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Dev habits for a team of one.

Starting a Python project right, updating old ones without breaking them, and a DevOps checklist sized for one person.

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    Engineering4 min read

    Scaffolding a Python Project So Future-You Doesn't Hate It

    The folder layout, the one config file, and the handful of checks I want in a Python project before the first real line of code. Plus where my notes had fallen behind the tools.

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    Engineering4 min read

    Keeping an Old Project Alive With Small, Surgical Updates

    My notes on safe updates were written for a big team with canary releases and approval chains. Here's the same idea cut down for one person with a project that still has to work tomorrow.

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    Engineering4 min read

    A DevOps Reference for a Team of One

    My DevOps reference note is a stack of prompt cards for everything from repo setup to installers. Condensed: which cards earn their keep for one person, what to watch in each, and the order I'd run them.