Software, infrastructure, and the machines it runs on.https://bblaker.com/en-ushttps://bblaker.com/log/support-from-a-summary/https://bblaker.com/log/support-from-a-summary/The higher you go, the more you're asked to have opinions about work you haven't looked at. Nearly two decades in, the thing I protect hardest is my ability to open the code.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTleadershipengineeringcareerhttps://bblaker.com/log/a-tool-decided-my-site-should-be-a-server/https://bblaker.com/log/a-tool-decided-my-site-should-be-a-server/My build succeeded, then the deploy step rewrote my config to add an SSR adapter, answered its own confirmation prompt, and failed. A short note on tools that mutate your source.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcloudflareastrocitoolinghttps://bblaker.com/log/configuration-is-a-language/https://bblaker.com/log/configuration-is-a-language/Every config format grows conditionals, loops and functions eventually. The only question is whether it grows them on purpose.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTyamltoolingopinionhttps://bblaker.com/log/vlans-that-stopped-meaning-anything/https://bblaker.com/log/vlans-that-stopped-meaning-anything/Three or four VLANs, each added for a good reason, none of them describing anything real any more, and a primary subnet running out of addresses to force the issue.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTnetworkingvlansunifihomelabhttps://bblaker.com/log/wrapping-errors-note/https://bblaker.com/log/wrapping-errors-note/Sentinel errors and context are not in tension, but you have to wrap in the right direction to get both.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTgoerrors