Scott Gerring
@scottgerring.com
Software & tech enthusiast living in Switzerland, working @ Datadog. Opinions on all sorts of things, some of them reasonable.
James Eastham and my latest video on software dev is up! We try to distill down when it makes sense and when not to microservice, hopefully without alienating too many folks. Have a listen and let us know what you think!
It's a great debate in modern software, do you need microservices? Or will a monolith be enough for what you need.
In the latest video in our modern software engineering series @scottgerring.com and me discuss exactly this.
youtu.be/zUhrBYH0zyw
#softwareengineering #software #development
In the latest video in our modern software engineering series @scottgerring.com and me discuss exactly this.
youtu.be/zUhrBYH0zyw
#softwareengineering #software #development
Monorepos Vs. Microservices: The Debate You Need to Watch!
YouTube video by Datadog Community
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
James Eastham and my latest video on software dev is up! We try to distill down when it makes sense and when not to microservice, hopefully without alienating too many folks. Have a listen and let us know what you think!
Yup
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
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December 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Yup
Incy Wincy Spider is Sisyphus for kids
December 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Incy Wincy Spider is Sisyphus for kids
Anna’s Archive backing up all of Spotify is like a feel good version of the GenAI folks stealing everyone’s copyrighted content to train their models
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Anna’s Archive backing up all of Spotify is like a feel good version of the GenAI folks stealing everyone’s copyrighted content to train their models
@jameseastham.co.uk and I are back again talking about software engineering! This time, we dive into API-first design - what it's good for, and how you can get started with it.
Let us know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE-R...
Let us know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE-R...
The Incredible Power of API First Design
YouTube video by Datadog Community
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
@jameseastham.co.uk and I are back again talking about software engineering! This time, we dive into API-first design - what it's good for, and how you can get started with it.
Let us know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE-R...
Let us know what you think!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE-R...
Not sure anyone I know on here cares, but it brings me great sadness that Scott aren't producing tele boots anymore
Scott Ends Telemark Boot Production, Leaving Free-Heel Skiers Scratching Their Heads
The long quiet carrier of the legendary Garmont flame is done with boots, including free-heel options, just as the sport appears to rise again.
www.powder.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Not sure anyone I know on here cares, but it brings me great sadness that Scott aren't producing tele boots anymore
US State Department abolishing use of "Calibri" in documents because it is quote too diverse end quote is the most absurdly The Onion news I have read this year, and that is saying something
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
US State Department abolishing use of "Calibri" in documents because it is quote too diverse end quote is the most absurdly The Onion news I have read this year, and that is saying something
#cloudflare down again? Hopefully wont blame rust this time 🥹
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
#cloudflare down again? Hopefully wont blame rust this time 🥹
The season of having my heart continuously broken by the snow forecast is upon us
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The season of having my heart continuously broken by the snow forecast is upon us
Congrats to our APM team on the preview release of dd-trace-rs! Now we have a nice opinionated datadog tracer for Rust folks 🥰
github.com/DataDog/dd-t...
github.com/DataDog/dd-t...
GitHub - DataDog/dd-trace-rs: Datadog APM for Rust
Datadog APM for Rust. Contribute to DataDog/dd-trace-rs development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Congrats to our APM team on the preview release of dd-trace-rs! Now we have a nice opinionated datadog tracer for Rust folks 🥰
github.com/DataDog/dd-t...
github.com/DataDog/dd-t...
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Zig’s moving to codeberg from github because of entshitification ! Proverbial canary ?
ziglang.org/news/migrati...
ziglang.org/news/migrati...
Migrating from GitHub to Codeberg
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Zig Programming Language
ziglang.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Zig’s moving to codeberg from github because of entshitification ! Proverbial canary ?
ziglang.org/news/migrati...
ziglang.org/news/migrati...
@jameseastham.co.uk and I have released the inaugural _second episode_ (coughs loudly) of our video series on modern software development - this time on James' favourite thing, **Event Storming** - a great tool to dive into a domain you're about to build something in!
This Process Will Change How You Think About Designing Your Software
YouTube video by Datadog Community
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
@jameseastham.co.uk and I have released the inaugural _second episode_ (coughs loudly) of our video series on modern software development - this time on James' favourite thing, **Event Storming** - a great tool to dive into a domain you're about to build something in!
So ... the top is in?
Target announces partnership with OpenAI as it aims to reverse sales slump
Target looks to get ahead in the AI retail race, announcing an integration with ChatGPT alongside another quarter of disappointing results on Wednesday.
finance.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
So ... the top is in?
Come listen to @jameseastham.co.uk and I ramble about software architecture!
Picture the scene, you've been asked to build a brand new product in a brand new domain? How do you actually understand if you're building the right thing?
Join me and @scottgerring.com in this video where we discuss the #1 place to start when building new software?
youtu.be/50nvYvgqM6U
#software
Join me and @scottgerring.com in this video where we discuss the #1 place to start when building new software?
youtu.be/50nvYvgqM6U
#software
The #1 Place To Start Designing New Software
Hi, I'm James Eastham, a developer advocate at Datadog, and in this video, I team up with my colleague Scott Gerring to share a strategic approach to designing new software. We delve into the importance of focusing on user needs rather than technology from the get-go. Our journey starts with exploring 'domain storytelling,' a technique to better understand systems by mapping out user interactions, work items, and backend systems. We use a hypothetical app, 'Sticker Landia,' to illustrate our approach and show how it can lead to meaningful, user-focused software design. Join us as we highlight the steps to map out service boundaries and set the groundwork for building effective software solutions. Drop your thoughts and suggestions in the comments and don't forget to subscribe for more insights into modern software engineering! 00:00 Introduction: The Right Way to Start Designing Software 01:22 Problem Statement: The Sticker Landia App 02:42 Understanding...
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Come listen to @jameseastham.co.uk and I ramble about software architecture!
Had a great time at @vdthess.bsky.social over the last few days talking about software quality. Enormous thanks to Pat and the rest of the organisers for putting on a great event!
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Had a great time at @vdthess.bsky.social over the last few days talking about software quality. Enormous thanks to Pat and the rest of the organisers for putting on a great event!
This is clever realization - you can use XDP also for fast **egress** by cleverly using veth pairs - #ebpf community continues to do wildly novel things !
loopholelabs.io/blog/xdp-for...
loopholelabs.io/blog/xdp-for...
Using XDP for Egress Traffic
XDP only works for ingress. We found a loophole that lets it work for egress. Here's how we did the impossible.
loopholelabs.io
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
This is clever realization - you can use XDP also for fast **egress** by cleverly using veth pairs - #ebpf community continues to do wildly novel things !
loopholelabs.io/blog/xdp-for...
loopholelabs.io/blog/xdp-for...
Gotta say it’s nice to wake up and see some hopeful news from across the pond
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Gotta say it’s nice to wake up and see some hopeful news from across the pond
Google Slides diff view is surprisingly good? You can click through changes, and you get a big coloured box around what shifted.
... I kinda assume decent diffing was never gonna be a thing for presentations that _aren't_ written in some md/js framework
... I kinda assume decent diffing was never gonna be a thing for presentations that _aren't_ written in some md/js framework
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Google Slides diff view is surprisingly good? You can click through changes, and you get a big coloured box around what shifted.
... I kinda assume decent diffing was never gonna be a thing for presentations that _aren't_ written in some md/js framework
... I kinda assume decent diffing was never gonna be a thing for presentations that _aren't_ written in some md/js framework
Great summary of the vim->helix move.
As a very long term vi user and relatively recent helix enthusiast this nicely summarises my xp jumping over
As a very long term vi user and relatively recent helix enthusiast this nicely summarises my xp jumping over
Notes on switching to Helix from vim
Notes on switching to Helix from vim
jvns.ca
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Great summary of the vim->helix move.
As a very long term vi user and relatively recent helix enthusiast this nicely summarises my xp jumping over
As a very long term vi user and relatively recent helix enthusiast this nicely summarises my xp jumping over
So this is fucking gross - the US is trying to pressure the EU, again with the threat of tariffs, to water down their environmental regulations.
:surprised_pikachu:
archive.is/Gh5JC#select...
:surprised_pikachu:
archive.is/Gh5JC#select...
archive.is
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
So this is fucking gross - the US is trying to pressure the EU, again with the threat of tariffs, to water down their environmental regulations.
:surprised_pikachu:
archive.is/Gh5JC#select...
:surprised_pikachu:
archive.is/Gh5JC#select...
Reposted by Scott Gerring
i wrote about atproto and why it matters
Open Social — overreacted
The protocol is the API.
overreacted.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
i wrote about atproto and why it matters
"look up and stay present" .. by "collaborating with visual Meta AI prompts" projected between your eyes and the folks _in the real world you are notionally trying to stay present with_.
I don't understand if they are trying to redefine what 'present' means or they are just too deep in this rubbish
I don't understand if they are trying to redefine what 'present' means or they are just too deep in this rubbish
September 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"look up and stay present" .. by "collaborating with visual Meta AI prompts" projected between your eyes and the folks _in the real world you are notionally trying to stay present with_.
I don't understand if they are trying to redefine what 'present' means or they are just too deep in this rubbish
I don't understand if they are trying to redefine what 'present' means or they are just too deep in this rubbish
Reposted by Scott Gerring
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.