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Reliable services, distributed coordination, and the Linux foundations underneath.
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Agents need boundaries, not just better prompts
A working note on giving coding agents explicit authority, budgets, and a definition of done.
agentsreliabilitytooling
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Designing systems you can replay
Deterministic inputs make failures easier to investigate, but external effects still need boundaries.
eventsreliability
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Idempotent event consumers
A practical reference for idempotent event consumers, with examples and the important failure boundaries.
referencesystems
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A small Git commit reference
A practical reference for a small git commit reference, with examples and the important failure boundaries.
referencedevelopment
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A small, static foundation
Why this garden starts with files, explicit links, and a build you can understand.
astroarchitecture
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Arch Linux Starter Kit
Repeatable Linux setup with understandable choices and documented recovery.
BashLinuxBtrfs
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Forge Developer Assistant
A command-line assistant for repeatable development and release workflows.
PythonCLI
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VIB Version-Control System
Exploring version control around agent proposals and auditable integrations.
RustGit
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Hash generator
Generate SHA-256 or SHA-512 hashes locally in your browser.
utilitiesprivacy
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JSON formatter
Validate, format, and compact JSON without sending it anywhere.
utilitiesprivacy
{ }tools
Unix timestamp converter
Convert between Unix seconds and a readable UTC date.
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A small, static foundation
Why this garden starts with files, explicit links, and a build you can understand.
astroarchitecture
✳sapling
Agents need boundaries, not just better prompts
A working note on giving coding agents explicit authority, budgets, and a definition of done.
agentsreliabilitytooling
✳evergreen
Designing systems you can replay
Deterministic inputs make failures easier to investigate, but external effects still need boundaries.
eventsreliability