Kelsey Brennan on Atomic Spin

PostgreSQL

3 Lessons From Nearly Blowing Up a Production Database

Struggling with Postgres production database bloat? Here's how I diagnosed TOAST bloat, tuned autovacuum, and fixed a runaway storage issue.

Development Practices

The way I start each day at work by "lurking" can help me build context, spot patterns, and be a more helpful teammate and consultant.

Developer Tools

Implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is surprisingly easy using Pinecone's vector database and the LangChain ecosystem.

GitHub Actions

Running Detox tests can be pretty slow. Learn to improve the pipeline: parallelize the tests and cut down on runner costs.

GitHub Actions

Automating Detox tests for a React Native app can be challenging. Learn how my team handled it with GitHub Actions.

Project & Team Management

If you have extra time when your next project ramps down, see if you can make space to try out a fun and creative knowledge transfer format!

Project & Team Management

Ending a multi-year project means the team has a lot of expertise to share. Here's how we built a knowledge transfer backlog.

Platforms & Languages

Generating a Storage Account SAS doesn't have to be complicated. This simple TypeScript implementation will get you started.

Developer Tools

Scout is a great new tool for identifying security vulnerabilities in Docker images. Here are a few of the ways you can use it.

React / Redux

How do you fix "TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'createEvent')"? By upgrading to React 18.

Development Practices

Group pull request reviews can be a great way to share knowledge, generate discussion, and help developers gain confidence.

Learning a new programming language can be intimidating. Luckily, C# is incredibly easy to dive into if you have a background in Java.