Bitperi(Periklis Gkolias)

Productivity tips and coding for thriving people

Devops and Infrastructure for the Solo Dev

Being solo doesn’t mean your infrastructure and operations has to suck. Sadly, in teams of one (and small teams in general), people being physically or emotionally close (eg friends in life, business partners) can be a great excuse to ignore this important part of your day-to-day. You could find a ton of reasons to invest in a DevOps infrastructure, but the two most important for me are It will save your arse in the long run So you are having a demo tomorrow to your only client or to a very significant stakeholder in your company. Continue reading

Code Review for the Solo Dev

I will start this article, as I did with the previous one in the series. Nothing can substitute a great team. But a real warrior has to be able to rely on thyself if needed. A few people nowadays, work on a team of one. People that are subject matter experts and the very best on their fields (and I am the last human on earth who can give them any professional advice). Continue reading

Self Testing for Solo Devs

Nothing can substitute a great team. But a real warrior, has to be able to rely on thyself, if needed. A few people nowadays, work on a team of one. People that are subject matter experts and the very best on their fields (and I am the last human on earth who can give them any professional advice). People that have just founded, solo, their own company (or their company partners are not technical). Continue reading