally blaming all of the screens viewable on my right monitor first simply because my speaker is also on the right.
Now I'm just laughing at human brains.
Reposted by Rachel Stephens
All hail Brenda www.tiktok.com/@belligerent...
#ai#excel#accounting#artificialintelligence#brenda
TikTok video by Ada James
www.tiktok.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
All hail Brenda www.tiktok.com/@belligerent...
LMAO. @kateholterhoff.com accidentally turned on Zoom's AI Companion at the start of a call and then immediately turned it off. It still sent us a recap.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
LMAO. @kateholterhoff.com accidentally turned on Zoom's AI Companion at the start of a call and then immediately turned it off. It still sent us a recap.
It's a launch day at @redmonk.com!
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
Progressive Delivery
My colleague James Governor has been talking about Progressive Delivery since helping coin the term in 2018. He joined forces with co-authors Kim Harrison, Heidi Waterhouse, and Adam Zimman to write a...
redmonk.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's a launch day at @redmonk.com!
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...